Hi - I am new to the forum. I am planning a 5 week trip to Europe from Australia with:
- 4 days in Amsterdam
- 21 days on a cruise (Iceland, Greenland, Scotland)
- 5 days in England (northern)
- 5 days in Switzerland (Montreux and Geneva)
plus a few travel days. We are flying between Amsterdam, London, Geneva.
In Amsterdam I plan to get a three day Amsterdam pass leaving me one day short for travel from Schipol
In England, we land at Heathrow and want to get to and from York by train then use York as a base to explore the north (Newcastle, Manchester, Lakes district etc)
In Switzerland we will use Montreux as a base (Jazz festival)
I was planning to get the britrail flexi pass for 4 days and possibly the Swiss pass for similar but the Eurail global pass
for 10 days in 2 months is significantly cheaper than buying those two passes individually.
I've read a lot about what is and isn't included when compared to the individual passes and think I can live with the minor differences (e.g. no Heathrow express but a different option is available). I want the flexibility of a pass because I haven't planned the 'within country' trips.
I know seat reservations are sometimes required but are pretty easy for both England and Switzerland (courtesy of Seat 61).
Am I missing something that might be a problem? E.g. Are there quotas for Eurail seats in those countries?
Thanks for any advice!