After arriving in Amsterdam after our river cruise, we wish to travel by train to Barcelona with a short stop in Paris. Any information on trains, hotels in Paris and Barcelona or other tips would be very helpful.
Posted by
Washington DC
28247 posts
When is your trip?
Paris and Barcelona are both exceptionally high-demand destinations, so there's a very large risk that the favorite hotels suggested to you here will be booked pretty solidly at least through September. It may work better for you to use a website like booking.com to see what might be available in a fairly central location for your dates, then ask for input here.
In any case, for the most useful suggestions, please tell us your nightly hotel budget in euros and confirm that "we" just means two people.
You can see Rick's top sightseeing suggestions right on this website. Go to these links and then click on At a Glance:
Note that Barcelona has a lot of attractions so popular that you really need to have your tickets in your hand (or on your smartphone) when you approach them, because the ticket lines can be very long, and tickets may run out before the lines do. These are the problem sites I'm aware of in Barcelona:
La Sagrada Familia
Casa Mila/La Pedrera
Casa Batllo
Parc Guell
Picasso Museum
Palau de la Musica Catalana (English tours can sell out)
Posted by
Colorado Mountains, USA
7991 posts
Paris lodging: our favorite has been the Hotel Famila in the Latin Quarter. They also have a sister hotel next door, the Hotel Minerve.
Barcelona lodging: we found the Hotel Denit a fabulous place to stay. Good location, very good breakfast included, and a nice price.
Posted by
Glostrup, Denmark
1394 posts
For rail travel start here https://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Amsterdam.htm#Amsterdam-Paris
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Sorry I was a bit sparse in my message earlier. We are going in October this year and heading to Barcelona for a week long Mediterranean cruise. We haven’t booked the train yet as the ticketing wasn’t opened a few months ago. So advice on rail travel would be great and hotel recommendations especially Paris. Our budget isn’t high but which areas are convenient. Not out in the suburbs. Thanks for replies so far.
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
7052 posts
Advice on rail travel is easy. Book Amsterdam-Paris at www.thalys.com and Paris-Barcelona at www.sncf-connect.com and if you need any further information, www.seat61.com is a great source of information.
Posted by
Sunriver
1321 posts
I would think Paris to Barcelona would be an awfully long train trip, why not fly?
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
7052 posts
I would think Paris to Barcelona would be an awfully long train trip,
why not fly?
There are direct high speed trains between Paris and Barcelona, flying will not save that much time.