Where We Be
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| Eastern Europe Map & Itinerary |
In July 2023 we flew to Prague and began an
ambitious 35-day journey to see Eastern Europe
primarily by train. Our itinerary was as follows:
All of the countries listed above were new for
us except Austria. In fact, Vienna was the only
city we had seen before out of the entire lot --
so we covered a lot of new ground on this trip.
We traveled mostly by train but also by bus as
we reached the Baltic countries (since train
options were limited). The final leg to Helsinki
was by ferry. Instead of a Eurail Pass, we relied
on point-to-point train tickets between cities --
a much cheaper option as per seat61.com, an
excellent resource for train travel throughout
Europe. Lodging and transport were all booked
well in advance, so this was the opposite of
winging it -- but we enjoyed the peace of mind
of having our travel plans in place.
ambitious 35-day journey to see Eastern Europe
primarily by train. Our itinerary was as follows:
- Prague, Czechia (4 nt)
- Salzburg, Austria (5 nt)
- Vienna, Austria (4 nt)
- Bratislava, Slovakia (2 nt)
- Budapest, Hungary (3 nt)
- Krakow, Poland (3 nt)
- Warsaw, Poland (3 nt)
- Vilnius, Lithuania (3 nt)
- Riga, Latvia (3 nt)
- Tallinn, Estonia (3 nt)
- Helsinki, Finland (2 nt)
All of the countries listed above were new for
us except Austria. In fact, Vienna was the only
city we had seen before out of the entire lot --
so we covered a lot of new ground on this trip.
We traveled mostly by train but also by bus as
we reached the Baltic countries (since train
options were limited). The final leg to Helsinki
was by ferry. Instead of a Eurail Pass, we relied
on point-to-point train tickets between cities --
a much cheaper option as per seat61.com, an
excellent resource for train travel throughout
Europe. Lodging and transport were all booked
well in advance, so this was the opposite of
winging it -- but we enjoyed the peace of mind
of having our travel plans in place.
| We averaged 3 nights per destination but were glad for the extra nights in Salzburg & Vienna. Two nights in Bratislava & Helsinki felt about right. |