Hello,

i am travelling to europe from mumbai in july 2nd week

4 nights london
3 nights paris
2 nights luecerene
2 nights interlaken

planning to travel by air from london to paris
euro rail pass from paris-lucerene-interlaken

is the plan good enough?

should i take 2 day hop on hop off bus pass in paris or no?
i would like to checkout all places from inside . . would there be long ques for entry ticket if so what can i do to escape it?

also let me know hop on hop off bus pass cost ?
and cost of 2 country eurorail pass.

thank you

plz suggest me

If you're travelling by rail from Paris to Switzerland, why fly from London to Paris? Timewise, it makes much more sense to take the Eurostar from London to Paris (two hours, when trains from Paris to Lucerne take around 5-6 hours).

As for queues, well, it all depends what you want to see in each place and when you plan to go. You'll have to restrict your list of places to visit in London and Paris, given the relatively short amount of time you have in each place.

I think you might be surprised how little time you have in each city. Two nights someplace does not equal two days.

What you have is essentially:
4 nights London - day one will be very tiring due to the long journey/jetlag. so 3+ days free.

3 nights Paris = 2.5 days (after accounting for checking out/checking in and travel)

2 nights Lucerne = about 1 full day since the train trip is long. I'd fly myself

2 nights Interlaken = 1.5 days

I'd cut one of the cities in Switzerland and add the time to Paris. Train between London and Paris, fly between Paris and Switzerland. Where are you flying home from? If it is London -- then you have to factor in getting back to London a day before your flight so the cuts even more time from Switzerland.

Honestly, eleven nights would give you a good taste of London and Paris w/o trying to squeeze in Switzerland too.

No matter what you decide --you won't need a Eurailpass.

Hi metou,

No, it doesn't make sense to fly from Paris to Luzern. The train trip is only 4h41. If you flew, it would take:

45 minutes to get from the city to the airport
2 hours at least waiting at the airport
1 hour to fly to Zürich
20 minutes to wait for your bags
1 hour to take the train from Zürich to Luzern
Total: 5h

The train trip is a lot more fun than sitting in a bland airport, going through security, etc.

Same for London-Paris; train is easier and quicker.

Have fun!

s

i have come up with 2 options

#1
buy a 2 country rail pass (france-swiss)
+ 2 day hop on hop off paris bus pass
+ 2 day paris museum Pass (as it can help me skip ques and also seems to be cost saver as it covers 7-10 good attractions

#2
buy separate eurail tickets from paris-swiss
+ 2 day paris pass(which includes hopon hopoff ,metro & museum pass)
+swiss rail pass

incase i can get 3 country rail pass i.e london-paris-swiss let me know

which option would be more economical & sensible
if none then how do i go about it