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Post by villvy16 on Jan 13, 2008 16:01:09 GMT -5
I'm heading off in February to backpack Europe. Flying into London. Doing France, Germany and Italy for sure. Perhaps other countrys if time permits. I'm flying over with apx. $6000 dollars Canadian. Keep in mind that I do have a few locations within Germany as well as France to stay so for a portion of the trip I won't be paying for Hostels every night.
How far do you think this will get me?
Is it best for me to buy an open ticket or should I have a set date of maybe..3 months? give or take.
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Post by pointofnoreturn on Jan 13, 2008 16:15:54 GMT -5
I think 2 months, 3 months at the most if you've done a lot of research in terms of costs (advance tickets, booked accomodations, etc).
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Post by villvy16 on Jan 13, 2008 16:24:30 GMT -5
Thanks. I'm in the midst of planning out an Itinerary. I think 2 months would be sufficient enough to see and do what I'd like in those Countries.
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Post by pointofnoreturn on Jan 13, 2008 17:24:58 GMT -5
P.S. I think it's more expensive to buy an open ticket with no set return date. Plan out your itinerary and you can usually determine if it's worth purchasing an open-jaw ticket or a return ticket  |
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Post by WillTravel on Jan 13, 2008 18:14:12 GMT -5
That's generally the case, but I have heard of people getting open returns for only an extra $75 or so, which could be worth it. This is more likely if you are a student.
$6000 CDN is about 4000 Euros. Does this amount include your airfare and railpasses or rail tickets?
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Post by villvy16 on Jan 13, 2008 18:27:27 GMT -5
Doesn't include airfare. It will include railpasses. ( Im leaning towards the 15 Days in 2months pass)
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Post by pointofnoreturn on Jan 13, 2008 21:18:05 GMT -5
Don't buy a rail pass unless you plan out the itinerary. Sometimes P-2-P tickets are all you need and there's lots of cheap flights. Italian trains are really cheap that a pass is worthless.
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