ruth_d
Traveller
1 comments
Posted 11 years ago
Hi guys -
Me and a friend (20 and 18) are planning a 22 day inter-rail trip, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on our itinerary. It could perhaps do with streamlining a bit and we are both conscious we are visiting more expensive countries on a low budget. I don't know if we are spending too much travelling and not enough time at the stops.
Fri 12 July - London to Bruges via Eurostar (planning to buy tickets as soon as possible to cut down on cost but if anyone has any cheaper solutions. I possibly wrongly assumed not needed to be included in inter-rail days as travelling with euro-star isn't covered by pass and I read even discounted rates are not as cheap as booking ahead.)
Sun 14 - Bruges to Cologne
Tue 16 - Cologne to Munster
Thur 18 - Munster to Cologne
Night train from Cologne to Vienna
Fri 19 - Arrive Vienna
Train from Vienna to Budapest
Sun 22 - Budapest to Vienna
Vienna to Salzburg
Wed 24 - Vienna to Hallstatt
Fri 26 - Hallstatt to Vienna
Vienna to Munich
Sat 27 - Night train from Munich to Prague
Tue 30 - Prague to Berlin
Thu 1 or Fri 2 - Night train to Paris
Next few days - Paris to London (Again - I assume not needed to be included in inter-rail days.)
Thanks for any help. :D
nltrainer
Traveller
1405 comments
Some examples:
19 eur -book advance on b-rail: for ANY NMBS via ICE to Keulen-or even cheaper with GOPass and local trains via Aachen.
K-Muenster -can do with the Landesticket NRW- about 35 eur-for up to 5 (27 for 1) but NO IC=-trains, but YES all local trains and also all buses/trams etc in NRW.
OR MUenster-Wien: book advance (can do via this site on [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux] ) via Hannover nighttrain to WEien-in 1 ticket-from 29 eur)
Austria: einfach raus ticket- 2 persons 29 eur (check rail.shop/oebb)- 1 whole day-after 9.00 mo/fr) on all slow OeBB trains.
IF you stick to planned routing; Only the nighttrains need to be reserved- seat or sleep/couchette, all the rest is RES-free (can do, but do not need to). There is NO more nighttrain Muc-Prahy-this is now a bus.
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
Just a question in advance as you are travelling several routes the double way: is it for a special reason? Meeting friends to a special date?
If not, you could rearrange the route a little bit.
Like you said already: London to Brussels and back from Paris to London - buy it here to get special prices easy to print out at home: [ux]https://rail.shop/beurope[/ux]
The night train from Cologne to Vienna is expensive - so maybe use the free day trains and have an overnight stop in Munich (Wombats hostel), then go on to Salzburg.
You can travel all routes then free of extra reservation fees.
Except of course the night train Berlin to Paris which you can book in advance online: [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/berlin-paris-cnl-450/19[/u]
And as extra option if you travel more the way like Cologne - Munich - Vienna - Budapest, continue to Prague via Krakow.
Peter :)
ruth_d
Traveller
1 comments
Hello! Thank you both for your replies. :D
Peter, no, the reason I list some places twice is because I assumed I would have to pass them to get connecting trains, but I think I got a bit confused :) Thank you for your help, I like the idea of simplifying the route and passing through Krakow!