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Railroad tickets for Germany-Czech-Austria
I have a couple of questions about booking railroad tickets in Central
Europe: 1. Where I can book tickets for Prague - Cesky Krumlov - Vienna ? 2. I am trying to book Munich - Prague tickets online from www.bahn.de. Is it guaranteed that all the persons will end up in the same couchette, with no strangers ? And how to figure out if it will be a couchette or berth car in the first place ? |
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wrote: I have a couple of questions about booking railroad tickets in Central Europe: 1. Where I can book tickets for Prague - Cesky Krumlov - Vienna ? 2. I am trying to book Munich - Prague tickets online from www.bahn.de. Is it guaranteed that all the persons will end up in the same couchette, with no strangers ? And how to figure out if it will be a couchette or berth car in the first place ? You need a Travel Agent...who knows the ropes of group bookings. He/She will be able to sort out the couchette vs. compartment and how many people will fit and should it be first class...(believe me, it should be first class)Maybe an agent will even SAVE you money. I always book through an agent for all but the simplest trips. billfrogg |
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Your competent local travel agent you have one, can tell you. Learn the
difference between Schlafwagen and Liegewagen, first. You will need a taxi from the Cesky Krumlov station to your hotel, so have local currency in your pocket. Some taxi drivers are unconscionable gougers, so have some idea of what you want to pay in advance and get the driver's concurrence. If possible, keep all your luggage inside the taxi with you, presuming that you are foresightful enough to travel so lightly that you can carry everything with your own two arms. Get out of the taxi with all of your stuff in hand, and refuse to pay him more than you have agreed upon. wrote in message om... I have a couple of questions about booking railroad tickets in Central Europe: 1. Where I can book tickets for Prague - Cesky Krumlov - Vienna ? 2. I am trying to book Munich - Prague tickets online from www.bahn.de. Is it guaranteed that all the persons will end up in the same couchette, with no strangers ? And how to figure out if it will be a couchette or berth car in the first place ? |
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Railroad tickets for Germany-Czech-Austria
Even during quite a few trips when we held "first class" Eurailpasses I
used the Liegewagen class rather than the Schlafwagen class, because the difference in cost is significant. I quite agree that for all but very experienced travelers, it is very wise to use a good travel agent. But I don't agree that "it should be first class" unless cost is not of concern. "billfrogg" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: I have a couple of questions about booking railroad tickets in Central Europe: 1. Where I can book tickets for Prague - Cesky Krumlov - Vienna ? 2. I am trying to book Munich - Prague tickets online from www.bahn.de. Is it guaranteed that all the persons will end up in the same couchette, with no strangers ? And how to figure out if it will be a couchette or berth car in the first place ? You need a Travel Agent...who knows the ropes of group bookings. He/She will be able to sort out the couchette vs. compartment and how many people will fit and should it be first class...(believe me, it should be first class)Maybe an agent will even SAVE you money. I always book through an agent for all but the simplest trips. billfrogg |
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RSL wrote:
You will need a taxi from the Cesky Krumlov station to your hotel, so have local currency in your pocket. "you will need"... Don't people have legs to walk? Or aren't there buses in Prague? -- Miernik ________________________ ___________________/__ tel: +48888299997 __/ http://www.miernik.ctnet.pl/ |
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The use of first class sleeping car reservations protects me from the
burps, farts, and drunken mutterings of all the rest of the occupants of the compartment. Did the couchette route once. Enough. Though I must own up to stentorian snoring on my part. In a first class single I only wake myself billfrogg In article , RSL wrote: Even during quite a few trips when we held "first class" Eurailpasses I used the Liegewagen class rather than the Schlafwagen class, because the difference in cost is significant. I quite agree that for all but very experienced travelers, it is very wise to use a good travel agent. But I don't agree that "it should be first class" unless cost is not of concern. "billfrogg" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: I have a couple of questions about booking railroad tickets in Central Europe: 1. Where I can book tickets for Prague - Cesky Krumlov - Vienna ? 2. I am trying to book Munich - Prague tickets online from www.bahn.de. Is it guaranteed that all the persons will end up in the same couchette, with no strangers ? And how to figure out if it will be a couchette or berth car in the first place ? You need a Travel Agent...who knows the ropes of group bookings. He/She will be able to sort out the couchette vs. compartment and how many people will fit and should it be first class...(believe me, it should be first class)Maybe an agent will even SAVE you money. I always book through an agent for all but the simplest trips. billfrogg |
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"billfrogg" skrev i meddelandet ... The use of first class sleeping car reservations protects me from the burps, farts, and drunken mutterings of all the rest of the occupants of the compartment. Did the couchette route once. Enough. Though I must own up to stentorian snoring on my part. In a first class single I only wake myself billfrogg You can't imagine that the different price makes sense for many ? Or is it the traditional "while in doubt stay at Ritz ?" |
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You need a Travel Agent...who knows the ropes of group bookings. He/She
will be able to sort out the couchette vs. compartment and how many people will fit and should it be first class Does anybody have a suggestion for a Travel Agent (in Austria, or Germany, I guess) who could do this ? I contacted several TAs in Vienna, but none of them seems to be in the business of booking train tickets... I used to buy train tickets thru local American Express offices, but it does not seem to work for Germany-Czech-Austria itinerary: they quote some exorbitant prices (110E/person), which is 2.5-3 times more than www.bahn.de quotes. |
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