Has anyone here ever booked a European trip on the euro star train? How do I get 4 countries booked in one shot?

[MikelArteta]

So that’s 30 to CDG, ad 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.

you got me there for paris


I'll give this a try next month as I'm taking my parents to europe for the first time

 

[UberEatsDriver]

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

Fly from London to Paris etc? Is it worth it with high speed rail? 4 flights in one trip?

 

[CashmereThoughts]

you got me there for paris


I'll give this a try next month as I'm taking my parents to europe for the first time

Get to the train station 10 mins before your train and board in 1 min. All that airport hurry up and wait shyt is for the birds

 

[MikelArteta]

Fly from London to Paris etc? Is it worth it with high speed rail? 4 flights in one trip?

I flew from Cairo to Athens to santorini back to Athens to Berlin to Copenhagen back to Berlin to london then to Toronto


In the past also flew london to Amsterdam one hour, Amsterdam to Vienna , Vienna to rome, rome to nice France and then nice to london

London to paris one hour

 

[Rick Fox at UNC]

cheaper to just buy a sim card like a giffgaf or vodafone

Sounds like broke negreo stuff to me

The earlier you book, the cheaper it'll be, just keep that in mind.

Not sure if this is true. Is it? Certainly hasn't been my experience with European rail service.

 

[MikelArteta]

Sounds like broke negreo stuff to me



Not sure if this is true. Is it? Certainly hasn't been my experience with European rail service.

How is it broke negro stuff

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Fly from London to Paris etc? Is it worth it with high speed rail? 4 flights in one trip?

no its not worth it. only benefit is flying is cheaper but you waste time/energy getting to airports. I've done it both ways. train around Europe is better unless there's no direct route or the trip is more than 5 hours.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Get to the train station 10 mins before your train and board in 1 min. All that airport hurry up and wait shyt is for the birds

Right

 

[UberEatsDriver]

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

Yea I’m open to removing one or two places and replacing it with another location to make my trip less stressful

 

[Rick Fox at UNC]

How is it broke negro stuff

You right.

Just looked it up, you put me on something breh.

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

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.

We need a travel tips thread

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Just looked at the map so it goes Amsterdam, Germany, France, and England

That’s actually perfect

 

[Conan]

Sounds like broke negreo stuff to me



Not sure if this is true. Is it? Certainly hasn't been my experience with European rail service.

What I've seen

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Be careful on the weekends

When I was over there in 2019, I waited too long to book my train ride from Amsterdam back to London because my flight was out of Heathrow on the Sunday

There weren't any available trains because people on the weekends travel around Europe since it's so inexpensive to do so

I ended up having to get on a flight from Schipol back to Heathrow...it was only about $30 more expensive but it was a hassle

So book ahead of time and stick to a schedule

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Be careful on the weekends

When I was over there in 2019, I waited too long to book my train ride from Amsterdam back to London because my flight was out of Heathrow on the Sunday

There weren't any available trains because people on the weekends travel around Europe since it's so inexpensive to do so

I ended up having to get on a flight from Schipol back to Heathrow...it was only about $30 more expensive but it was a hassle

So book ahead of time and stick to a schedule

Oh yea bro looking at the cheap plane tickets now I’m ready to book today. My plane tickets should be booked by September.

This trip isn’t until the last 2 weeks of March 2023 btw.