Steerpike
Traveller
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Posted 12 years ago
Hi!
would be gratefull if you guys could you take a look at my intended travel route
and maybe you can suggest easier and more efficent ways to get around.This is my first trip and im little bit stressed.
Madrid(2) - Barcelona(2) - bordeaux- Paris(2) - Bruges(1) - Amsterdam(2) - Berlin(1) - Prague(2) - Vianne(1) Budapest(1) - Venice(2) - Milano(2) -Florance(2) Pisa(1)- Rome(2)
is it too much for one month?
Peter
Traveller
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Hi.
So you start at Madrid and end up in Rome (flying back home) ?!
Then think about a route like this:
Madrid - Barcelona - crossing the Pyrenees by The Little Yellow Train ( [u]https://rail.cc/blog/little-yellow-train-video/[/u] )
As you want to visit Bordeaux, you could think about Barcelona to Perpignan by local trains (free), then up to Latour de Carol by The Little Yellow Train.
From there down to Toulouse and over to Bordeaux - but it is a bigger trip. Nice option is from Barcelona by Little Yellow Train and inexpensive French night train directly to Paris:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/barcelona-to-paris[/u]
On your way to Bruges and Amsterdam, always avoid the Thalys trains - use the free IC trains.
Paris - Bruges: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/paris-to-bruges[/u]
Bruges - Amsterdam: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/bruges-to-amsterdam[/u]
Amsterdam to Berlin with possible stop in between in Cologne and/or Hamburg.
Berlin to Prague ... then you have different options.
Prague - Krakow - Budapest - Vienna - Venice
or like you said, the more direct way Prague - Budapest - Vienna.
If you want to stop in Venice, travel by overnight train from Vienna to Venice. The direct night train Budapest to Venice isn't running anymore!
If you want to cross the Alps, think about the night train Vienna to Zurich ( [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/vienna-to-zurich[/u] ) and from there to Milan (Italy) using this route: [u]https://rail.cc/en/interrail/zurich-to-milan[/u]
In Italy you can save money avoiding the high speed trains. More connections here:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
There is never too much for one month. I recommend 2 or 3 nights per city - but as you are interrailing, do as much as you can. Get an impression of the different places. And in future, you can visit them in detail, your most favorite places. So you get a nice overview of Europe...
Peter :)
Steerpike
Traveller
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Thanks for advice.
But yesterday i had to reorganize my route and i reduce my travel day to 22.i got my flight tickets.
16-17-18 Roma
19-20 Pisa-florence(without interrail ticket)
21-22 Milano- venice
23 Budapest
24 vienne
25-26 prague
27-28-29 amsterdam
30 bruges
1-2-3 paris
4 madrid
5-6-7 barcelona
8 marseille
i have a one day ekstra where can i add it?
if i give up to go one city i can buy 10-22. what should i do?
i can reorgonize my route if there is more convinient way.Thanks.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
All parts in Italy are good to do by cheap point to point tickets if you book early.
Between Venice and Budapest you could add Lake Bled or Ljubljana or Zagreb.
Or you travel Venice to Vienna by nigh train, from there to Budapest, then to Prague.
Between Prague and Amsterdam you could add Berlin.
And I would recommend the order Paris - Marseilles - Little Yellow train crossing the Pyrenees (Perpignan) - Barcelona - Madrid.
But I suppose you have a flight back from Marseilles to xxxx ?
Peter :)