colleenbonner
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hi Im going inter-railing this year for the first time. Considering going either 10days in 22 or the unlimited 30 day pass. Thinking about the following route:
Flying from Ireland to Paris-Amsterdam-Hamburg-Berlin-Krakow-Prague-Budapest-Croatia-Slovenia-then finishing up in Italy or Spain.
Does anyone think this is too much places to visit and would the 30 day pass be suited. Any comments grateful, need tips and advice and any places!!
Thanks :D
nbjani
Traveller
3 comments
Hey!
I'm thinking of going for the first time this summer too, and was thinking pretty much the same route (starting at Amsterdam, and skipping Hamburg but going to Vienna) but not going to Italy or Spain.
I personally think it could be doable in 22 days (that's what I'm hoping for my own travel), If you maybe do Paris for a few days before your pass starts, going to Amsterdam on the first day of validity, and travelling to Italy/Spain on the last day and staying a few days past?
Also, a suggestion is if you go to Spain, I'd say go to Madrid, it's personally one of my favourite places ever!
Peter
Traveller
9339 comments
Hi.
Just some extra information:
Paris - Amsterdam: dont use the expensive and direct THALYS trains.
Do the whole trip either by free trains or by TGV to Lille and then continue by free trains.
If you want to save travel days on your Interrail pass, travel the route by a special fare of Thalys which is often the same like the Interrail-supplement for this route.
Connections: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/paris-to-amsterdam[/u]
Thalys (if you want to book separately): [ux]https://rail.shop/beurope[/ux]
Then continue but change the order of Krakow and Prague: Berlin - Prague - Krakow - Budapest. So you can if you like include night trains. It is possible to leave the night train in Auschwitz early in the morning and continue in the afternoon to Krakow.
Slovenia (Lake Bled is nice) to Italy: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/ljubljana-to-venice[/u]
Italy to Spain is a long trip.
You have different options.
Expensive - by direct night train from Milan to Barcelona: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/milan-to-barcelona[/u]
Ferry - from close to Rome to Barcelona: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/rome-to-barcelona[/u]
Along the French coast via Nice, Perpignan and using the Little Yellow Train crossing the Pyrenees (amazing and free!): [u]https://rail.cc/blog/little-yellow-train-video/[/u]
In Italy and Spain pay attention to required reservations: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation[/u]
Schedules: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
And if you like the railcc project, support it and buy your official Interrail pass here in our partner.
Thank you, Peter :)
colleenbonner
Traveller
4 comments
We have decided to change our route anti clockwise and go from Paris-Switzerland-Florence-Rome-Venice-Croatia-Slovenia-Budapest-Krakow-Prague-Berlin-Amsterdam.
Doing the 22day ticket where you can travel everyday. I dont know if this is too many places to go to, but cant decide which places to cut out? trying to see if there are night trains from paris to switzerland? Thanks again :D
Peter
Traveller
9339 comments
Hi.
There are no night trains from Paris to Switzerland...
If you want, use direct TGV trains - or free trains.
Example Paris to Zurich: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/paris-to-zurich[/u]
Peter :)
colleenbonner
Traveller
4 comments
Thank you- what do you mean TGV trains and free trains? iv never done this before and im a bit confused lol :)
Peter
Traveller
9339 comments
Check the link. There you will find the information you need. :)
TGV = high speed train = requires an extra reservation
free trains = local trains = slower, but only requires your Interrail pass and no extra reservations
A step by step guide to start understanding the Interrail pass is here:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/first-time-interrail[/u]
Peter :)