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12 days looking to go to London, Paris, Switzerland and Italy?
Has anyone here ever booked a European trip on the euro star train? How do I get 4 countries booked in one shot?
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There is great rail service throughout/between France, Switzerland, and Italy. You can buy in country passes for Switzerland and France. I'm sure you can for Italy as well, but I have no direct experience.
Between Paris/Switzerland/Italy: List of TGV services - Wikipedia
TGV is likely your best option here. It's a French (SNCF) governed high-speed rail line centered in Paris. It will get you around France and to a number of neighboring countries included UK, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland.
Inside Switzerland: Buy travelcards and tickets online | SBB
Switzerland's national rail service is SBB. You can purchase up to 15 Day travel passes which get you access to most regional and national travel services including rail, boat, and bus. Not sure of your budget but Swiss carriages are decent quality (especially IR) so 2nd class is fine, but book 1st if you can afford it. I would purchase online and download the SBB app.
Inside Paris/France:
You can purchase something similar to a Swiss travel pass to get around the RER/Metro, though you'll have to purchase in person at a metro station (or at least I did). If you're arriving by train, you should hit a hub station like Gare du Nord or Gare du Lyon. You basically print off a little card and have access to every most regional/national lines for 1/3/5 days or whatever.
Not up on rail service inside of London or Italy.
Between Paris/Switzerland/Italy: List of TGV services - Wikipedia
TGV is likely your best option here. It's a French (SNCF) governed high-speed rail line centered in Paris. It will get you around France and to a number of neighboring countries included UK, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland.
Inside Switzerland: Buy travelcards and tickets online | SBB
Switzerland's national rail service is SBB. You can purchase up to 15 Day travel passes which get you access to most regional and national travel services including rail, boat, and bus. Not sure of your budget but Swiss carriages are decent quality (especially IR) so 2nd class is fine, but book 1st if you can afford it. I would purchase online and download the SBB app.
Inside Paris/France:
You can purchase something similar to a Swiss travel pass to get around the RER/Metro, though you'll have to purchase in person at a metro station (or at least I did). If you're arriving by train, you should hit a hub station like Gare du Nord or Gare du Lyon. You basically print off a little card and have access to every most regional/national lines for 1/3/5 days or whatever.
Not up on rail service inside of London or Italy.
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Rick Fox at UNC
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Rail service in Europe isn't like rail and airline service in the states. Transportation will always be available (unless there is a rail strike or whatever) to your location. It really is the height of efficiency.
No need to sit around worrying about booking tickets weeks and months out. If you have general dates for everything, book the major tickets and relax.
Also make sure you call your cell company and add international service in advance. Google Maps will get you wherever you need to go.
It's fairly easy to navigate rail in Europe but Google Maps is a lifesaver. All rail schedules, the exact line you need, and so on.
No need to sit around worrying about booking tickets weeks and months out. If you have general dates for everything, book the major tickets and relax.
Also make sure you call your cell company and add international service in advance. Google Maps will get you wherever you need to go.
It's fairly easy to navigate rail in Europe but Google Maps is a lifesaver. All rail schedules, the exact line you need, and so on.
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London to Paris/Belgium is the Eurostar route. From Paris on…I think you’ll need to use other rail companies.
TGV from Paris to Zurich.
Trenitalia from Zurich to Milan
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Take the time to research these rail lines and cars too, actually fascinating stuff.
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Is it more of making these plans separately or are there travel packages for multiple countries. Been looking haven’t found nothing yet
why not just fly?
I did Egypt, Greece, Germany, Denmark, England in 7 days. With Ryanair and easyjet and all those other cheap airlines its affordable
I did Egypt, Greece, Germany, Denmark, England in 7 days. With Ryanair and easyjet and all those other cheap airlines its affordable
cheaper to just buy a sim card like a giffgaf or vodafone
did you have time to actually soak in any of those places? i went to England, Amsterdam, Paris and then back to England but i took two weeks. spent 3 days 2 nights in Amsterdam and same in Paris, the rest in England. i felt it was enough to walk around and get to know the area.
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Because traveling back and forth to the outskirts And adding hours to your trip to navigate security etc Is trash when you can just board a train at London city center and walk off the train at paris city center in 2.5 hours. Plus the seating is more comfortable and you have more space and far less delays/cancellations
Just google what heathrow for example looks like right now
I did it and had no issues its only a 30 min train ride from cdg to the city centre.
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And I'm going as well in september to check off another 5-6 countries.
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Its closer to an hour to CDG, add about an hour for LHR or more money if your taking the Elizabeth line. And then stand in line for security. When you add it up. Most travelers agree train travel is more favorable for these distances.
I did it and had no issues its only a 30 min train ride from cdg to the city centre.