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« on: April 08, 2010, 01:52:40 am »
First of all, looking at your itinerary it seems that rail pass would be a wrong way to go here. It is hard to operate with exact financial arguments here, since you didn't provide info about pass type (Youth, Adult, Saver etc.?), but to give you an idea - lets count: 1) Milan - Florence: most expensive regular tariff ticket for the high-speed trains costs 52 euro (if purchased in advance - much cheaper), regular ticket tariff for IC train is 27.5 euro, Regional trains <20euro 2) Florence -Monterosso: by regional trains - only 9.9 euro 3) Monterosso - Como: 14.55 euro (regional trains) and 32euro for IC/EC trains. 4) Como - Verona: from 12 to 28 euro (depending on train type) 5) Verona - Venice: 6.15 euro by regional train 6) Venice - Zurich: discounted international tickets Italy-Switzerland can be bought from 19 euro ( http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e6eaf0bde7aca110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD#4). Full regular fare 89 euro. 7) Zurich - Paris: regular tariff is around 100 euro, but route can be done cheaper 8)Paris - London: pass is not a solution - supplement is extremely high. So, even we count the most expensive options (those bought before departure at the ticket counter) without Paris-London, then the full price for the journey will be app. 300 euro. If you go cheap, then you can manage for the sum twice as low. Plus you will have to pay certain seat reservations with pass as well, for instance for high-speed trains in Italy, Italy-Swiss and Swiss-France trains. Also any comments about 1st v 2nd class - is it worth it?? Really depends on your preferences and thickness of your wallet 
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« on: April 03, 2010, 10:42:44 pm »
Do you pay a tourist visa fee for each country you go through on the train, or do you pay only if you leave the train? In almost every case it will be the first option. If, due to your citizenship, you need a visa to enter a country you will be forced to get at least a transit visa and it doesn't matter whether you leave the train or not. In such cases you undergo full scale border crossing procedure. Usually visa is not needed only in cases when a train passes small part of the other countries territory and does it without any stops, like Bar-Belgrade trains pass 9km part of BiH or trains from Austria nonstop pass couple km of Liechtenstein's territory on their way to Switzerland.
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« on: April 03, 2010, 07:52:05 pm »
This year till August 27 there suppose to be couple direct overnight carriages from Budapest to Split (5pm-7:44am). They get attached to Budapest-Venice train which carries them till Zagreb, there within the half hour those carriages are being reattached to overnight train to Split.
In case you want to travel during daytime (scenery outside sometimes is rather nice), then you will need to take the morning train Budapest-Zagreb (6:30am-12:59pm). From Zagreb to Split you can depart at 15:19pm (arrive 20:52pm).
Due to the special Hungary-Croatia rail tariff discount it is actually cheaper to purchase r/t ticket, then one way. Fare for r/t ticket Budapest-Split suppose to be app. 66 euro.
Hungarian railways may as well come up with some kind of special discount for the route, but no info available yet.
Other option on how to get from Budapest to Dubrovnik area by train is to take Budapest-Pecs-Sarajevo-Mostar-Ploce route (daytime Budapest-Sarajevo and early morning Sarajevo-Ploce). Sarajevo-Ploce route is one of the most scenic routes in Europe. But as you can see such route will require transit via Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo in this case can be reached by daytime and overnight trains from Zagreb too.
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« on: March 25, 2010, 10:52:43 pm »
Are there discount tickets for the rest of my route or should I just buy them when I get to the city? As was already stated: Prague to Salzburg Purchase discounted ticket in advance here - https://eshop.cd.cz/international/search_cd-obb.aspxWhile Warsaw to Krakow; Krakow to Prague; Warsaw to Olsztyn legs can be bought already at the station before departure.
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« on: March 24, 2010, 08:05:24 pm »
Thanks for your help. I think I am doing something wrong on the web site. I am looking at this site.
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/ DB website sells only discounted tickets for the overnight trains. For daytime travel you need either to go to OEBB website ( http://www.oebb.at/pv/en/Servicebox/Online-Ticket/index.jsp) or to purchase ticket not from Salzburg, but previous German station (like Traunstein, Prien a Chiemsee, Rosenheim or even Munich) - discounted fare is similar from all those destinations it's 39 euro.
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« on: March 23, 2010, 11:20:09 pm »
Thanks for your help. I may need to re-think the timing. I thought the train time and distance were longer. I don't know what we would do in Salzburg until 2 in the morning. You can actually board the train as soon as it arrives - at 1:17am, but it won't win you a only additional hour of sleep. I checked the web site and it shows 2 tickets Salzburg to Budapest are 152 Euros. Did I make a mistake on the web page or are there discounts to get cheaper tickets? 76 euro per person = regular(standard) tariff for the route (such ticket can be purchased any time), but you need to search for discounted tickets. Those are shown below regular tariff : 
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« on: March 22, 2010, 09:55:40 pm »
What is the EuroNight train? If to keep it simple - overnight train, which has not only seating, but some sleeping cars. Both EuroNight trains #463 (Munich-Salzburg-Budapest) and #467 (Zurich-Salzburg-Budapest) are direct trains. You board them in Salzburg and get off in Budapest - no need to change trains. Exact timetable for both is given in the previous post. The problem for your here is that Salzburg-Budapest journey is only 6+ hours long, so your best option here is Munich-Budapest train #463 (arrives to Salzburg 1:17 am, departs 2:17, arrives to Budapest at 8:49am). All other overnight options are even worth - require multiple changes and the cost of the ticket for those is higher comparing to 29 euro tickets for train #463.
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« on: March 22, 2010, 07:17:04 pm »
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« on: March 20, 2010, 11:08:27 am »
...so I am wondering how this site can offer a 1 way ticket for the discounted price. Do you know anything about them? Are they a reputable company? Well, it is first time we here about them, so... But in theory it is possible to purchase 19 euro ticket Budapest-Prague, but you can do it in Budapest from the MAV counter. Since those guys you mention are located in Budapest, they (once again - in theory) can purchase it, but... There is no way how you can purchase them cheaper than 19 euro, so I guess there is suppose to be some type of commission or additional payment - nobody will work without profit. They will not buy ticket for 19 euro in order to sell it to you for the same price. Plus they promise to mail it to you for free= additional cost for them. Centraleasteurope.com haven't answer our email yet, so we can't go on with final judgment as of now. Hope they will email us back asap and we can figure out the actual stakes behind
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« on: March 19, 2010, 10:36:45 pm »
Warsaw to Krakow
Arrive at WAW at 14:30 I see there is a train at 15:30 & 16:15 15:34 train is much cheaper, since it is InterRegio. 40 PLN vs. 110 PLN (as of today) Krakow to Prague - Overnight train – Is there more then one overnight and is one better (fewer stops and more chance to sleep) There is only one overnight train, so no choice here. Already talked about ticket options on the route Prague to Salzburg Purchase ticket in advance here - https://eshop.cd.cz/international/search_cd-obb.aspxSalzburg to Budapest - Overnight – Is there more then one overnight and is one better (fewer stops and more chance to sleep) Same story - only one overnight train (next direct train to Budapest is only at 4:22 am). Purchase ticket in advance from DB website - http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?newrequest=yes&protocol=http:&Warsaw to Olsztyn – Train or possibly bus Bus is possible - http://www.pksbilety.pl/
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« on: March 11, 2010, 08:00:45 pm »
Paris-Munich can be rather easily done by daytime high-speed trains (ICE, TGV) or overnight CNL trains. Tickets should be bought some time in advance, that assures the possibility to get discounted tickets (starting from 39 euro). Can be bought from DB website. Munich-Vienna: many trains per day, DB Europa Spezial tickets for as low as 29 euro. Vienna-Budapest: same thing, trains go every 2 hours during the day, tickets start from 19 euro ( https://ticket.oebb.at/bin/frame_ticket.pl?ticket=jticket.pl&LANG=EN) Budapest-Bucharest: a number of options in terms of timetable depending on your preferred time of departure/arrival. If you will stay in Budapest more than 3 days, then you can purchase discounted "Fortuna" ticket - from 29 euro. No ways to purchase online, so you will have to do it from MAV counter. Bucharest-Istanbul: it seems that you have two major option here: a) go with regular ticket (app. 40 euro + 10 euro for couchette or 20 euro for 3 bed sleeper); b) if you intend to do some additional travels around Balkans, then it is better to consider Balkan Flexi pass (5 or 10 days within 1 month) In case of Italy to France rail travel you should hunt for one of the TrenItalia special offers - http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=9bd599e8e609a110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD
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« on: March 10, 2010, 10:46:11 am »
Full fare Budapest-Prague purchased in Budapest is 75euro one way (and 90 euro return). For a group of people it is cheaper to purchased Citystar return ticket (150 euro for 2 passengers, 200euro for 3 etc. - every other person pays +50 euro)
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« on: March 09, 2010, 08:31:40 am »
Yes, there are some problems with booking Wien-Croatia tickets online directly via OEBB website, but you can always purchase your tickets via CallCenter (as noted here http://www.oebb.at/pv/en/Travel_within_Europe/SparSchiene/SparSchiene_Croatia/Booking_information.jsp) or try to do it via email (Wien.Ticketline@pv.oebb.at, now they don't list this option directly, but some time ago OEBB used to sell ticket via email by providing you with special code for printing the ticket later (when passenger already in Austria) in the ticket machine). So you might try emailing to OEBB as well. Good luck
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« on: March 09, 2010, 12:28:11 am »
Yes, only in Hungary. It is possible to get the ticket in Germany, but it will be full international fare (and not discounted interstate), what is rather expensive. Probably the best way for you to proceed here is not to purchase anything yet, go to Budapest and try to purchase discounted 19 euro ticket from the MAV counter. If you aren't lucky you can always purchase regular ticket (no compulsory reservation on Budapest-Prague route, so it doesn't matter when you buy your ticket) or save by purchasing tickets with another small trick: Budapest-Kuty or Kuty(Gr). Those are last Slovak station/point on the route Budapest-Prague, right after Kuty comes Czech town - Breclav. From there you can buy domestic ticket for the very same train Budapest-Prague (online eShop). As a result you will travel non-stop Budapest-Prague with two different tickets Budapest-Kuty bought in Hungary plus domestic Breclav-Prague bought online before departing Budapest (total for two appl.40 euro) p.s. day time buses go every day, even Sundays - http://www.studentagencybus.com/en/414_414/STUDENT%20AGENCY%20PRAGUE%20-%20BUDAPEST
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