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Which route is better ?

Can anyone shed some light on the the pros/cons of the following variations: Paris-Rome-Milan-Alps->Paris vs Paris-Alps - Milan-Rome->Paris I ask this because I am having a hard time finding a good fare from Paris to Rome on major airlines ( discount airlines dont seem to fly this route )and the train journey is too long Thanks!

though question...Perphas the best route is Paris-Rome-Alps>milan-Paris...Milan-Paris is only 7:20 hours with the TGV..I believe that there is a train that leave milan around around 9 in the morning and arrive in Paris at 4:20..You can take the night train Artesia from Paris to Rome...Good Luck

A fairly affordable option is Thalys to Brussels from Paris and fly virgin-express.com to Rome. And the thread http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34396689 has a reference to a cheaper way to buy Thalys tickets on www.telesales.b-rail.be Best wishes, Rex [email protected]

There is a train that leaves the Frankfurt airport station at 12:02. You change once in Nurnberg for Prague, arriving 19:34. There is also a train at 8:02, but that may be too early for you. There is another one at 9:02 that takes over an hour longer and requires 3 changes. And another leaves at 13:03 involving 2 chantes. You can check the schedule yourself at this web page: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/d Click on English if you need to. The price is not given; international prices rarely are listed. You will need to ask as indicated above. I think you can buy your ticket once you get there without difficulty I have never had any trouble except on the Zuerich - Munich route when I could not get a seat in 2nd class non smoking and I opted to ride first class non smoking rather than second class smoking. If you try to buy a ticket through Die Bahn web site, you will need German language skills because that service is not available in English. I haven't tried to do it, but I do know you must first register and supply pesonal information.

Sorry that information above was intended for another inquiry. Somehow, it got posted to the wrong place. I cannot explain it. I am as surprised as you are!!

Have you considered flying into Paris and out of Rome? Other posters claim open jaw tickets are often not that more expensive.

A couple of days ago I bought an open jaw ticket with AA via London.. It was a great bargain, considering that in these days the airfares are up. Anyway I paid only $771.00, taxes included.From SAT (texas) to Rome and Paris to SAT.. I always buy open jaw, expecially if I go to a different country... kismet

thanks for replying..looks like I will take the ovenight train from Paris to Rome and then head up North to the Alps. If I cant get the reservation to Rome, I will fly into Milan and make that as a base for Rome/Venice and Alps