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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 |
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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. |
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"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? |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 * |
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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 * |
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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. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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"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) |
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"Hatunen" wrote in message ... 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. |
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