Sure could use some guidence with train travel for my first time visit to Europe. We have an opportunity to spend 3 weeks with our base being an Apt in Haguenau France in The Alsace Region.We are fying into Frankfurt. Sept-25-Oct.15th We have hotel reservations in Paris for three days, Venice, Italy for three days, and Salzburg Austria for 3. We have 8 a day 5 country rail pass. Any suggestions on which trains to take to get us from Haguenau to Venice then on to Salzburg and back to Haguenau.?
I know we need to make reservations for the Paris part of Trip, not sure how to do the rest. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
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What are the five countries? France, Ialy, Austria,?,?
Is Germany one of them? (Guess so, since you are flying into FRA.) That might make a difference on your Venice-Salzburg route, also Salzburg to Haguenau.
What about Paris to Venice? Is Switzerland one of them? If you are taking a night train from Paris to Venice, you might not need Switzerland.
You can find the best connections on the German Rail website.
Posted by
OP
West Sacramento, CA, USA
3 posts
Our 5 countries are Germany France Italy
Switzerland and Austria.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
For Salzburg to Haguenau, there are a number of options, all seeming to go through Munich, with or without a change of trains. There are several 2 change connections with a Eurocity train from Salzburg to Stuttgart (stops in Munich but no change of trains there), then a TGV from Stuttgart to Strasbourg, and a regional train from Strasbourg to Haguenau. Those connections take about 7 hours.