Eurail Pass and travel to Prague
Jan 22nd 2005, 9:17 am
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Eurail Pass and travel to Prague
We are travelling from Munich to Prague on an overnight train and then from
Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail tickets
seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed? Any
help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
dates and time requirements.
Thanks.
Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail tickets
seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed? Any
help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
dates and time requirements.
Thanks.
Jan 22nd 2005, 11:22 am
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Re: Eurail Pass and travel to Prague
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:17:41 -0500, "Elmwood302"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>We are travelling from Munich to Prague on an overnight train and then from
>Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
>Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail tickets
>seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed? Any
>help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
>tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
>dates and time requirements.
> Thanks.
First let's get the terminology straight: a reservation is simply
a way to make sure you have a seat; a ticket or pass gets you on
the train, and you don't have to have a reservation.
From the German frontier to and from Prague a pass doesn't really
ake sense. buy Czech tickets from the frontier to Prague in
Munich (it may be cheaper to buy the ticket for the Prague-Berlin
part in Prague.
I earnestly suggest you not buy any tickets from Canada, as web
sites like Railpass and RailEurope will overcharge you. They may
not even sell tickets from the frontier to and from Prague.
Again: unless you are taking certain special trains you do not
need reservations. But we do find them handy when three of us are
traveling together to assure we all sit together, and from time
to time on trains expected to be overcrowded. In any case, buy
the reservations once you are in Europe because the reservations
purchasable in the USA are over priced; reservations typically
cost maybe five to eight euros in Europe.
************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>We are travelling from Munich to Prague on an overnight train and then from
>Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
>Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail tickets
>seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed? Any
>help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
>tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
>dates and time requirements.
> Thanks.
First let's get the terminology straight: a reservation is simply
a way to make sure you have a seat; a ticket or pass gets you on
the train, and you don't have to have a reservation.
From the German frontier to and from Prague a pass doesn't really
ake sense. buy Czech tickets from the frontier to Prague in
Munich (it may be cheaper to buy the ticket for the Prague-Berlin
part in Prague.
I earnestly suggest you not buy any tickets from Canada, as web
sites like Railpass and RailEurope will overcharge you. They may
not even sell tickets from the frontier to and from Prague.
Again: unless you are taking certain special trains you do not
need reservations. But we do find them handy when three of us are
traveling together to assure we all sit together, and from time
to time on trains expected to be overcrowded. In any case, buy
the reservations once you are in Europe because the reservations
purchasable in the USA are over priced; reservations typically
cost maybe five to eight euros in Europe.
************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Jan 22nd 2005, 11:33 pm
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Re: Eurail Pass and travel to Prague
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Jan 23rd 2005, 10:44 pm
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Re: Eurail Pass and travel to Prague
Hatunen schrieb:
> >We are travelling from Munich to Prague on an overnight train and then from
> >Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
> >Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail tickets
> >seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed? Any
> >help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
> >tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
> >dates and time requirements.
> > Thanks.
>
> First let's get the terminology straight: a reservation is simply
> a way to make sure you have a seat; a ticket or pass gets you on
> the train, and you don't have to have a reservation.
>
> From the German frontier to and from Prague a pass doesn't really
> ake sense. buy Czech tickets from the frontier to Prague in
> Munich (it may be cheaper to buy the ticket for the Prague-Berlin
> part in Prague.
Or from the Czech frontier to the first Czech station (should be Cheb)
and take Czech crowns to by the rest from the conductor.
Used to be much cheaper when CZ wasn't in the EU; don't know whether
this changed.
> Again: unless you are taking certain special trains you do not
> need reservations. But we do find them handy when three of us are
> traveling together to assure we all sit together, and from time
> to time on trains expected to be overcrowded. In any case, buy
> the reservations once you are in Europe because the reservations
> purchasable in the USA are over priced; reservations typically
> cost maybe five to eight euros in Europe.
Should be even cheaper; 3 EUR at Deutsche Bahn at the counter.
Regards & X-post, ULF
> >We are travelling from Munich to Prague on an overnight train and then from
> >Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
> >Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail tickets
> >seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed? Any
> >help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
> >tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
> >dates and time requirements.
> > Thanks.
>
> First let's get the terminology straight: a reservation is simply
> a way to make sure you have a seat; a ticket or pass gets you on
> the train, and you don't have to have a reservation.
>
> From the German frontier to and from Prague a pass doesn't really
> ake sense. buy Czech tickets from the frontier to Prague in
> Munich (it may be cheaper to buy the ticket for the Prague-Berlin
> part in Prague.
Or from the Czech frontier to the first Czech station (should be Cheb)
and take Czech crowns to by the rest from the conductor.
Used to be much cheaper when CZ wasn't in the EU; don't know whether
this changed.
> Again: unless you are taking certain special trains you do not
> need reservations. But we do find them handy when three of us are
> traveling together to assure we all sit together, and from time
> to time on trains expected to be overcrowded. In any case, buy
> the reservations once you are in Europe because the reservations
> purchasable in the USA are over priced; reservations typically
> cost maybe five to eight euros in Europe.
Should be even cheaper; 3 EUR at Deutsche Bahn at the counter.
Regards & X-post, ULF
Jan 24th 2005, 12:15 pm
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Re: Eurail Pass and travel to Prague
"Elmwood302" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> We are travelling from Munich to Prague on an overnight train and then
> from
> Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
> Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail
> tickets
> seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed?
> Any
> help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
> tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
> dates and time requirements.
> Thanks.
Actually it makes no sense to use any pass for these trips. The Eurail
Passes cover only the part inside Germany. Not the supplement for a
couchette or sleeper. And the Czech ticket prices are lower anyway.
Night train Munich to Prague
There are cheap (but limited in numbers) SparNight tickets for night trains.
These tickets are now also available for night trains to the Czech Republic
(at least for the one from Dortmund - don't know about the one from Munich).
SparNight ticket for
a 2-berth couchette (not available in all night trains) is EUR 49,- pp
a 2-bed sleeper economy is EUR 69,- pp
This is for the journey + accomodation + reservation (barely more than the
surcharge for accomodation and reservation with an Eurail Pass is alone)
You have to call the DB night train booking center to book on the Munich -
Prague night train
+49 / 1805/ 14 15 14
train Prague to Berlin
Don't think that a reservation is necessary in April at all - can't see any
peak travel periods there.
But if you like you can book this ticket through the DB timetable (it will
be shipped for free to your address)
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/english.html
news:[email protected]...
> We are travelling from Munich to Prague on an overnight train and then
> from
> Prague to Berlin a few days later on a day train in April. As the Eurail
> Pass does not cover Czech Republic is it best to buy these two rail
> tickets
> seperately or buy a Czech rail pass and then the reservations as needed?
> Any
> help or suggestions would be great. We would prefer to buy all the
> tickets/reservations in Canada before departure as we have very specific
> dates and time requirements.
> Thanks.
Actually it makes no sense to use any pass for these trips. The Eurail
Passes cover only the part inside Germany. Not the supplement for a
couchette or sleeper. And the Czech ticket prices are lower anyway.
Night train Munich to Prague
There are cheap (but limited in numbers) SparNight tickets for night trains.
These tickets are now also available for night trains to the Czech Republic
(at least for the one from Dortmund - don't know about the one from Munich).
SparNight ticket for
a 2-berth couchette (not available in all night trains) is EUR 49,- pp
a 2-bed sleeper economy is EUR 69,- pp
This is for the journey + accomodation + reservation (barely more than the
surcharge for accomodation and reservation with an Eurail Pass is alone)
You have to call the DB night train booking center to book on the Munich -
Prague night train
+49 / 1805/ 14 15 14
train Prague to Berlin
Don't think that a reservation is necessary in April at all - can't see any
peak travel periods there.
But if you like you can book this ticket through the DB timetable (it will
be shipped for free to your address)
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/english.html
Jan 24th 2005, 12:22 pm
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Re: Eurail Pass and travel to Prague
"Ulf Kutzner" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Or from the Czech frontier to the first Czech station (should be Cheb)
> and take Czech crowns to by the rest from the conductor.
Don't know if this really works on a night train. At least certainly not
really convenient to buy a ticket in the mid of the night from the Czech
conductor.
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> Or from the Czech frontier to the first Czech station (should be Cheb)
> and take Czech crowns to by the rest from the conductor.
Don't know if this really works on a night train. At least certainly not
really convenient to buy a ticket in the mid of the night from the Czech
conductor.
