Munich to Venice - Train or Plane??
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Munich to Venice - Train or Plane??
We will be going to Venice from Munich. There is a 6 hour train ride that leave at 11:30 a.m. Would it be more scenic to take the train or not worth the time?
#2
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 313
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
While the flight itself is a short one, once you factor in all of the extra time that flying entails (getting there 2 hrs. beforehand, time to and from the airport, etc.) it is not that big of a time savings vs. rail. The train trip through the alps is very scenic.
That having been said, I would take the night train instead. It leaves Venice around 11:30 PM and arrives in Munich 6:30 AM the next day. This gives you another day to enjoy in either Venice or Munich. Given the choice, I'd rather trade a day on the train (scenic though it may be) for an extra day on the ground seeing the sights.
That having been said, I would take the night train instead. It leaves Venice around 11:30 PM and arrives in Munich 6:30 AM the next day. This gives you another day to enjoy in either Venice or Munich. Given the choice, I'd rather trade a day on the train (scenic though it may be) for an extra day on the ground seeing the sights.
#4
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 6,110
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I'd take the train - although I have not done this route, trains seem to be a lot more convinient and comfortable than planes, and since you wouldn't really save time by flying, I'd go with the train.
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 531
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hi 2happyhills
I am going to chime in against the crowd here. While generally I would prefer train travel to air travel, on our upcoming trip to Italy and Germany in May/June I booked a hlx.com flight from VCE to MUC. I know it's the opposite direction, but the point is this - The train would have been about 100E per person ( I have three travelers) and the flights rang up at 100E - TOTAL - for all three travelers. Besides that, we will leave Venice early and be in Munich by 10AM. That feat is not possible with the train unless you take a night train.
For the record, we did not consider a night train as I have trouble sleeping in beds - a train would simply be an all night oddessey for me!
H
I am going to chime in against the crowd here. While generally I would prefer train travel to air travel, on our upcoming trip to Italy and Germany in May/June I booked a hlx.com flight from VCE to MUC. I know it's the opposite direction, but the point is this - The train would have been about 100E per person ( I have three travelers) and the flights rang up at 100E - TOTAL - for all three travelers. Besides that, we will leave Venice early and be in Munich by 10AM. That feat is not possible with the train unless you take a night train.
For the record, we did not consider a night train as I have trouble sleeping in beds - a train would simply be an all night oddessey for me!
H
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
susiedq
Europe
14
Feb 8th, 2007 01:13 PM