I am planning a trip in End May-End June for 4 weeks from India - London and back from Rome-India. I would be covering Paris, Switzerland and Italy for sure and need to decide on Spain, Austria, Check Republic, Amsterdam and Edinburg. Tentative plan for now:
Travelling with family (wife and 2 kids:10 and 6) Plan is to be in London on 27th May and return from Rome on 24th June. Total 28 days. Covering London (2-3 days), paris (3), switzerland (7) and italy (6) days for sure. Still need to pan for remaining 10 days. If I am coving Switzerland for sure, should I spend 2 days in Edinburgh as well. Asking because I am spending ~Rs 1000 per person for UK visa so better make use of it but don’t want to lose on days unnecessarily.
Also going to Edinburgh will make the return to paris costly. Also should I do Austria, Germany, Amsterdam and chech republic in remaining 10 days or should I add few more days in existing places and cover spain for 6-7 days
Need advice on the destinations to pick and route.
What I also need advice on is what should be my mode of travel after paris. Options:
o Eurail pass + local city passes
o Point to point train tickets + swiss pass + city passes
o Cheap flights
o Rental car
o Short term car lease
o Or a mix of the above
Eurail seemed like the default option but the more I am reading on blogs people say that you need reservation most of the time and that adds to the cost. Don’t know if eventually it will come out cheap or not as itinerary is not final. Also people were saying that eurail pass holders have limited seats which run out fast. Also not sure how effective it would be in Switzerland 7 day trip.
Should I take a Swiss pass and other trains direct or should I take a eurail pass and rental car in switzerland...too many possibilities.