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Europe pairs of cities for vacation
Posted on 7/25/24 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 7/25/24 at 10:45 pm
Went to London and Paris using Eurostar in between.
What other pairs of European cities would be good to visit for a few days each with a fast train connecting each?
Was thinking Zurich, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria.
What else?
What other pairs of European cities would be good to visit for a few days each with a fast train connecting each?
Was thinking Zurich, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria.
What else?
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Posted on 7/25/24 at 11:02 pm to GeismarGeauxer
All of Switzerland really. But Austria could be done with it too. Greatest trip you’ll ever have.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 11:07 pm to GeismarGeauxer
Florence and Venice
We have done this twice. My favorite vacation may be flying in to Florence, spending a week in the Tuscan countryside with a rental car, staying in Florence for three days and taking the train to Venice.
We have done this twice. My favorite vacation may be flying in to Florence, spending a week in the Tuscan countryside with a rental car, staying in Florence for three days and taking the train to Venice.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 12:10 am to Slinky Dog Travel
I've spent almost 7 weeks in Austria over 2 trips. Amazing country and extremely underrated. Pair vienna and Budapest imo
Posted on 7/26/24 at 6:11 am to GeismarGeauxer
quote:
Was thinking Zurich, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria.
This is not a fast train connection. Munich or Salzburg is closer train travel to Vienna.
Austria is a beautiful country. I will be there soon for my 15th trip. I can't wait until I can spend more time there. But, my first thought for train travel is Italy. Rome, Florence, Venice, etc. are all fast connections.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 6:15 am to GeismarGeauxer
I’m doing Munich and Vienna next week
Posted on 7/26/24 at 6:16 am to 2 Jugs
We really enjoyed Lisbon and Porto last year...
Posted on 7/26/24 at 7:35 am to GeismarGeauxer
A few years ago we did Berlin and Munich.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 8:37 am to GeismarGeauxer
Prague/Budapest
Paris/Amsterdam
Rome/Florence
Barcelona/Seville/Madrid
San Sebastian/Bilbao
Munich/Salzburg
Lisbon/Porto
Paris/Amsterdam
Rome/Florence
Barcelona/Seville/Madrid
San Sebastian/Bilbao
Munich/Salzburg
Lisbon/Porto
This post was edited on 7/26/24 at 8:37 am
Posted on 7/26/24 at 8:38 am to GeismarGeauxer
Couldn't beat the connection between Barcelona and Madrid. Whizzing along at 190 mph!
Stop in Zaragoza along the way and visit the magnificent The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar.
We did Florence to Rome as well. Stopped off at one of our favorite cities in the world overnight. Orvieto!
Stop in Zaragoza along the way and visit the magnificent The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar.
We did Florence to Rome as well. Stopped off at one of our favorite cities in the world overnight. Orvieto!
Posted on 7/26/24 at 9:57 am to Nole Man
Just did Santiago de Compostella to Ourense to Zamora to Madrid. 180mph train. One night each. Wanted to go to Barcelona but ran out of time.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 10:15 am to GeismarGeauxer
There are several direct EC trains that go between Milan <> Zurich each day. I've done it a couple times. Super easy and only a few hours of your time.
This post was edited on 7/26/24 at 10:16 am
Posted on 7/26/24 at 11:16 am to AbitaFan08
quote:
I’m doing Munich and Vienna next week
Did Vienna-Salzburg-Munich last November. Super easy trip
Posted on 7/26/24 at 11:23 am to GeismarGeauxer
Tons of options.
Some people can't imagine renting a car there, but there's so much to see in Europe outside of the major cities also. I really prefer that. Its like only seeing Texas by going to Dallas or only seeing America by going to NYC.
Some people can't imagine renting a car there, but there's so much to see in Europe outside of the major cities also. I really prefer that. Its like only seeing Texas by going to Dallas or only seeing America by going to NYC.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 12:06 pm to GeismarGeauxer
i once did berlin-prague in early december. both cities had good christmas markets. booked the 4 hour train ticket at bahn.de and they had some good first class ticket specials.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 12:29 pm to GeismarGeauxer
We did Amsterdam/Paris, I think the train was about 3 hours between the two.
We've also done Rome/Florence
We've also done Rome/Florence
This post was edited on 7/26/24 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 7/26/24 at 12:47 pm to GeismarGeauxer
If you are a heavy sleeper there are also Night Trains that connect a lot of European cities that you wouldn't normally associate with being a train ride apart. Rent a private sleeper car for the price of a hotel room and wake up the next morning in a new city. It's a good way to save time on your vacation as transit it done while you sleep. But I would only recommend this if you sleep easy regardless of the conditions - it's brutal if you are awake all night.
Other than that my rule of thumb is to try to limit train rides to less than four hours and start early so you get a full day in the new city. Also look for open jaw airfares where you can fly into one city and out of the other.
Rome2Rio is a good website for comparing travel times, options and costs between two cities.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 1:10 pm to GeismarGeauxer
As you can see on this thread, there are tons of options. With that said, if I were pairing a second city with Vienna, it would probably be Prague. Truly amazing, underrated city.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 2:04 pm to AbitaFan08
quote:
I’m doing Munich and Vienna next week
How long will you be in Austria?
Posted on 7/26/24 at 2:53 pm to 2 Jugs
5-6 days? Something like that.
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