anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Posted 12 years ago
OK, I am first timer, I know nothing at all about anything. I have been thinking about a month interrail. My draft route would be
Turku - Stockholm - Copenhagen - Hamburg - Berlin - Prague - Brno - Wien - Budapest - Koprivnica - Zagreb - Split - Rome - Firenze - Milano - Geneve - Paris - Brussels - Amsterdam - Hamburg - Copenhagen - Stockholm - Turku
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My first question is: is this in any way realistic or feasible? It makes a sort of round trip around German. Here is a Google map link, if it works: LINK TIMED OUT
I plan to make a crossing to Sweden via one of the ships that go that route, I believe I get a -50% discount. I would like to jump to Italy from Croatia via ferry or some similar. Is this possible?
I would like to spend a couple of days at least in Paris.
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi,
the route is certainly feasible, although you have planned to visit quite a lot of places...this could get a bit stressful for a first timer, especially towards the end of the trip.
Have a look at this topic for basic information on how to plan your trip :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/first-time-interrail[/u]
Ferry Helsinki/Turku - Stockholm :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-ferry/finland/fi[/u]
If you have further questions, just ask. :)
Flo 8)
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Thank you, I definitely see what you mean by it being stressful towards the end and this was merely the first iteration. I have pruned the locations.
Turku - Stockholm - Copenhagen - Hamburg - Berlin - Prague - Brno - Wien - Budapest - Koprivnica - Zagreb - Split - Rome - Firenze - Paris - Hamburg - Copenhagen - Stockholm - Turku
So I have weighted the Easter parts more. I would like to add weight of Berlin, Croatia and Paris. Paris is a must, I feel. I have added the Croatian town of Koprivnica to visit a friend there.
I would be travelling alone.
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi,
well, you can of course decide during your trip where to stay longer or to switch/add/get rid of some cities. :)
You will also need reservations on some routes:
- Stockholm - Kobenhavn: Snabbtag, 7€
- Zagreb - Split: ICN, 1€
- Rome - Firenze: AV, 10€ or IC, 3€ recommended
- Firenze - Paris: This could prove to be a bit tricky, as the direct route via Modane currently is not available for InterRailers :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/blog/interrail-from-france-to-italy/[/u]
I would think that the best option would be to go via Genua and Ventimiglia to Nice and then go by night train (6€ reservation) to Paris. Another route would be via Switzerland, although you would need several reservations (10€+10€+9€) so the route via Nice might be more convenient. You could also maybe fit in an extra day somewhere in Switzerland if you want, maybe the Bernina area? :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/tirano-to-st-moritz[/u]
- Paris - Hamburg: I recommend the direct CNL train :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/paris-hamburg-cnl-50451/22[/u]
Flo 8)
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Thank you very much for your work.
I will post further questions about details on some more appropriate part of the forum .
I would now just ask if I might go from Split, instead of crossing the sea, but go to Trieste by train? Is this possible?
I am planning on leaving early June. Is that a good idea?
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hej,
I forgot to mention that earlier: Split - Rome is of course another quite tricky leg.
a) By ferry Split - Ancona, have a look here for more on this topic :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/ferry-split-to-ancona/f8103[/u]
From Ancona you can use direct ES trains (10€ reservation) to Rome; there are also some regional trains which go directly to Rome.
b) By train. The best option would be to go by night train back to Zagreb, then continue to Ljubljana - Nova Gorica or Sezana. If you go to Nova Gorica, walk across the town to the Italian station and continue to Venezia. Then you would need to take another night train to continue directly to Rome. From Sezana, you could take a bus across the border to Villa Opicina, then by tram to Trieste and finally by train onwards to Venezia - Roma. However this is quite a long leg, so you might think about stopping somewhere in between, maybe at Lake Bled?
Flo 8)