Hi there,
I am busy planning my 3 mointh euro trip- im just in the middle of trying to figure out what rail pass to buy
its either between the 10 days in 2 months (4 countries) or 15 days in 2 months (5 countires)
4 countries-BENELUX-FRANCE-SPAIN-ITALY
theres only a few hundred dollars between the 2 , so not that much of a diff, but between me and my partner
it could be a saving of just over $600 AUD. im buying them from rick steves, they are heaps cheaper than getting them in oz.
alot of my journeys are short 1-2 hours here and there, so i figured will prob be cheaper to purchase those when im there
i have listed my route below and numbered each train journey,
Fly into London from NY-8 days-no railpass here
Flying to Amsterdam-3 days-
1. Amsterdam-Bruge
2.Bruge-Paris
3.Paris-Bayeux
from bayeux we are hiring a car around normandy and the loire valley
4.somewhere in loire-madrid(day trip to toledo but wont use railpass for this)
5.madrid-seville
6.seville-going to cordoba/prob granada and ronda
2 weeks in morocco-dont need railpass here-flying to barcelona
7.barcelona-provence(we will hire car to explore here)
8.provence /french riviera
9.nice -venice
10.venice-florence
11. florence/rome
12.rome-amalfi
so as you can see approx 12 journeys by train (When i leave italy my 2 month ticket will have expired)
im then going croatia/slovenia/czech and germany
the only other pass im going to buy is the 5 day germany/austria pass, im not going to worry about croatia/slovenia and czech
as i believe a rail pass would not be of value here.
so i guess the question im asking is based on the above train trips ill be taking should i go for the 10 or 15 day pass
would i use my pass to go from paris to bayeux? also for example from seville to cordoba and granada ronda i would have thought
a bus or a train ticket over thee would not make the 15 day ticket of value,
any help would be fanatastic
thanks to you all :)