Sethide
Traveller
3 comments
Posted 11 years ago
Hello Guys,
With some friends, we plan to travel around central/eastern Europe this summer.
The original plan was to visit these cities (in this order):
Sofia (Bulgaria), Belgrade (Serbia), Zagreb (Croatia), Budapest (Hungary), Vienna (Austria), Kraków (Poland)
We plan to travel between these cities by night train.
I have one problem with Zagreb. The only way to get there from Belgrade is a day train.
We don't want to waste a day to just travel between these 2 cities. Flying seem to be too expensive.
Any idea how we can do it or any other cities in between that we can visit before heading to Budapest?
Thank you.
Regards,
Sethide
NatureOne
Traveller
273 comments
hi
I think the best option is to use that train from Belgrade to Zagreb. But of course you can reorganize your route. Maybe you first go to Budapest. Your travel time from Zagreb to Budapest is also 6h + :)
Or you visit e.g. Prague instead of Zagreb. There's a night train from Prague to Krakow. Vienna - Prague (~5 hours)
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hi,
well there is no night train between Budapest and Wien too...what have you planned for this leg?
Here is an overview of night trains in Europe, maybe you find something convenient. :arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train[/u]
Flo 8)
Sethide
Traveller
3 comments
Sorry for the late reply, I am currently travelling.
Thanks for the suggestion but I forgot to mention that we have to be in Budapest at a certain date to catch up with a friend who will join us there from Romania.
Train from Budapest to Wien is only 3 hours: [u]https://rail.cc/en/budapest-vienna/hungary-austria/246[/u]
So it doesn't really matter.
We also already bought our flight in Sofia and out from Krakow.
Thanks again.
anonymous
Traveller
2469 comments
Sethide, i suggest you give thought to only a very few night trains or night busses and only as required, as you and your friends will miss the important and memorable opportunities to (1) see the countrysides, people on the road, characteristic buildings, and so forth; (2) perhaps, if permitted by the conveyance company without additional cost, to allow you to have some better food away from the train or bus; and (3) especially, to talk with locals while you are traveling to learn a great deal, such as their vocations and incomes, their familites, work of their friends, where they live, and their home accommodations (size of home or apartment, etc.), as most travelers will speak sufficient English to make themselves well undserstood and good companions.