Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Feb 15, 2004 18:13:39 GMT -5
I was just curious as to how far away Amsterdams airport is to the actual city itself... Will i have to take a bus or can i walk it? Also, which airport i should fly into if i choose to start in london instead of amsterdam. Which of London's airports are closest to the main city.
thanks- Ryan
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Post by BigRay on Feb 16, 2004 2:41:54 GMT -5
Amsterdam airport is on the very fringes of the city, quite far from where you will want to be. To get into town, the airport has easy access to trains that leave from the airport and go to Amsterdam Central Station in the heart of the city in about 20 or 25 minutes.
As for London, if you are coming from North America, then you will likely only be able to fly into Heathrow airport. It is on a metro line (the only airport in London that is on one), but still quite far from the center, maybe 1 to 1.5 hour ride depending on where you want to go.
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Feb 16, 2004 9:23:06 GMT -5
Ray, so if i have a rail pass, will the train into amsterdam central station be covered with the cost? Or will i have to pay extra for the ride? Also, i see you live in Prague, how much would it be to travel through the czech republic, being that its not on my eurorail pass. I really want to see Prague, and maybe one more city while im in europe, it looks like a gorgeous place. By the way, im pretty sure im getting the 15 travel days in 2 months option.
Thanks- Ryan
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Post by jennifer on Feb 16, 2004 9:30:30 GMT -5
Why don't you get the Czech Rail pass? It's 3 travel days in 15 days for 70$ canadian!
I found it pretty good pricewise!
xoxo
jen
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Post by BigRay on Feb 16, 2004 12:34:27 GMT -5
Hi Ryan,
Yes, if you have a rail pass, the train ride from the airport to the center of town will be covered by it.
BUT...
* I would not recommend this if that is your only trip for the day. The train ride costs less than 5 Euros, and is not worth using one of your travel days on.
* Also, Eurail passes are not valid from the get go. In order to use one, you must first "activate" it with a station attendant at a train station ticket window. The person will stamp it and write your passport number in it and make it officially valid.
That said, I have done this trip many times and though I have always gotten a ticket, I have never been checked by a conductor.
As for the Czech Republic, travelling within the country is really cheap. The three day pass mentioned by Jennifer sounds good, but you could also consider point to point tickets. From Prague, I think you can take a train or bus anywhere in the country (round-trip) for under US$20, sometimes MUCH less.
If you are Canadian, keep in mind that you will need to get a visa for the Czech Republic before you leave home.
If you do decide to come to Prague, keep me posted and I would be more than happy to meet up and show you around.
Cheers,
Ray
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Post by mooseontheloose on Feb 16, 2004 12:34:45 GMT -5
Yep, and there's also another one called the Prague excursion pass. This is $35 USD. Basically it's good for one trip to Prague as long as you come from a bordering country and depart to a bordering country (the pass only covers coming and leaving Prague if you come from another country) It looks like a pretty good deal if you only want to see Prague, but depending on where you're coming from it might be cheaper to just buy the individual tickets. I believe going from Vienna to Prague and Prague to Berlin would cost around 30 USD for the portions on the Czech side.
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Post by jennifer on Feb 16, 2004 15:15:50 GMT -5
The pass is sure worth it, but it depends to and where you are travelling!
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Feb 16, 2004 19:46:03 GMT -5
Yeah, im really iffy about which pass to get, because i dont want to get the 15 travel days and not end up using them, or end up needing more travel days. Im starting out in Amsterdam and making my way to Paris>West coast of Italy> Greece> Back up the Eastern side of Italy> Switzerland> hopefully Austria and the Czech Republic. Over all I'll be gone for 2 months from May 5th- July 5. In detail I want to do Amsterdam> Paris> Fontainebleau( rock climbing) > Genoa> Cinque Terra> Rome> Pompei> Brindisi> Greece> Florence> Venice>couple days in Switzerland> Czech Republic> Back to Amsterdam. I have no idea if 15 travel days will be enough. I'd also love to see London and maybe Ireland... but 2 months may not be enough time. Thanks- Ryan
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