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Need help with a European rail itinerary

Would it be cheaper to do this on a Eurail pass, or with individual point-to-point tickets?

14 years ago, December 17th 2009 No: 1 Msg: #96635 Delete Edit

Ikas90
Saki Galaxidis

B Posts: 54

Hi,

I am planning a Europe trip in the summer of 2010, most likely in July. I would like to find price quotes for the following one-way journey legs, but I have trouble doing so.

Warsaw to Berlin
Berlin to Prague
Prague to Vienna
Vienna to Ljubljana
Ljubljana to Rome (via Venice)
Rome to Athens (via Naples and Bari)

I was considering doing the above journey on a Eurail pass, but I was unable to find out whether it would be cheaper to use the pass, or buy individual tickets from point-to-point.

Would you be able to help me find the best deal? And would you be able to tell me how to embark on these journeys (eg; which station to catch the train from, etc).

Regards
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14 years ago, December 17th 2009 No: 2 Msg: #96673 Delete Edit

Phantek
Steven

B Posts: 73

Hi Saki,

In order to price out the costs of individual rail tickets, there are two ways to try and do it. First off, you can try RailEurope's website but be advised that ticket prices you find on here will be more expensive than the cost of purchasing the same ticket in Europe - this is due to RailEurope taking a commission on the ticket sale. At least it can give a good idea of the cost.

The best way to be able to do it, is to go directly to the website for the country's rail service where you will be departing from. For example, on your trip from Berlin to Prague you can get a price quote in the Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) website. Likewise the Rome departure (the train portion at least) can be found on the Italian Rail website.

I have never used the Polish or Czech rail websites so I cannot comment on how easy they are to use... or even if English is workable on them. For those ones I would use the RailEurope site and then shave off a percentage to see what it would cost in Europe.

Once you have all of the individual trips calculated, you can then compare these to the cost of the Eurail pass. I know it can be a lot of work, but it is a great way to help save money if you know what to expect in advance.

Happy planning and have a great trip! Reply to this