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Budapest to Naples via Croatia - ferry?

  • February 2, 2023
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I am travelling in the Summer from Budapest to Naples.  I have approx 4 days and I want to be by the coast for some of it.  I have touched on going to the Croatian coast and going via Trieste but any other ideas become.

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There are some ferries from Croatia to Italy, if that's what you mean. https://www.interrail.eu/en/plan-your-trip/tips-and-tricks/trains-europe/ferries/snav-ferries

I myself want to take the train over the Belgrade-Bar (Montenegro) route sometime - I've heard it's pretty scenic and I've never been to Serbia nor Montenegro - and there seem to be ferries from there to Bari in summer, but unfortunately for the time being there are no trains from Budapest to Belgrade. 

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  • February 2, 2023

There are some ferries from Croatia to Italy, if that's what you mean. https://www.interrail.eu/en/plan-your-trip/tips-and-tricks/trains-europe/ferries/snav-ferries

I myself want to take the train over the Belgrade-Bar (Montenegro) route sometime - I've heard it's pretty scenic and I've never been to Serbia nor Montenegro - and there seem to be ferries from there to Bari in summer, but unfortunately for the time being there are no trains from Budapest to Belgrade. 

Interrailing seems difficult at first sight, but it's pretty amazing.
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  • February 2, 2023

Belgrade-Bar and then the ferry is definitely the most scenic way.
But you can also go via Albania after Bar (Durres-Ancona e.g.) or Split-Ancona. 
In summer there is usually several times per week a nighttrain from Budapest to Split and that will be the most relaxing way if you have only 4 days. 
Keep in account that the train(s) to Split are often delayed in summer (but maybe this year it gets better as no corona and Croatia is finally a Schengen member) - the line to Split is single-track only...

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    • February 3, 2023

    The route via bar-and even more via ALB, will eat at last 2 days out of that 4 so not lve that much time for beach and sunny. Plus that coast near Bar is not that pretty.

    SPLIT is the usual ferryport-and as most ferries run overnite to Ancona, that is more handy. But rhen Anc->Nap is not that str8 forward-via Roma and then Frecce.

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