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Travel plans, routes and timetables / 15 Day Europe Trip - Mix of rail and car.. Cost ineffective?
« on: December 11, 2013, 10:37:13 pm »
Hi all! Next year in January, we will be going to Europe for a 16 day trip. We have made some plans, but transport costs are adding up, partly due to our insistence to drive on a select part of the journey. Maybe someone could vet this and let us know if it's wise not to get any rail passes, and to carry on with this itinerary?
We will arrive in Zurich and spend 3 nights in Interlaken. We will be getting the 2-day flexi pass to save on the trip up to Jungfraujoch.
It will cost us around 124 Euros for the pass, and 137 Euros for the trip up to Jungfraujoch.
On the morning of the 4th day, we will move up to Munich by rail and spend 3 nights there. The trip to Munich will cost us 25 Euros.
We intend to get the Lander ticket for a day trip to Neuschwenstein castle. Another 25 Euros each.
On the 6th night in Europe after Munich, we will take a overnight bus to Vienna, arriving at 0600 for a day of sightseeing. This will cost 36 Euros.
At the end of the day, we will depart for Prague by bus at 2240. We will reach at 0330.
We will spend 2 nights in Prague.
Following that, we will depart for Nuremberg in the morning at 0700 by bus, and arrive at 1030.
We will spend a night in Nuremberg.
Here is where we will get rent a car for 158 Euros (a person) for the duration of 6 days.
During this 6 days, we will be spending time in Stuttgart and Bruges.
On the last day from Ghent, we will drive to Cologne in the morning before taking a flight to Zurich (53 Euros) where we will depart Europe.
Here's a summary:
Day 1-3 Switzerland
Day 4-6 Munich
Day 7 Vienna
Day 8-9 Prague
Day 10 Nuremberg
Day 11-12 Stuttgart
Day 13 Mainz
Day 14 Brugges
Day 15 Ghent
Day 16 Drive to Cologne for flight to Zurich
What do you guys think in terms of the cost? We might consider taking out Vienna altogether.
Thanks!
We will arrive in Zurich and spend 3 nights in Interlaken. We will be getting the 2-day flexi pass to save on the trip up to Jungfraujoch.
It will cost us around 124 Euros for the pass, and 137 Euros for the trip up to Jungfraujoch.
On the morning of the 4th day, we will move up to Munich by rail and spend 3 nights there. The trip to Munich will cost us 25 Euros.
We intend to get the Lander ticket for a day trip to Neuschwenstein castle. Another 25 Euros each.
On the 6th night in Europe after Munich, we will take a overnight bus to Vienna, arriving at 0600 for a day of sightseeing. This will cost 36 Euros.
At the end of the day, we will depart for Prague by bus at 2240. We will reach at 0330.
We will spend 2 nights in Prague.
Following that, we will depart for Nuremberg in the morning at 0700 by bus, and arrive at 1030.
We will spend a night in Nuremberg.
Here is where we will get rent a car for 158 Euros (a person) for the duration of 6 days.
During this 6 days, we will be spending time in Stuttgart and Bruges.
On the last day from Ghent, we will drive to Cologne in the morning before taking a flight to Zurich (53 Euros) where we will depart Europe.
Here's a summary:
Day 1-3 Switzerland
Day 4-6 Munich
Day 7 Vienna
Day 8-9 Prague
Day 10 Nuremberg
Day 11-12 Stuttgart
Day 13 Mainz
Day 14 Brugges
Day 15 Ghent
Day 16 Drive to Cologne for flight to Zurich
What do you guys think in terms of the cost? We might consider taking out Vienna altogether.
Thanks!