It would be a shame to miss Prague. It is about 2 hours by train or bus from
Brno. I'd cut down on time planned for Minsk and spend it in the Czech
republic instead.
I have no idea what visa will be required for Irish citizens, but be sure to
check with a travel agent and see if you will need to apply in advance to
any of the countries you plan to visit. Visas for Russia continue to be
tricky, and you may have to reserve hotel rooms first in advance.
Expect lower service standards on trains than you may have at home.



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Greetings, in the month of June me and 3 friends are planning on going on
a
trip to eastern europe. Roughly, the route we're planning on doing is,
flying from Dublin to Stanstead, then from Stanstead to Brno (with
Ryanair). From there, a train to Krakow, then to Warsaw. From there, to
Belarus (Brest - Minsk), then to Moscow via Smolensk, after that to St.
Petersburg. The final leg of the trip will be from there to Tallinn in
Estonia and finally on to Riga in Latvia, where can fly back to London
Stanstead. Ideally we'd like to spend not much more than 4 weeks away.
Does this route seem reasonable, are there any places i'd be advised not
to visit due to safety issues and what not. Also, i can't seem to find
much information on train prices so i don't know how much it is all going
to cost. If you have any advise regarding any part of this trip, please
respond.