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Post by guest on May 22, 2003 11:01:54 GMT -5
This is my first trip to Europe and I am traveling solo. I have an idea of what my itinerary will be but I am also keeping it wide open (meet some interesting people to travel with, decide to do something different, etc) I am also on a pretty strict budget. I used railsaver.com (great by the way) and it told me what pass to buy but what happens if my plans change and I don't do the itinerary that I have chosen? Would it be better for me to go to Europe with no pass and buy PTP tickets or should I try to stick with my itinerary and buy the pass that was suggested?? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  |
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Post by Kim on May 22, 2003 11:31:07 GMT -5
It sort of depends in which way your intinary would change. As in, would you make more stops, change the countries etc.
The reason being is some passes are good for all countries for a certain amount of day.. which would be fine - you would be covered for all countries and if you happened to want to travel more, you could buy point to point tickets.
The problem comes in when say you buy a pass that is good for 3 certain countries, then you decide not to go to those countries.
What pass did it tell you to get? That will give us a better idea. Usually though, you want to have an idea of the countries you want to go to and the amount of travel days you will have in order to decide if a pass or point to point tickets are a better idea.
Kim
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Post by Guest on May 22, 2003 14:06:25 GMT -5
Well, it is the first part of my trip. I am traveling through Spain, France, Belguim, Netherlands, Chezch, Austria and Hungray. It told me to buy a 5 country - Austria/Benelux/France/Germany/Spain Select pass.
Also, it did not let me enter in all the places I am going because I am meeting a friend in Italy for 2 weeks and going to Venice, Cinque Terra, Florence, Naples, Rome and then I am heading to Brindisi to catch the ferry to Greece. So, I would also need passes for this part also.
What do you think?
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Post by Kim on May 22, 2003 14:41:08 GMT -5
You aren't going to Germany though, are you?
If you aren't, then make your 5 countries: Austria/Benelux/France/Italy/Spain
There is an Eastern Europe pass but only for first class travel. It covers:
Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
It can be for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 ten days in a month period.
So basically you could do those two passes or you could do the Eurail Youth Flexi pass which is good for either 10 or 15 days of travel in a 2 month period.
It covers 17 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
which would cover you except for the Czech. Repulic.
Basically, you have to find your cheapest option by looking at your different combinations. You can go to RailEurope.com and go to Schedules and Fares to find your point to point prices (take into consideration they mark them up a bit)
Kim
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Post by nitsansh on May 23, 2003 15:44:44 GMT -5
The reason it suggested to have a pass for Germany is that you should get across that country between France/Benelux and Czech Republic/Austria.
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Post by Kim on May 23, 2003 16:38:47 GMT -5
Right, that makes perfect sense. Thanks, Nit.
For the orginal poster - if you are getting a pass it would be better to pay for that leg through Germany and use your pass for Italy, since you are planning alot of travel there.
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Post by nitsansh on May 23, 2003 17:03:31 GMT -5
or buy a Flexipass for all Eurail countries. It would cost 51-86$ more than 5-countries pass for 10-15 days respectively.
A trip across Germany can easily exceed 50 Euro.
The flexipass can also cover your ferry to Greece.
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