We did a similar trip last year (with 2 children aged 11 and 14). We got the sleeper from Brussels to Vienna then Vienna to Munich and then south to the lakes (Ammersee). From there to Dijon (travelling through Switzerland). Back to Uk via Paris.Good luck!
Thanks everyone, quite an annoying mystery when things don’t tally!I’ve booked seats on the 9.03am from Marseille and then, as you say, I can always swap them if the other one appears. It gives us a couple of extra hours in Paris for lunch anyway!
Will do ! Thanks.
13th of March normally. Thank you, good to know, gosh it’s later than I thought it would be.
That plan looks sound. Thank you!
Thank you. We’re thinking of getting the Eurostar from Paris at 16.05.I’d not seen the 9.26 from ciotat so thanks for that. so the journey is looking like this - does it look ok? Sunday 2nd Junela ciotat 9.26 arr marseille 9.58 dep marseille 10.45 arr paris 13.50 Eurostar dep paris 16.05 arri london 17.35 dep london 18.30 arr stroud 19.56
We travelled from near Munich to Dijon last year. So if I reverse it for you it was:Dijon - Mulhouse ville (1h 16m)Mulhouse Ville - Basel (23m)*Basel - Zurich (1h 14m)Zurich - Munich (3h 42m) *OrBasel - KarslruheKarlsruhe to Munich(this is may be quicker than via zurich)
Excellent - thank you and happy new year for tomorrow!
Thanks, yes, I think return via Paris might be easier, more options. Taking the eurostar around 2 or 3pm to London, then onto Stroud - back in time for kids to sleep and go to school on Monday morning!And yes, we’ve planned a day trip to Marseille during our week.My aim is to buy the pass today if it seems like the right thing to do, to avoid the cost hike which might happen tomorrow!
Thank you everyone, very helpful. I hadn’t thought about the reservations form Lille being more expensive… Quite a minefield for short break!
London to Marseille is at the moment 287 € per Person return 2md class (already bookable; may be booked together). Using OUIGO, you’d just have a longer stopover in Lille at the way to Marseille (nearly 2 hours). Thanks Hektor, what site do you book that journey on? Perhaps not bookable for May 25th yet though?
Just in addition to my question I’ve just calculated this cost - based on feb/march dates/prices: Interrail option still seems favourable even if the alternative is Ouigo cheaper single ticket: Costs without pass:Stroud to London (7.31am dep) total return price £97.80 with family railcard London to Lille Europe (11.04am dep) total return price £592 arrives 13.26 Ouigo Lille Flandres to marseille: 15.15 - 20.12 £69pp (plus 3 euros pp seating) (e288) £250 return £35pp 10.02 - 14.30 (e152) £131 Marseille to La ciotat £18pp returnTOTAL WITH OUIGO £1142
Thanks for your replies.
Thanks,what’s the difference between 1.kl and 2.kl (I’m an English speaker),
Thank you Camilo.Do the pass prices increase on Jan 1st and if so do you know by how much?
Thanks.If I’ve not got the pass yet, what do I do when the b-europe booking page asks me for the pass cover number?
There’s no harm in waiting to see if there’s a promotion. You can buy the pass on the day you will depart, and activate it straight away. (Although I might do it the day before!) That’s what i thought but as I need to reserve 4 people on Eurostar I need the pass before I do this - is that right - can I reserve seats before I actually have the pass? Thank you and Merry Christmas/festive season!
And this is the form to fill out (OBB):https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/kundenservice/refundierung-chatbot
Was it an ÖBB train? This page had details on OBB’s compensation. https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/nach-ihrer-reise/fahrgastrechte/zugausfall-oder-verspaetung
Thank you. I’ll check back again in couple of weeks and hopefully purchase in November.Yes, I think I will use an interrail pass, as I think it will work out pretty much the same or a little cheaper than if I buy separate tickets.
I contacted Eurostar recently (though not about the same issue, just a timetable query) using this form: https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/contact-us/eurostar-contact-details and got a reply from this email: contactus@eurostar.com I messaged them on twitter as well and I think that got a slightly quicker response.
Thank you, I’ll keep an eye out!
Thank you @Hektor
Sorry yes, it’s a sleeper reservation. Why do they keep them, do you know?
If you decide to get the train from Cambridge to Birmingham on the 22nd (I think you’ll need to change twice), the longest leg is with Cross Country. To reserve a seat on that train you could try emailing them: sales.support.crosscountry@trainsfares.co.uk
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