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As a first timer, it took me days in planning this Europe trip. We wanted to go to so many places but we have limited budget and time. If you happen to want to go to these places as well, I hope you would find this post useful. I avoided using the plane for most of my journey because i really much prefer land transport than flying in the air.
As a first timer, it took me days in planning this Europe trip. We wanted to go to so many places but we have limited budget and time. If you happen to want to go to these places as well, I hope you would find this post useful. I avoided using the plane for most of my journey because i really much prefer land transport than flying in the air.
Depart from CORK
Day 1-3 : PARIS- 3 days
Day 4-5 : PRAGUE - 2 days
Day 6-8 : BUDAPEST - 3 days
Day 9-10 : VENICE - 1 day
Day 11-12 : BOLOGNA - 2 days
Day 12-13 : ROME - 2 days
Day 14-16 : NAPLES - 3 days
Day 17 : CAGLIARI - 1 day
Day 18-19 : ARBATAX - 2 days
Day 20-22 : ALGHERO - 2 days
Arrive in DUBLIN
Unfortunately, we did not manage to finish the original route as planned. By the end of Week 2, we were just so exhausted that we bought another pair of tickets to go back to Dublin.
Getting to and from each city:
CORK - PARIS: Aerlingus
59 € / person
CORK - PARIS: Aerlingus
59 € / person
PARIS - PRAGUE: Student Agency Bus
68 € / person - 16:00 - 06:30
Paris - Rue du Faubourg st. Martin, near subway station Château Landon
Prague - ÚAN Florenc
I LOVE this bus. It saves us from booking one night of accommodation. There are movies for you to watch and free drinks! Who doesn't like a cup of hot chocolate before sleep?!
I booked it from: http://czech-transport.com
You can get more information about the bus in: http://www.studentagencybus.com
Right outside the metro station of Château Landon, the bus stop was removed when we went there in July, so don't fret if you can't find it!
PRAGUE - BUDAPEST: Czech Railways (ČD)
24 € / person - 23:50 - 08:35
Prague - Prague Railway Station (hlavní nádraží)
Budapest - Keleti Railway Station
The legroom is very limited. I could not rest throughout the ride. Also, you can't recline the seat, which makes it even more uncomfortable.
I got my tickets from: http://www.cd.cz
BUDAPEST - VENICE: Eurolines Volanbusz
53 € / person - 20:30 - 06:15
Budapest - Volanbusz Nepliget Autostazione
Venice - Tronchetto stazione people mover
Once you arrived the bus station, go to the counter to check in and get your boarding card!
I got my ticket from: www.sena.it
VENICE - BOLOGNA: Trenitalia
19 € / person - 18:25 - 19:50
Venice - Santa Lucia
Bologna - Bologna Centrale
BOLOGNA - ROMA: Trenitalia
19 € / person - 07:40 - 09:40
Bologna - Bologna Centrale
Rome - Roma Termini
ROME - NAPLES: Trenitalia
9 € / person - 06:26 - 08:29
Rome - Roma Termini
Naples - Napoli Centrale
Pretty straightforward. Trains are new and comfortable. You will have to buy the tickets months earlier to get the cheaper deals. As you can see, tickets can cost as cheap as 9 € to 38 € per person.
All tickets can be purchased from: http://www.trenitalia.com
NAPOLI - CAGLIARI: Tirrenia Ferry
55 € / person - 19:00 - 08:30
As i have told you, we went back to Ireland at the end of Week 12. I did not get the chance to ride the ferry, which i was quite excited about. We even bought the motion sickness pills before leaving Ireland.
However I can tell you that i managed to get a 50 percent refund from the company! I canceled it just 1 day before the travel date. How lucky!
CAGLIARI - DUBLIN: Ryanair
100 € / person
Sadly, we skipped Naples and Sardinia Island. I wanted to go to Positano and Sardinia beaches so badly but we just couldn't travel anymore. Regret so much of putting the places that i want to go the most at the end of the trip. Apologise for not able to give you information about the transport in Sardinia.
PS, I booked all my tickets two months before the travel date.
This is so useful for future reference!! Thank you :D
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