Buying European Train tickets
 

Hey all:

I will be crossing Europe
(Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/Germany/France/UK) in October and
November, but I do not know my schedule yet. In fact, I will probably
decise as I go along.

My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more expensive
than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance. I know its a general
question, but what do you all think?

Daniel

Get a European train pass jobby, save a fortune, and if you know your
times, book...they can be bloody long slogs on the train waiting in the
corridors with out air con otherwise....

Yes I remember spending 61/2 hours standing between Rome and Pisa in the
August heat no air con, and barely enough standing room. It pays to book
ahead if you travel at weekends.

"bobz" wrote in message
m...

Hey all:

I will be crossing Europe
(Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/Germany/France/UK) in October
and
November, but I do not know my schedule yet. In fact, I will probably
decise as I go along.

My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more ex-
pensive
than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance. I know its a gene-
ral
question, but what do you all think?

Daniel

Get a European train pass jobby, save a fortune, and if you know your
times, book...they can be bloody long slogs on the train waiting in the
corridors with out air con otherwise....

Thanks...

Which trainpass would cover Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland?

"D" wrote
| I will be crossing Europe (Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/
| Germany/France/UK) in October and November, but I do not know my
| schedule yet. In fact, I will probably decise as I go along.
| My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more
| expensive than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance.
| I know its a general question, but what do you all think?

For the UK for longer distances you can make significant savings by buying
in advance, but the cheapest tickets are only valid on the train for which
they are issued and are no change of travel and no refund. They are also
limited in availability and sell out quickly.

For example, a return London Kings Cross -- Edinburgh can theoretically be
had for GBP 25 whereas a Saver Return is GBP 87 and a Standard Open return
is GBP 186.

Owain

"D" wrote
| I will be crossing Europe (Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/
| Germany/France/UK) in October and November, but I do not know my
| schedule yet. In fact, I will probably decise as I go along.
| My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more
| expensive than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance.
| I know its a general question, but what do you all think?

For the UK for longer distances you can make significant savings by buying
in advance, but the cheapest tickets are only valid on the train for which
they are issued and are no change of travel and no refund. They are also
limited in availability and sell out quickly.

For example, a return London Kings Cross -- Edinburgh can theoretically be
had for GBP 25 whereas a Saver Return is GBP 87 and a Standard Open return
is GBP 186.

Owain

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:57:14 +0000, bobz
wrote:


Hey all:

I will be crossing Europe
(Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/Germany/France/UK) in October
and
November, but I do not know my schedule yet. In fact, I will probably
decise as I go along.

My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more ex-
pensive
than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance. I know its a gene-
ral
question, but what do you all think?

Daniel

Get a European train pass jobby, save a fortune, and if you know your
times, book...they can be bloody long slogs on the train waiting in the
corridors with out air con otherwise....

Passes rarely save you money over going up to the ticket booth
and buying ticekts. Most of the railways have a number of
cut-rate tickets availablr. In this case there are no passes
covering the entire journey.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:09:28 +0100, "Thomas"
wrote:

Get a European train pass jobby, save a fortune, and if you know your
times, book...they can be bloody long slogs on the train waiting in the
corridors with out air con otherwise....

Yes I remember spending 61/2 hours standing between Rome and Pisa in the
August heat no air con, and barely enough standing room. It pays to book
ahead if you travel at weekends.

And seat reservations can be well worth it.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:16:50 +0000, bobz
wrote:


"bobz" wrote in message
m...
Hey all:

I will be crossing Europe
(Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/Germany/France/UK) in Oct-
ober
and
November, but I do not know my schedule yet. In fact, I will pro-
bably
decise as I go along.

My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more
ex-
pensive
than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance. I know its a
gene-
ral
question, but what do you all think?

Daniel
Get a European train pass jobby, save a fortune, and if you know yo-
ur
times, book...they can be bloody long slogs on the train waiting in
the
corridors with out air con otherwise....

Thanks...

Which trainpass would cover Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland?

Do a google...I wouldn't know bout that side of Europe I'm afriad...

There are none.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

"D" skrev i meddelandet
.. .

"bobz" wrote in message
m...

Hey all:

I will be crossing Europe
(Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/Germany/France/UK) in October
and
November, but I do not know my schedule yet. In fact, I will probably
decise as I go along.

My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more ex-
pensive
than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance. I know its a gene-
ral
question, but what do you all think?

Daniel

Get a European train pass jobby, save a fortune, and if you know your
times, book...they can be bloody long slogs on the train waiting in the
corridors with out air con otherwise....

Thanks...

Which trainpass would cover Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland?
No railpass any longer for Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania since the Baltic card is
discontinued.
For Poland there's Interrail and EuroDomino (for people residing in Europe)
and the local bought "Bilet Turyestyczny " (regional trains on Sa and Su) or
the "Bilet Weekendowny" (IC,EC,Express trains from Fri 18:00 to Su 18:00)

"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:16:50 +0000, bobz
wrote:


"bobz" wrote in message
m...
Hey all:

I will be crossing Europe
(Norway/Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland/Germany/France/UK) in Oct-
ober
and
November, but I do not know my schedule yet. In fact, I will pro-
bably
decise as I go along.

My question is whether buying tickets on the go would be much more
ex-
pensive
than reserving and pre-purchasing long in advance. I know its a
gene-
ral
question, but what do you all think?

Daniel
Get a European train pass jobby, save a fortune, and if you know yo-
ur
times, book...they can be bloody long slogs on the train waiting in
the
corridors with out air con otherwise....

Thanks...

Which trainpass would cover Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania/Poland?

Do a google...I wouldn't know bout that side of Europe I'm afriad...

There are none.

Exactly. Hence my question.