Hi,
I am from Asia country and thinking of traveling these places with my wife.Any good suggestion where i should get to start? What direct airlines should i take to avoid waiting ? I am from Singapore. I will take about 12 nights stay in hotels of each country.How to distribute the time in each country and only interested in City areas of each country as i prefer to use public transport ag train.
Look forward to reply to start to book the airticket.
Thanks
David.
H, David. Whichever city you fly into first, it is usually logical to fly out from a different city, so you could fly into Prague and out from Budapest, to avoid a train ride back to your starting point. There is good train service between all three cities; Prague-Vienna takes about 4 hours, Vienna-Budapest about 3 hours, and Budapest-Prague 7 hours. How to Look Up Train Schedules Online gives you the DB train schedule link and tips for using it.
I would recommend to split your time pretty evenly. With four nights at each city, you have time for at least one side trip to a nearby smaller town. For each city or country, you can see some of our favorite sights listed at http://www.ricksteves.com/europe.
Hi Laura,
Thank you for your reply.That is what i have in mind to take my flight to Prague and fly back from Budapest. May i know if i include Salzbury in my trip, should i stay in Salzbury or just visit the city areas?Can i see Salzbury city in one day? I heard is a beautiful place.
Moreover, if i stay there should i take a train from Salzbury to Budapest or return to Vienna then to Budapest?
Please comment.
Thanks.
David - you are on the exact route we traveled last year! We spent two nights in Salzburg because we are 'Sound of Music' fans. We did a Sound of Music tour, a Berchesgarten tour and then just wandered Salzburg. Unless you want to do something similar, I would not spend so long in Salzburg. In fact, out of the 4 cities, Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Salzburg, the only one we would not return to is Salzburg. Our favorite was probably Budapest - don't miss the baths - we went to Szechenyi and loved it!
Thanks, mschonekas,
I am sure to visit the sound of music place in Salzbury. I would spend , 3 nights in Prague, 3 nights in Vienna 2 nights in Salzbury lastly 4 nights in budapest.
Looking forward to this trip.
Regards
David.
David you cannot see Salzburg in a day trip in my opinion. As a minimum, I would want to see the town (a few hours, then the burg, a few more hrs) and Berstagaden (Hiltler's Eagle's Nest) which is a whole day itself. We liked Salzburg much more than Vienna, but the palace and St Stephens Kirche are great Vienna sites. Prague is worth 4-5 days alone (lots of architecture and stuff to see outside of town). We are headed to Budapest this Fall so I have no insight for you. All of this is train accessible with ease. The Prague airport is pretty far from town, but you can get a public transport. Enjoy your trip!
Casey
