March 2016 Europe trip question

Train: Amsterdam >> Berlin >> Prague
Fly: Prague >> Nice >> Amsterdam

Hi,

I checked the flights from Prague to Nice, but there is no direct flight and fare seems pricy....that's why I thought about flying from Stuttgart to Nice.....

Once you are in Nice, you should take an opportunity to go to Cannes and Monaco.

Daniel...yes, that's the plan, although we already visited Monaco for a half day trip last time :)

I'm sorry Jenny, but your itinerary doesn't flow very well. You'd do best to fly open jaw into one city and out of another.

I don't know if you've checked on GoogleMaps to see where these places are, but they're not in close proximity to each other. And distances are great. And with the time you have, you'd do best to take on fewer cities.
We've taken a couple of car trips thru the years out of Amsterdam driving down to Cologne and into Bacharach to spend the night. Then we went on into Munich--about 500 miles one way total. Once we went down to Innsbruck and Venice. Once we went over to Venice. Now, we travel slower and get so much more out of our trips.

Hi David,

We always fly open jaw, however, we couldn't this time because we are doing an around the world trip (Europe then Asia) and it will not allow me to fly open jaw in Europe....

Yes, I checked google map....and I know those places are not close by....I thought about deleting Prague, but we have non-refundable hotel booked in Prague already....

3/16-17: Prague
3/18: take train to Nuremburg/Munich
3/20: somehow manage our way to Stuttgart and fly out from Stuttgart airport to Nice

Nuremberg is in Franconia - and if you have only seen Nuremberg there, well, you're in for a treat, as there are several excellent destinations in the area (which is on your way to Stuttgart, by the way.)

Now, you say you're taking the train to Nuremberg even though you've already been. N'berg could indeed be a good travel base even though you've seen the place. From Nuremberg, day trips by train to the places below are very easy and inexpensive. Pick the ones that interest you.

BAMBERG (UNESCO World Heritage site)
IPHOFEN (see photos)
BAD WINDSHEIM - see the (FREILANDMUSEUM)
WUERZBURG

Or you could bypass Nuremberg and continue to one of these other nearby places for a night or two.

There's no "somehow" about getting to Stuttgart - it's really easy - a direct train gets you there in around 2.25 hours from Nuremberg. Same from Wuerzburg.

(Neuschwanstein isn't a real castle and is a LONG detour from your route - the same for the Königssee.)

For the trip between Prague and Nuremberg, DB's Inter-City Bus is the best way to go - comfortable, direct, and faster than by train - about 3.6 hours vs. 5 hours.

Along the thinking of others: you're missing so many nice things on this itinerary, mainly by putting in Nice. A couple of pinpricks on the map, without much time to enjoy it and explore the surroundings, and a lot of wasted travelling time. I get the impression you already booked your flights to and from Amsterdam. Why not slowly work your way back from Prague to Amsterdam, put in Vienna (a city which has a lot more to offer than many people think) and Salzburg, and explore the region around Nürnberg before getting on the train to Amsterdam?
And with Russ it escapes why one should want to visit Neuschwanstein. It's a nineteenth-century fake castle, which somehow became the popular image of a German castle. There is enough real stuff around.

Hi Jenny,

Take a look at Brussels Airlines for your flight from Munich to Nice. It's €116 ea. with a connection in Brussels.