Here I go again trying to sweeeeeeze to much in but do have Switzerland arranged but from Interlaken [all by europass] to st moritz over night stay. Onto Austria DO want to stay night in Hallstatt 3 nights in Vienna then right into Germany {main objection in Germany is a ferry trip i not cruise on Rhine from Bacharach to St Goar then do we get a train from St goar into France ?? ] then into France, then Paris these will be our last 3 days of our WONDERFUL adventure !!!!!! ok the journey from Moritz to Vienna seems long !! same from Vienna to Germany Long do you recommend getting night train if one does this will our flexi pass cover us for that? DO we have to make a definite reservation for over night would we be able to get sleeping accommodation Thanks for all the advice all so very helpful [may be we can judge just how helpful when we arrive back to USA ]
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Rick Steves' Europe
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You can take night trains between Vienna and Munich, Cologne, and/or Zurich. To use just one day of a flexi pass, start with the overnight train first and try to make any necessary connections on the day of arrival. There is no deadline to reserve the sleeper on the night train. If you are not picky about how many people share the compartment, you could reserve a few days ahead. Some night trains have regular seats and some don't, but that's not a good way to sleep. If you travel from Germany to France with a Select pass that covers Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France, then be careful to avoid trains via Belgium (such as the Cologne-Paris Thalys train; both pass holder seat reservations and separate tickets for that train are expensive).