i logged into the db website, posted my departure city (Madrid) and arrival city (Amsterdam) and the site came back saying there were no trains to those places. what am i doing wrong?
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
I can easily see the train runs on www.bahn.de. Here's a LINK to what I see. The journey takes about 25 hours with 3-5 train changes. You would be on AVE trains in Spain, TGV trains in France and the Thalys train from Paris to Amsterdam. Have you considered flying on a budget airline? I see direct flights on EasyJet, Iberia Express and Vueling. 2hrs40min for the flight. I also see fares as low as $69 on EasyJet.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
Did you really use the Bahn website? RailEurope's site doesn't show a
connection, but the Bahn does. If you are using the Bahn site, it will give you multiple options for both Madrid and for Amsterdam. Make sure you pick Amsterdam Central and Madrid Puerta de Atocha.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23626 posts
Also if you were looking out more than 90 days the schedule might not be there. Just look at the same day of week next week as schedule change very little from one period to another.
Posted by
OP
vian, ok, usa
2 posts
ok today 13 august i received my eurail passes along with a eurail pass timetable. i think i have figured out the trains i need to reserve-ave madrid to barcelona, then overnight on htltrain to paris, thenfast train to amsterdam. what website do i go to so that i can make the actual reservations?