Framones
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hi I'm an italian student. I'll have in a few days my high school final exam and I am organizing my summer trip.
The idea was to start from Turin (the city where I live) and through Venice take the Euronight to Wien, where we'll stay only one night. Then from Wien to Prague (three nights) and Berlin. From Berlin we want to travel to Groningen (Netherlands), then Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Bruxelles, Paris and back in Turin.
I would like to ask you if it's possible to make this trip within 22 days.
My biggest doubt is about the reservation of some trains: is it possible to make the reservation during the trip or do we have to make the reservation before the start of our interrail?
I'm sorry for any mistake that I made writing, but I'm shure you can help us!!!! :D :D
Peter
Traveller
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Hi.
Now to your travel route.
For Turin to Venice I would book a ticket on Trenitalia as you can't travel for free in Italy.
The same for the night train - try to get a special fare on the website of the Austrian railway ÖBB ( [ux]https://rail.shop/oebb[/ux] ) or Trenitalia. Then start interrailing from Vienna.
So I suppose you are think about the 10 days in 22 Interrail pass?
An other start could be as well Turin to Milano, from there to Tirano - [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/milan-to-tirano[/u] (this route you have to pay).
Then crossing the Alps ( [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/tirano-to-st-moritz[/u] - very scenic route) to Chur ( [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/st-moritz-to-chur[/u] ). The trains in Switzerland are free. From Chur to Vienna (a long trip).
Or travel to Venice, cross the border to Slovenia ( [u]https://rail.cc/blog/travel-lake-bled-train/[/u] ) and have a first stop at Lake Bled from where you continue to Vienna.
As you have enough travel days, think about a round trip to Budapest, Krakow then Prague. From Prague to Berlin, then Amsterdam (or the other stops you planed in the Netherlands).
In the Netherlands, avoid the expensive Thalys trains, use free IC trains.
Have a look at the connections: [u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
The same if you want to continue to Paris. There are slower but free connections available.
From Paris you could make your way back home via Lyon or some other places until the border (for example Nice).
Peter :)
Framones
Traveller
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Sorry i think i haven't understood: do you mean that the interrail pass doesen't allow me to travel for free in the netherlands?
Peter
Traveller
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It is valid in the Netherlands.
But it is not valid in your country of residence (=Italy): [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-rules[/u]
:)
Framones
Traveller
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Planning the route, in particular the tract between berlin and groningen, i've seen that i've to take a train from Leer to Groningen. The name of this train is ARRIVA (ARR20140) do you know anything about it?
Peter
Traveller
9339 comments
Hi.
Yes, valid on Arriva: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-train-reservation/arriva-regional/arri-arrr/216[/u]
Peter :)