Travel in Eastern Europe
Jul 16th, 2011, 03:24 AM
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Travel in Eastern Europe
I'm starting a two-week Eastern Europe trip from London. Definite stops: Krakow, Prague, Vienna. Uncertain whether to include Budapest. Is there a good way to get from London to Krakow? Is a brief Budapest stop worth while? What about inter-city travel in Eastern Europe?
Jul 16th, 2011, 05:04 AM
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When is your trip starting? Easyjet flies from Gatwick to Krakow with one way fares in November being about £30. Closer dates sre much higher in price.
Budapest is great if you can spend a couple of days (we prefered it to Prague - just less tourist orientated) but with only two weeks you already seem to be covering a huge area so I would suggest lesving it out this trip.
Trains between Prague, Vienna and Budapest are great although some journeys are long (Budapest - Prague is about 7 hours)You can buy tickets in the country a couple of days in advance at a discounted rate. See www.seat61.com for detailed help about trains. There are cheap flights between cities but don't forget that these may be using out of the way airports.
Budapest is great if you can spend a couple of days (we prefered it to Prague - just less tourist orientated) but with only two weeks you already seem to be covering a huge area so I would suggest lesving it out this trip.
Trains between Prague, Vienna and Budapest are great although some journeys are long (Budapest - Prague is about 7 hours)You can buy tickets in the country a couple of days in advance at a discounted rate. See www.seat61.com for detailed help about trains. There are cheap flights between cities but don't forget that these may be using out of the way airports.
Jul 16th, 2011, 05:21 AM
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I, too, prefer Budapest to Vienna, although if you haven't been Prague is definitely worth at least a couple f days.
http://seat61.com/Poland.htm will also tell you how to get from the UK to Krakow by train, with a description of the various routes.
http://seat61.com/Poland.htm will also tell you how to get from the UK to Krakow by train, with a description of the various routes.
Jul 16th, 2011, 05:38 AM
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Budapest is also a high recommendation from me, but you'll need more than just a brief stop. 2 or 3 days is best. I preferred it to Prague though Prague is a nice city too.
With the proliferation of new countries since the the breakup of the Soviet Union and others, not sure whats considered 'Eastern Europe' now, but Hungary (and Budapest) are commonly referred to as located in Central Europe now.
With the proliferation of new countries since the the breakup of the Soviet Union and others, not sure whats considered 'Eastern Europe' now, but Hungary (and Budapest) are commonly referred to as located in Central Europe now.
Jul 16th, 2011, 07:50 AM
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Thanks for the advice. Trip is last two weeks in September. Based on advice, will probably skip Budapest this trip, fly to Krakow out of Gatwick and linger in Krakow,Prague, Vienna. First time in all those cities.
Jul 16th, 2011, 08:02 AM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prague http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest www.inyourpocket.com You can download information on each city from these sites to help you decide. All great cities. That's why we have such diverse opinions. Richard
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