Europe Trains Guide Forum
General discussion => Travel plans, routes and timetables => Topic started by: Delawaredave on March 27, 2014, 06:40:54 pm
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Going to Eastern Europe in Sept for 8 days. Goal is a "sampler" itinerary via train to "see as many countries as possible" (people might disagree with that objective - but it is my trip....)
Below are two sample itineraries considering - I would appreciate any comments. Most of all, I am trying to understand what "express trains" exist between different countries.
itinerary 3 http://postimg.org/image/p8vmh1223/ (http://postimg.org/image/p8vmh1223/)
itinerary 4 http://postimg.org/image/4d9c5s5uz/ (http://postimg.org/image/4d9c5s5uz/)
Thanks !!!
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itinerary 3 http://postimg.org/image/p8vmh1223/ (http://postimg.org/image/p8vmh1223/)
Budapest-Zagreb: daytime trains twice a day (morning/evening), roughly 7 hours travel time and 29 euro (doesn't matter when to buy you ticket as far as you do it in Hungary)
Zagreb-Sarajevo: daytime train, roughly 9 hours, about 30 euro (only when you buy in Croatia/BiH)
Sarajevo-Montenegro: no decent train option, so just bus here
Montenegro-Albania: same here, no passenger trains between two countries
Montenegro-Belgrade: daytime & overnight trains (quite busy during summer), marvelous scenery (thus recommend to travel during the day), roughly 11 hours, tickets from roughly 20 euro (only when you buy in MNT/Serbia)
Belgrade-Budapest: daytime & overnight trains, roughly 8 hours, tickets from 15 euro (only when you buy in Hungary/Serbia)
itinerary 4 http://postimg.org/image/4d9c5s5uz/ (http://postimg.org/image/4d9c5s5uz/)
Szeged-Belgrade: no direct service, but with two relatively easy changes it is possible to get to Belgrade by rail only
Belgrade-Sarajevo: no direct rail service
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Albania-Kosovo: no direct rail service
Pristina-Skopje: once a day direct train, roughly 2:30 hours, tickets (separate for Kosovo & Macedonia legs) in total would be around 5 euro or so
Skopje-Sofia: no direct rail service, but plenty of buses
Sofia-Timisoara: no direct train, but you can try going via Bucharest (or, alternatively with many changes & buses via Vidin/Craiova)
Timisoara-Szeged: no direct train, but with one change (in Bekescsaba) it's about 5 hours journey by rail (NB direct Timisoara-Budapest trains available)