Oh, you're right, how did I miss that, thanks a lot for your help. The price of a sleeper is definitely not what we were prepared for though, will have to see if we need to make new plans once again.
Great! That looks like a good plan! I will have to look into the timetables with more time but so far it seems to be a good option. We might even end up spending both of the nights in Switzerland since it looks like we could make it all the way from Lausanne to Antibes in a day. Thanks again!
Thank you @thibcabe, I knew I could count on your advice 😊Good to hear that Lausanne is worth staying at. Since it seems to be only a few hours train ride from Zürich, we wouldn't mind making a detour if there is a more scenic route that you could suggest?Also thanks for the tip about Lyon. I'm not familiar with any of the French cities that you mentioned but will definitely look into those options.Just to makw sure, travelling from Switzerland to France doesn't require seat reservations? That would help us to stay within our budget!
Hello again, I'm back with some more questions, I hope you don't mind.So it looks like Berlin will be hosting a huge marathon event when we were planning on staying there and the hotel prices are way higher than normally. After considering other options we thought about travelling from Copenhagen to Hamburg and taking the nightjet to Zürich. After that we would still be looking at two nights to spend somewhere on our way to Antibes. Maybe from Zürich to Lausanne for one night and then on to Lyon for the second night? I suspect this would mean paying quite a lot for seat reservations though. I would appreciate any comments on this itinerary and any suggestions about the alternatives. I'm especially keen on hearing @thibcabe's ideas since you seem to know that area well (hope you don't mind being tagged).
Thanks a lot @thibcabe ! You're right about the 7th pass day, good point. Maybe we could get 5-day passes instead and look for single tickets for the TGV ride from Paris to Antibes well in advance, do you think that could work? I think it would be safe to get those tickets separately since we would be spending the previous night in Paris so no worries about missing the train because of delays.Yes, I noticed the Finnlines sale, it would save a lot of money but I'm worried about buying non-refundable and non-changeable tickets without the rest of the journey figured out, so not sure what to do.When do you think would be a good time to book the nightjets, I'm not familiar with the changes that have come with dynamic pricing?
Hello again, I'm back with some more questions, I hope you don't mind me using this old thread.We've done some more planning and have checked the links that were kindly given previously. I hope you guys could check our plans so far and point out if you can see that we've missed something or if there are better alternatives.September 27th ferry from Turku to Stockholm28th train from Stockholm to Copenhagen29th train from Stockholm to Hamburg and on to Berlin30th night train from Berlin to Paris, one night in ParisOctober 2nd train from Paris to Antibes And back:October 24th train from Antibes to Genoa and a night train from Genoa to Munich25th train from Munich to Hamburg and on to Travemunde and Finnlines ferry to Helsinki (departing on 26th)So we are looking at 6 pass days as far as I can see. We were thinking of getting the 7 days in a month global passes and using the 7th pass day for travelling home to central Finland from Helsinki.Any thoughts and help woul be very much appreciate
Thanks again @ralderton, your ideas help a lot with our planning! I wasn't aware of the new train service from Riga to Poland and will definitely look into that option. We're not especially keen on travelling via Milan since we travelled on the exact same route last summer when visiting lake Como, but the reservation costs from Germany to France and on the French TGV don't seem like a good option either. Fortunately there's still plenty of time to check all the options 😊
Thanks a lot for your thoughts @ralderton! Sounds like we would be better off with rail passes then. One follow-up question though: you suggested we should avoid the need for Eurostar/TGV reservations by travelling via Switzerland, how would the journey look like from Hamburg onwards then with Antibes being our final destination?
Hi @OlaJ,I travelled on that line between Lierna and Lecco twice last month and added the journeys manually. The tickets were checked by a conductor and everything was fine, so you're good to go as far as I can tell!
Thanks again @BrendanDB, you´ve been great 😊
Thanks a lot @BrendanDB, I managed to fill out the form, let's see if they'll respond and be willing to refund. Any ideas on how to handle the same issue with DB (the return journey was bought from them)?
Thanks again @rvdborgt! Good to know that we'll be able to generate a valid qr code for that train ride as well.
I found today when searching all our journeys in the app that the connection between Lierna and Lecco is supposedly not in pass network. Is this correct or not? If it's incorrect then how do I get a qr code for the journey? It will be the first journey on that particular travel day.
Thank you both again! I might just accept the extra cost of the seat reservations and see if I can manage to buy them as well as the supplements on the ÖBB website tomorrow. I can't promise not to be back with some more questions though 😅 You've been most helpful!
Thanks @rvdborgt ! I'll see if I can get an answer from them. Do you know if I can get the supplement plus seat reservations from Öbb or DB and if so, how do I go about on the website to get both?
Hi again,We decided to travel to Innsbruck via Milan and Verona. I understand that for the direct EC train we need to pay a 10€ surcharge per person plus a seat reservation. I read somewhere (maybe somewhere here in the community) that when buying the supplement on cd.cz the seat reservation is included. However I don't seem to be able to buy the supplement or the seat reservation on cd.cz, a notification pops up saying that "unfortunately we cannot sell tickets for the selected connection". Am I doing something wrong or is there a better/cheaper way to get both the supplement and the seat reservations? I'm aiming for the EC 82 from Verona to Innsbruck at 15:01 on June 26th, 4 persons. Any help appreciated 😊
Thank you for your comments! @thibcabeyou've been very helpful with my questions now and previously!We'll be arriving in Zürich at 10.05 am on June 19th so any time after that would be fine.I wasn't aware of the landslides and altered timetables so the link you provided is very useful.We would love to take the more scenic route to Innsbruck but not sure if it is too complicated for us with the landslide interruptions, rail replacement buses and multiple changes. Plus I'm still not sure on which planner to search for the connections, SBB works fine until June 10th but nothing comes up after that.Is the Milan-Verona route possible to do with reservation-free trains? 13 eur per person for a seat reservation seems a bit much for such a short ride.
Thanks @AnnaB, it's good to know that we finally have a plan for this journey 😊
Thanks @AnnaB! Do you think the connections will work though? And do you think that 33 mins will be enough for transfer in Copenhagen?
Thanks again! Where do you see those timetables thibcabe? On the SJ website the only connection I can see available for June 17th is the one through Göteborg. Are the reservations from Copenhagen to Hamburg done on Deutsche Bahn website or is there a better way?
Thanks for all the info and ideas everyone! I'm still wondering if we should wait and see if the trains will end up running between Stockholm and Hamburg on June 17th (which would be our preferred option) or if we should play it safe and travel through Göteborg to Copenhagen and continue to Hamburg on a day train on the 18th. We do have a hotel booked in Hamburg already so the latter would mean that we would have to try and cancel that.But I guess there is no way of knowing yet how the Swedish trains will run. A bit stressful but I really appreciate all your input!
Yes, Helsinki-Travemünde ferry would certainly be the most comfortable way to travel but it is out of our budget especially since we already booked the ferry to Stockholm and the tickets are unfortunately non-refundable. Does anyone have any experience with SJ and how they might be able to run the trains despite the track works? Can they not run any trains on a specific day or should we just wait and see how they work out the timetables?
Thank you so much again! Oh, you're right, I see that the tickets for our return journey from Copenhahen to Stockholm have now been released, we'll make the seat reservations tomorrow!But nothing new on departures from Stockholm to Hamburg on June 17 th though which is making me increasingly nervous... if anyone has any ideas on how to get that journey covered I'd be very grateful!Good to get reassurance about the possible delays with the Obb nightjet from Innsbruck to Hamburg not being that worrying. I think we can safely book seats for the 10.53 am departure from Hamburg to Copenhagen then.
Thanks for your helpful tips thibcabe! I think we'll look into the Bernina railway option for getting from Como to Innsbruck. And will stay clear of the direct EC from Zurich, don't want to pay any more additional fees! Any ideas on questions number 1, 4 and 5 mentioned above, anyone?
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