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travelling by train in Europ

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plannig to spend vication for 2 weeks during next May in the follwing cities: Paris-brussles-amestrdam-luxemburge.
16 years ago, February 17th 2008 No: 1 Msg: #27739  
Can i have your opinon in the following plan:
-Paris (3 days including visit to Disney land)
- Amestrdam (5 days including visit to rotterdam and the hague)
- Brussels ( 5days including visit to brugge and luxemburge)


what is the best ways to save mony during transportation between these countries?

is the europass applicable for one country (i.e. from ametrdam to rotterdam and paris center to euro disney)?

can u provide me with website to find the timetable & prices for these journies?



best regards,
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16 years ago, February 19th 2008 No: 2 Msg: #27915  
Just a few observations - the Cotswolds are a little distance from a rail station, so add some extra money for local buses (not expensive) or take a coach tour from London (might be expensive, considering you will have a rial pass).

For timetables try;

International rail

I suspect you will have to contact the train operator to book seats on most long-distance trains, even with a pass. Check with whoever sells you the rail pass.

I don't know the conditions of the europass but imagine they have a "Terms and Conditions" section of their site.

Have fun!

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16 years ago, February 19th 2008 No: 3 Msg: #27958  
I traveled throughout Europe by train. Although it was a good experience overall...you need to be prepared. Even with 1st class rail pass you'll need to make reservations for each train. Sometimes you'll end up having to pay extra for a seat. We were even told that there were no seats for us on a train to Amsterdam from Brussels, but after questioning there were seats if we wanted to pay full price for a ticket(even though we had a rail pass). Don't get scared off by train travel, but please research everything before you go. Have fun!

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