want to day trip to Prague from Amsterdam to see country and then return via night train after four days......any comments or sugestions? use rail pass? Ruth and Jocko
It's a very long train ride. I would fly.
Do NOT buy a railpass. Book everything at www.bahn.de. If you book well in advance (up to 90 days allowed), you can get a Europa-Spezial Niederlande fare as low as €39 for Amsterdam-Berlin and a Europa-Spezial Tschechien fare as low as €29 for Berlin-Prague. You can also get Savings-Night fares for the direct Prague-Amsterdam night train. A bed in a 2-person sleeper can be as cheap as a bunk in a 4-person couchette.
City Nightline has a direct night train. Leaves Amsterdam at 7pm, arrives Prague 9:30am. You can book tickets and print them out at home at www.citynightline.ch