Help Needed For Transport In Continental Europe?

Question

Hi! Need help for the cheapest way to travel on rail from London -> Germany (Leipzig & Berlin) -> Austria (Vienna) -> Czech (Prague) -> Poland (Warsaw & Krakow) -> UK all in the span of less than a month. Free and easy budget sightseeing trip.

I'm thinking of (Eurail Austria - Germany Pass) and (Eurail Austria - Czech Republic Pass) and (Eurail Poland Pass), but I'm not sure how to connect from London to Germany and Czech (Prague) to Poland (Warsaw) and from Poland back to the UK again.

Which are the tickets or passes to get? Other tips and alternatives all welcomed. Thank you!

Answer 1

I would chance order of cities for faster coverage: London -> Germany (Leipzig & Berlin) -> Poland (Warsaw & Krakow)->Czech (Prague) -> Austria (Vienna) -> UK



In any case take Eurail pass covering UK,France, Germany and Austria.



In Poland and Czeck and Slovakia (passing through between Prague and Vienna) buy regular tickets at stations, much cheaper. Note that Bratislava Slovakia is only 15 miles from Vienna.



Commenting the cities I would skip Warsaw (there is not much to see besides getto, mainly old socialistic monuments/monumental buildings of the era) and replace it i.e. with Carlovy Vary in Czeck or northern mountains of Slovakia.



The more budget trip you do the more you spend time in Slovakia, Poland and Czeck in this order. My son used to travel there on 15 dollars/day including travel, accommodation (tent/hostel) and food.



Budjet tips:



1. Stay the hostels, you will find them there www.HIhostels.com, saves a bundle over hotels.

2. Visit and see historical centers, but do not drink or eat anything there, few blocks of busstops can halve the price.

3. Spend some nights on train traveling, get more covered (one night covers cross Europe East-West) an save on accommodation.

4. Buy food at supermarkets, do not eat in restaurants more than necessary, my son even used to have a cooker with him. A noodle lunch is around 1 dollar anywhere if you can make hot water.

5. If you want to eat or drink in a restaurant check the prices from menu and order from there so you know what to pay (even if you dont always exactly know what you ordered. Usually the cheapest eating out is pizzas and stuff.

6. Best budjet months to travel are June and September, the entire Europe is still warm, but prices (and flights from USA) much cheaper than July-August.

Answer 2

From London to Germany, get a cheap flight on EZ Jet, Ryan Air, etc.

Check out www.whichbudget.com for the cheapest flights within Europe.

Then to Vienna and Prague go by Deutsche Bahn. They have special fares all the time. There is one called the SchonesWochenende which is dirt cheap on Weekends. Then to get to Poland, fly again (same website as above).

Believe it or not, flying can be MUCH cheaper than the trains, unless you are going short distances, say Berlin-Prague or Vienna to Prague. If you only have a month, fly as much as possible.

Enjoy

Answer 3

http://ricksteves.com/rail/rail_menu.htm

http://www.seat61.com



Excellent sites with guide to prices to railway tickets and eurail passes.



If you can find a way to take care of your money while you sleep on the train, it is safe to take night trains. The gassing occurances the other poster wrote about have happened in Eastern Europe (train Vienna to Budapest, trains in Bulgaria, Turkey, etc.) There have been no such incidents in Western European trains. (Wallets are stolen quite frequently though.)



I prefer to take the train over the bus, as the train is faster and more comfortable. I only take the bus if the bus is significantly cheaper.



The fastest connection from London to Germany is via Eurostar: London-Brussels-Cologne-Berlin. If you want it cheaper and faster, fly. Search through http://www.skyscanner.net



Alternatively take the ferry to Amsterdam and go from there to Berlin.

Answer 4

Good suggestions above, except that Vienna and Bratislava are a little more than 15 mils apart. http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/ItiWGPerformPage?reinit=1&strStartCityCountry=1697&strStartAddress=&strStartCP=&strStartCity=Bratislava&strDestCityCountry=106&strDestAddress=&strDestCP=&strDestCity=vienna&image2.x=31&image2.y=10 puts them at 65km... granted, still very close, though.



True that train tickets in the east are often cheaper to buy at the stations... check out: http://jizdnirady.atlas.cz/ConnForm.asp?tt=a&cl=E5 for train connections and schedule through out all of Europe, specifically easter Europe.



And in the east, I would be leery of spending the night on the train... too many personal friends that are also very experienced living here, that have been robbed and even lightly gassed to sleep. Go with safety and stay in a hostel overnight.



Eurolines bus company also travels extensively through Europe, so you could check them out as well if you'd like a break form a train... they're not as comfortable, but sleeping on a bus is also much safer than on the train.

Answer 5

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