happytweety5

I have asked this same question few days ago but nobody answered! Hope someone can help me this time.

We r a family from Egypt. We are planning to travel to Madrid and Salamanca in November. We want to visit other cities in Europe. Paris, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Salzburg.

I need your advice to plan the order of my trip using the cheapest transportation. The city we are going to begin from is Salamanca. Is it cheaper to go from Spain to Paris first or to Rome and Venice?

Which is the best route to do this?

Thanks in advance.

happytweety5

Thanks a lot for all your advice, I just saw them now as I didn't get any notifying mail
To know that someone responded to my first inquiry.
That's why I just submitted my second inquiry few moments ago! Sorry about that.
Thanks again.

happytweety5

Re your advice of writing more information, I will write the details.
We are 3 adults, we have to be in Spain first because my daughter will be having a conference in Salamanca from 12-15 November. We think of spending 3 days in Madrid, then go to the other cities.
We will have about 15 days to visit Paris, Rome, Venice, and Austria.
That's why I wanted advice regarding the order of arranging the closest cities and cheapest transportation.
We don't mind cold weather or snow we love it!

Mimar

Do you have your plane tickets yet? If not, buy open jaws (also called multi-city) tickets into one city out of another? Say into Madrid and out of Paris. This should cost about the same as round-trip and save you time and money backtracking to Madrid. Then look at whichbudget.com and skyscanner.com to find a cheap flight from Madrid to Rome. You can take the train from Rome to Venice (buy tickets now for good savings). I'd skip Austria and fly Easyjet or Transvia from Venice to Paris Orly. Especially since you have no particular destination in Austria.

Venice is subject to flooding in November during high tides. Maybe skip Venice and fly from Rome to Austria. Vienna? Read about Austria online or in some guidebooks to decide where you want to go.

Madrid, Rome, Vienna, and Paris are all big cities with lots to see. You won't have time to do much. Mostly you'll be at airports.

You can look up climate averages at www.weatherbase.com. You're very unlikely to encounter snow, more likely rain.

traveller1959

Mimar has given good advice. 3 days in Madrid is reasonable. I would spend 4 days in Paris and at least 3 days in Rome. If you have 15 days and you spend 7 days in Paris and Rome and you need three days for travelling between the cities then five days are remaining. I personally would not skip Venice - it is a magical city and absolutely unique.

If it is flooded it will be a special experience (you will not get wet - they have special boardwalks for these occasions). BTW, I will be in Venice in November too.

So, the question is wether you should squeeze Vienna and Salzburg into your itinerary. Be aware that in November it will not only be cold but also rainy and dreary because the days are very short in Northern Europe.

My personal recommendation would be to drop Vienna and Salzburg and have a little more time for the other destinations. Also, you save travelling time and travelling costs by reducing the number of destinations.

I would suggest this itinerary:

Egypt - Salamanca - Madrid - Paris - Venice - Rome - Egypt.

Use search engines for cheap flights and book ASAP since the cheapest tickets sell out first.

happytweety5

Thanks a lot for your advice, I didn't reserve any tickets yet. I was waiting for your suggestions to do my plan.
Thanks again, I will keep you updated!