Lanee

I ask Chat GPT to help me build an itinerary and this is pretty close to what it came up with.
If you're wanting to see what Chat GPT suggested we do as a family-friendly trip, I'll be happy to include it. It's interesting to see the suggestions.
Family of 4, (44, 46, 12, 9)
We have traveled to Europe as a family multiple times, but never to Central Europe
The idea was to get a car and drive to see some smaller towns and the countryside, but this is not vital—just a thought.
This is the max amount of days we have to work with, and we are accustomed to spending about 3 days in major cities.

Due to time, I eliminated Bratislava.
Think a car is a silly idea or should we just do a train?

1: Arrive Prague mid-morning
2, 3, 4: Prague
5: Drive to Cesky Krumlov (2 hr drive), spend day exploring
6: Leave Cesky Krumlov/Drive to Vienna (about 3 hours, arrive afternoon)
7, 8: Vienna
9: Vienna to Budapest
10, 11,12, Budapest
Leave day 13

Any thoughts or suggestions is welcome. Thank you in advance for your time!

shelemm

If you don't care to visit places in the countryside, then a car is probably a burden.

I prefer Prague - train to Vienna- plane to Krakow. That gives you 4 nights in each place, 3 is a bit too quick for Vienna. It is possible that a you could take advantage of a car for a day trip if you like. There are great places to visit that get you into the countryside rather than just being city-bound.