Hi All,
I am starting to try to book some trains for a family trip to Europe this summer. Ricke Steves recommends the Deutsche Bahn website, but it never returns any prices. I've instead been using RailEurope.com. I'm surprised by the fact that the prices on some routes seem so out of whack.
For example, Barcelona to Madrid is $130. But Paris to Annecy, almost equal in length, is half that. I know there are different variables, like time of day, how far out you book, etc., but I am not finding this easy.
Also, I can't book yet, because the date is too far out. This surprised me, as I'm only looking out to July, but once those fares do come out, is that when they will be the cheapest?
Any thoughts or advice on your experiences as I plug away at my understanding of this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Michael