Europe - Itinerary

In my opinion, you have planned too many destinations for the amount of time you have. If I counted correctly, 9 of your 14 days include some amount of travel. Even when places are close to each other, you need to check out of lodgings and get to the bus/train/airport, then check in at the other end. Eats up a lot of time. Even if the journey itself is only an hour or two, you'll have shot half a day. Have you actually sketched out what you want to do in each place? Having recently returned from a trip that included Vienna for a week, I can assure you that the 7 days we were there were barely sufficient for all the things we wanted to see and do. We're actually planning a return of 3 - 4 days next year. I advise paring this down.

You don't have "free days" in each city. In most cases you have half-days or less. Too many destinations in too little time. All you will remember is bus and train stations. If it were me, I would skip Bratislava. When would you have time to go to the mountains, anyway? I would also skip Innsbruck. Both Vienna and Budapest deserve/require more time.

I sort of enjoy a quick side trip in the middle of a schedule. We have done two nigh visits to Moscow and Jerusalem for instance, but to do two solid weeks of what amounts to one night stands, I cant help. The best I can do is if you tell me your arrival and departure dates and times in Budapest I will try and give you some ideas to maximize your enjoyment there.

Hello rickmitra. I suggest this itinerary in part of your trip in Europe :
12.10 - Ljubljana to Salzburg in Austria, via train.
13.10 - Salzburg.
14.10 - Salzburg to Vienna, via train.
15.10 - Vienna.
16.10 - Vienna.
17.10 - Vienna to Budapest.
18.10 - Budapest.
19.10 - Budapest
20.10 - Budapest to Prague, via trains.

Thank you so much friends, I agree, that my itinerary looks too ambitious. Let me re chalk it, as per your suggestions.

I agree with skipping Innsbruck and Bratislava to get more time in key destinations. FYI, a train from Bratislava to the base of the Tatra mountains at Poprad takes 4 hours, then you would connect to a bus to some higher elevations. How to Look Up Train Schedules and Routes Online gives you the DB train schedule link and tips for using it.

Dear Friends

After lots of permutations and combinations, the following is my itinerary. I will need your valuable inputs in the same

1.10.2015 Sofia

2.10.2015 Sofia Free Day
3.10.2015 Sofia - Ljubljana Train [Please provide me details of the same]
4.10.2015 Ljubljana Free Day
5.10.2015 Ljubjana - Bled Bus [Please provide me details of the same]
6.10.2015 Bled Free Day
7.10.2015 Bled - Ljubljana - Salzburg Bus/ Train [Please provide me details of the same]
8.10.2015 Salzburg Free Day
9.10.2015 Salzburg Free Day
10.10.2015 Salzburg - Innsbruck Morning Train [OEBB]
11.10.2015 Innsbruck Free Day

OR

8.10.2015 Salzburg Free Day
9.10.2015 Salzburg - Innsbruck Morning Train [OEBB]
10.10.2015 Innsbruck Free Day
11.10.2015 Innsbruck Free Day
12.10.2015 Innsbruck - Vienna Train [OEBB]
13.10.2015 Vienna F Free Day

14.10.2015 Vienna - Bratisalva Bus [Please provide me details of the same]
15.10.2015 Bratisalva - Poprad- Tatry Lominica Train
16.10.2015 Poprad- Tatry Lominica Free Day
17.10.2015 Poprad- Bratislava - Vienna/ Poprad - Bratislava - Budapest Train/ Bus [Please provide me details of the same]

OR

17.10.2015 Vienna - Budapest Train [Please provide me details of the same]
18.10.2015 Budapest Free Day
19.10.2015 Budapest Free Day
20.10.2015 Budapest -Prague Flight/ Train [Please provide me details of the same]
21.10.2015 Prague Free Day
22.10.2015 Prague Free Day
23.10.2015 Prague - Amsterdam Flight/ Train [Please provide me details of the same]
24.10.2015 Amsterdam Free Day
25.10.2015 Amsterdam Free Day

Please feel free to give your suggestions. I just have these many days with me.

Regards
Rick

rick,

I'd suggest deleting your duplicate Thread on this topic, so you keep all replies in the same place.

Prague - Vienna - Bratislava - Budapest - Ljubljana - Salzburg - Innsbruck would appear an easier routing for direct trains. I am not sure about Sofia. The trip would be so much easier without it, as well as Amsterdam at the end. Where is your origin point ??

You really should get a good European map and check out where all these cities are. The cities in your itinerary are not in a straight line, and they don't complement each other.
There are major mountains north and east of Ljubljana blocking it from Budapest. And Sofia is in Bulgaria, just north of Turkey and way off the beaten path.
Our last trip was to Budapest--Bratislava--Vienna--Prague and it was a great 2 week route. You could go from Prague to Salzburg through Cesky Krumlov by a regional shuttle bus. From Salzburg to Innsbruck should be easy by train.
You can get from Innsbruck to Amsterdam on Transavia, a budget air carrier.
That's the best I can do for you.