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Can anyone help me to comment on my itinery ?

hi all, I need help to finalize my itinery to europe in August (two weeks), it would be very great if you can give me some comments for my itinery, becoz i worry the schedule is too rush..or missed out any important spots, please kindly help :)

D1: Munich
D2: Munich->Fussen
D3: Fussen->Salzburg->Hallstatt
D4: Hallstatt->Salzburg
D5: Salzburg->St. Moritz
D6: St.Moritz->Chur (Glacier express)->Luzern
D7: Luzern->Zermattt
D8: Zermatt
D9: Zermatt->Interlaken
D10: Interalaken->Lauterbrunnen
D11: Lauterbrunnen (Jungfrau)
D12: Lauterburnnen ->Bern->Paris
D13: Paris
D14: Paris
D15: Paris

and some questions too
1)I will buy a eurail pass, do i need a swiss pass?
2)From hallstatt to salzburg , the ride can use eurail pass?
3)any cheap place to stay in St Moritz?

sorry for so many questions, hoping you can help me :)thanks

Posted by
10344 posts

Your itinerary is too detailed for me to be able to follow it sufficiently to give you an opinion about whether it's "too rushed." This is also largely a matter of your travel style and preferences.

But I can suggest a method you can use to help you answer your question, specifically to determine whether you have allowed sufficiently for the travel times between your destinations:

go to this train schedule website

input your train schedule for a given day: for example, your day 3, input Fussen to Salzburg and note the station to station train time (doesn't include getting to the station, waiting for the train, etc) for Fussen to Salzburg. Then do the same for Salzburg to Hallstatt, note the time.

After you have done the above, it should become apparent to you whether the schedule is too rushed or okay to suit your travel style.

Posted by
6898 posts

You don't need a separate Swiss pass or card in addition to the Eurail pass in Switzerland. Your pass will cover fares on most trains in Switzerland. Note, however, that the Eurail pass will only cover 25% of the fares from the Interlaken Ost train station into Lauterbrunnen and up to the Jungfrau. You will also pay a reservation fee on the Glacier Express.

Posted by
676 posts

Hello ng,

I think this itinerary is WAY too busy. Until Paris, you're spending a night someplace, leaving the next day, spending a night there, leaving the next day etc. You won't always be able to travel early in the morning, nor will you necessarily get to your next destination in time to do anything. I would suggest picking 3-5 places you want to spend time in, look at the train schedules going from 1 place to the next, and work from there.

Posted by
6788 posts

Yep, what Elaine said.

You don't seem to be allowing ANY time for travel from one place to another. You're not going to be able to magically beam yourself from one hotel to another if a different city...

If you really have 2 weeks (that is, 14 full days, not counting the day you arrive or the day you depart), then you should probably pick no more than 3 or 4 places. Every time you move from one location to another, you will use up anywhere from half a day (if you're lucky, efficient, and things beyond your control like transportation schedules, etc. all go perfectly), more likely the better part of a day. All the minor details of getting yourself form one place to another take time - more time than you think they will.