I am planning a trip to Ireland, Scotland, and England and will be there for about a month. I am traveling by myself and have no knowledge of anything in traveling in Europe. I am confused with the rail passes, and don't know the difference between the rail and the train. I am not sure what kind of pass I need. I want to travel leisurely with no sort of set plan. Is there a good basic itinerary I should follow? WHat other sorts of transportation should I take?Also what is a good way to get from London to Dublin?
Any other solo traveling advice would be greatly appreciated. I am budgeting about 5k for this trip, excluding flight. Is that good enough? I will be staying in hostels and I am not going to be out partying.
Ireland, Scotland, and England
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I'm afraid that is a very modest budget (assuming you mean $ and not euros or pounds) for a whole month. Assuming your flight from US is around $1000 - you have only 100 pounds or euros per day for lodging, meals, sights etc. This would rally require you to stay in hostels - or perhaps modest B&Bs in the countryside. (My D went summer before last for 6 weeks with 2 friends and spent more than $8000 on top of her airfare. And they lived quite modestly.)
With that budget suggest you look at Let's Go student guides and the Thorn Tree section of the Lonely Planet web site. This will give you a lot of resources and tips for a super budget trip.
nyt: "Assuming your flight from US is around $1000 - you have only 100 pounds or euros per day for lodging, meals, sights etc. "
The OP said $5000 excluding the airfare.
CptAngelface: $US5000 - if that is what you mean - is doable, and you wouldn't be limited to hostels. That is over £3000 and you don't need to spend £100 a day on average. London willbe more expensive, small towns less so -- so it all averages out. I personally would not get any sort of railpass until you've worked out a basic itinerary. Intercity coaches can be incredibly cheap -- like sometimes £1 for long distance trips on megabus. And £5 journeys are common. A railpass may not be your best option.
>>Is there a good basic itinerary I should follow?<<
You need to do some homework. Your options are limitless what we might want to see/do could be entirely different fromwhat interests you.
>>Also what is a good way to get from London to Dublin<<
You get on a plane at a London area airport and land at Dublin an hour later. BUT you need to work out your itinerary a bit because London to Dublin might make sense depending on where else you are traveling. You can easily get to Dublin from most parts of the UK.
("rail" and "train" are the same thing)