Eastern Europe: Berlin - Prague - Krakow - Auschwitz

NatureOne
Traveller
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Posted 11 years ago

Hi,
as you mentioned I would visit Athens and Istanbul during another trip. So let's start in Bremen :)
From Bremen you can easily get a train to Berlin. You have to change trains in Hamburg. So you can either add a here or just pass through. [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/bremen-to-hamburg[/u] there's also a local train to Hamburg, which can be found here: [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux] [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/hamburg-to-berlin[/u]
Berlin - Prague: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/berlin-to-prague[/u]
Prague - Krakow: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/prague-to-krakow[/u]
Krakow - Auschwitz (Oswiecim): Get a local train from Krakow to Auschwitz, which runs nearly every hour (7:14, 9:14,10:16,11:17...)
Auschwitz - Vienna : You either can go back to Krakow or just enter the night train in Auschwitz to Vienna: [u]https://rail.cc/en/night-train/krakow-vienna-d-402/407/70[/u]
Vienna - Budapest: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/vienna-to-budapest[/u]
So to get to Dubrovnik, you have to add some more stops :) As the connection Budapest - Sarajevo is canceled, you have to go via Zagreb: Budapest - Zagreb - Sarajevo - Mostar - Ploce:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/train/budapest-to-zagreb[/u] there's also another train which takes depature at 18:00 [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/budapest-to-split[/u], but you'll be in Zagreb around midnight, not the best time I think :D
Zagreb - Sarajevo: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/zagreb-to-sarajevo[/u]
Sarajevo - Mostar [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/sarajevo-to-mostar[/u]
Mostar - Ploce: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/sarajevo-to-ploce[/u]
From there you have to take buses to Dubrovnik and go back, to Ploce, from where you have to get a bus to Split.
But you can also go via Belgrad -> Budapest - Belgrad - Bar (- Kotor) - Dubrovnik - Ploce
Budapest - Belgrad: [u]https://rail.cc/de/zug/budapest-nach-belgrad[/u]
Belgrad - Bar: [u]https://rail.cc/de/zug/belgrad-nach-bar[/u]
Bar - Kotor - Dubrovnik - Ploce by Bus: [u]http://www.autobusni-kolodvor.com/en/terminal.aspx?k=78&d=499&dat=06.08.2013[/u] (Bar - Herceg Novi) & [u]http://www.libertasdubrovnik.com/voznired.pdf[/u]
Ploce - Mostar: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/ploce-to-sarajevo[/u]
So go back to Ploce as I mentioned above.
You can then use a bus to Split. From Split you can enter a train again :)
The next train station to the Plitvice is Vrhovi-Plitvi Jezera: So you can use one of the night trains, which goes from Split to Zagreb and exit there in the middle of the night :D maybe you'll find some other connections on the website of the railway company of Croatia. Otherwise you can go from Zagreb, by Bus: [u]https://rail.cc/en/zagreb-plitvice-jezera-camp-korana/f4787[/u]
From Zagreb you can go to Ljubljana: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/zagreb-to-ljubljana[/u]
From Ljubljana you can use a local train to get to lake Bled: [u]http://slo-zeleznice.si/en/passengers/slovenia[/u]
Ljubljana - Hallstatt: Just leave in Salzburg and get a bus or local train to Hallstatt. I think you'll need round about 2 hours go get to Hallstatt from Salzburg [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/ljubljana-to-munich[/u]
Salzburg - Munich: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/salzburg-to-munich[/u]
Muinch - Füssen (Neuschwanstein): [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/munich-to-fuessen[/u]
Füssen - Memmingen: You can use to local trains to get to Füssen. You have to change trains in Buchloe. Just look for a connection at [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux]

I think it's a taut program :D even if you plan to travel one month :) Maybe you cut off Mostar and Dubrovnik, too.