Itineraries

Lisa,, first,, pare down that list,, like 10 countries in 30 days means max 3 days anywhere, can you really see a country in three days. No pass will include the London Paris leg on the Eurostar, you will have to pay extra for that, or a supplement anyways,, but no worries, book your Eurostar in advance ( 120 days) and it can be quite reasonalbe. Look at some inter europeon flights, from Paris to Rome cost me 80 euros a few summers ago on Vueling,, and took only 1.5 hours, even including time at airport thats way better then 12 hour train trip. I actually was going to train it, but found it too expensive, flying was in fact cheaper.

Lisa - At first glance your talking about ten locations in 31 days. You will spend at least 1/3 of your time traveling. I would pick an area and focus on that say Paris, south of France and Spain. Dublin, Scotland and Great Britian. Amsterdam, Germany and Austria. Italy. Remember YOU WILL RETURN.

"local" (i.e. regional) trains but no buses.

Whoa. By the time you subtract travel days, you have about 2 days to spend per country. You need to cut your list by at least one-half, and stick to a more compact area, unless you want to fly between some destinations. For cost of travel, look under "Railpasses" here. If you will be 26 or under throughout your travel, a Global Pass for 10 days of travel will cost you each $518. You can get that down to $367 each by choosing a 5-country pass (which should be plenty) and limiting your long travel days to six. You can buy tickets for shorter distances (like Venice to Verona). And remember that if you use the fast intercity trains, you will generally have to pay a supplement and pay for a reservation for using a pass, so your actuall cost will end up higher than just the pass. You can get around this to some extent by using the slower regional trains that don't require a supplement, but your travel will take longer.