Hi Community,
Im Vijay from India, planning a trip with my spouse in April - its our first trip to Europe. Wanted to get feedback/input from you all on my travel schedule, especially on train tips. Does Euro global pass for 10days works better or buying individual tickets makes sense?
12 Apr- Rome airport to hotel and local sight seeing
13 Apr - FB8606 to Pisa and later RV4046-FR9428 to Venice same day
14 Apr - Plan to take EC42-EC334 to Zurich (do i need reservation in advance for any of the above trains, even after buying Euro pass?)
15-18 Apr - wanted to rent a car and roam around
18 Apr - Initially i planned to take Zurich-Amsterdam flight, but would love to explore the overnight train 'Nightjet - 402', but unable to book the sleeper. Have they stopped sleeper in this leg? And with Euro pass can i get to book sleeper?
19 Apr- Amsterdam to Lille in morning
19-21 Apr- Keeping Lille as base, wanted to explore Brussels and around (not decided yet)
21 Apr- evening from Lille to Paris
23 Apr- Back to India via Dubai
Im confused and unable to figure out:
- Does Euro rail pass works cheaper for my itinerary?
- How difficult is it to buy individual tickets at train stations if i donot opt for Rail pass? I only know English and am worried on communication to buying tickets etc (looking more for convenience)
- Does train ticket vary as the date nears? (like flight tickets, is it dynamic)
- Are there any options of buying open ticket and pay difference on train as we hop on in Europe? :)
Thanks in advance
Vijay