The best way to get from Berlin to Rome that won't cost an arm and a leg...
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The best way to get from Berlin to Rome that won't cost an arm and a leg...
Hi folks-
My family will be flying out to Berlin to visit family, and we'd like to take a trip to Rome, as well, from Berlin. I'm assuming the train is going to be the best way to do this (not the fastest, but I can't afford an additional $750 fuel surcharge on top of airfare for the four of us), so can someone tell me how to set up a train trip to do this?
I'm hoping to take a night train for the first leg. When I go on the train sites, it really is confusing. Does anyone have any suggestions or a way to decode this type of trip?
Thank you.
My family will be flying out to Berlin to visit family, and we'd like to take a trip to Rome, as well, from Berlin. I'm assuming the train is going to be the best way to do this (not the fastest, but I can't afford an additional $750 fuel surcharge on top of airfare for the four of us), so can someone tell me how to set up a train trip to do this?
I'm hoping to take a night train for the first leg. When I go on the train sites, it really is confusing. Does anyone have any suggestions or a way to decode this type of trip?
Thank you.
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Did you try this site?
http://www.flylc.com/directall-en.asp
I found a EasyJet flight for 453€ for four. The earlier you book, the greater the saving. The day of the week also counts.
http://www.flylc.com/directall-en.asp
I found a EasyJet flight for 453€ for four. The earlier you book, the greater the saving. The day of the week also counts.
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Rome is over 18 hours away by train. This entails a 6 hr trip from Berlin to Munich and then a 9 hr City Night Line overnight train from Munich to Florence. From there (ca. 6 AM arrival), you head on down to Rome (ca. 1.5 hrs).
I don't know how long you plan on staying in Rome or if you intend to return to Berlin, but 18 hours of train travel seems a little excessive when you can do as Michael suggests and book a discount flight. You might be looking at train fares in excess of 200€ each, so consider air travel as a faster AND potentially cheaper option.
Check Air Berlin, German Wings, TUIfly, and EasyJet.
I don't know how long you plan on staying in Rome or if you intend to return to Berlin, but 18 hours of train travel seems a little excessive when you can do as Michael suggests and book a discount flight. You might be looking at train fares in excess of 200€ each, so consider air travel as a faster AND potentially cheaper option.
Check Air Berlin, German Wings, TUIfly, and EasyJet.
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I find the Deutsche Bahn website most helpful for planning train itineraries. If you have any questions about that site, let us know and we can try to help.
http://www.bahn.de/i/view/USA/en/index.shtml
http://www.bahn.de/i/view/USA/en/index.shtml
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Yes, and I see that you actually wanted to do the night train from Berlin. That ends up being a slightly longer journey with a couple of more stops, but there is a route which departs Berlin at 20:56 and gets to Rome the next day at 17:45, in time for dinner.