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Post by James on Mar 29, 2004 3:40:00 GMT -5
Hi all, I am intending to do some solo backpacking. My itenerary is as follows:
Zurich to Rome
Rome to Milan
Milan to Paris
Paris to Zurich
I am planning a 2 week tour. Was wondering if I should just use the Eurail Pass or have a combo, because the rates on RyanAir looks real cheap!
Any advise?
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Post by LHR02 on Mar 29, 2004 6:12:19 GMT -5
For two weeks I'd say if you have the funds to do so I would consider doing at least the Zurich to Rome and Milan to Paris routes by plane. And I would likely just get PTP tickets if by train unless you are planning any short 'day' trips as well. Even then I doubt you'd really find the pass to be an overall good value vs air or PTP.
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Post by James on Mar 29, 2004 7:52:36 GMT -5
Hi, can you recommend any flights out of Zurich? I've tried easyjet.com and ryanair.com and none of them seem to have any flight from Zurich to Rome..  |
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Cil
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Post by Cil on Mar 29, 2004 8:29:46 GMT -5
James On TISS.Com, they show Alitalia flying from Zurich to Rome, but it wasn't cheap. Check out ETN and maybe you can find something. www.etn.nl/discoun2.htm********************************************* Zurich, Switzerland to Rome, Italy To build your trip, pick a departing flight. A non-refundable service fee is included in the displayed price. Some itineraries require paper tickets with an additional charge. currency converter Sort by> Lowest Price:: Shortest Flight:: Airline:: Overall Travel Time:: Departure Time:: Arrival Time:: Option #1 :: Departing Apr 12, 2004 AIRLINE CITY (AIRPORT) ARRIVE DEPART AIRLINE and FLIGHT # # OF STOPS AIRCRAFT TYPE Zurich (ZRH) 6:35 PM ALITALIA #573 Operated by: ALITALIA EXPRESS 0 ER4 Jet Milan (MXP)* 7:30 PM 8:15 PM ALITALIA #1043 0 M80 Jet Rome (FCO) 9:35 PM Total Trip Time: 3h 0m $402.55(USD) for 1 Coach Class ticket(s) |
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Post by James on Mar 29, 2004 10:55:49 GMT -5
Hi Cil, USD400 is really on the high side  Guess I will make do with this arrangement: Zurich to Rome: Eurail Rome to Paris: RyanAir (Euro39.99) Paris to Zurich: Eurail As such, I guess I will not be buying the Eurail pass, but the one-off ticket instead. Another question I will like to ask is if I want to travel from Rome to Milan, v.v, should I use Eurail or Italy's internal train service? Many thanks! =) |
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Post by Michelle on Mar 29, 2004 13:05:06 GMT -5
Just wondering, are you visiting Milan for a specific reason? Because it seems to be a common opinion here on the boards that Milan is one of the least favorite cities to visit... Maybe you would enjoy a city like Venice or Florence more? Unless of course you are visiting family in Milan or something.... I'm sure a few other people could give you some great alternate options!
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