We have decided so far to skip Spain, Portugal, and Greece (sadly, but I vetoed the removal of Prague)!
We'll cover Singapore - Rome (2 nights) - Pisa/Florence - Venice (3 nights) - Salzburg/Vienna - Prague (3 nights) - Amsterdam (3 nights)- Brussels/Bruges - Paris (3 nights) - London plus interland travels. Red means travel day, Overnight
July 29 Friday night (SQ 366) 1:20 Singapore time - arriving Rome 07:55
Day 1 Rome check-in (2 nights), Colosseum, Italian dinner
Day 2 Vatican City
Day 3 Rome to Florence. (1 night)
Roma - Firenze 1:30 by Eurorail and Firenze - Venezia
Day 4 Pisa, and Venice check-in (2 nights)
Train from Florence to Venice starts at 830am, taking 2 hours to reach Venezia St Lucia station.
Day 5 Venice
Day 6 Venice full day. Taking night train en-route to Prague via Vienna or Salzburg: 3 choices Thello (link) overnight train from Paris to Venice/Milan or Bernina Express (link) or ETR610 EuroCity train (link)
Direct EuroNight sleeper train called the Venezia-Vienna Express leaves Venice Santa Lucia on the banks of the Grand Canal at 20:57, arriving at Vienna Hauptbahnhof at 07:55 next morning.
Thello serves Paris to Venice, Verona or Milan starts at €35 one-way in 6-berth couchettes, €55 in 4-berth couchettes, €152 in a 2-bed sleeper.
Morning Venice via Milan Centrale - Tirano - Chur - Zurich
Zurich to Chur costs CHF 38 (about £28) each way in 2nd class, CHF 63 (£47) in 1st class. Fixed price, no reservation necessary, can be bought at the station.
Chur to Tirano by Bernina Express costs CHF 58 (£43) in 2nd class, CHF 96 (£71) in 1st class for the basic ticket, plus a reservation fee for the Bernina Express of CHF 9 (£7) in winter, CHF 12 (£9) in summer. Reservation is required for the Bernina Express itself, although other trains on the same route do not require reservations.
Tirano to Milan by Trenord regional train costs €11.50 (£9) in 2nd class or around €17.50 (£14) in 1st class. Fixed price, no reservation necessary, can easily be bought at the station. Check times at www.trenord.it.
- take one of the direct EuroCity trains from Cologne & Koblenz along the scenic Rhine Valley past the famous Lorelei Rock to Chur, from €39 booked at www.bahn.de.
(3) One daily direct EuroCity train from Venice to Brig (change for Zermatt) and Geneva, leaving Venice Santa Lucia around 16:20 and arriving Geneva around 23:21
Overnight spending day in Vienna, taking afternoon train to Prague check-in
Prague: Sandeman' tour http://www.newpraguetours.com/daily-tours/new-prague-free-tour.html
Nomadic Matt's travel blog for 4-days in Prague.
Day 9 Prague
Day 10 Prague check-out and taking sleeper train from Prague to Cologne
The City Night Line sleeper train Phoenix leaves Prague Hlavni every night at 18:27 and Dresden at 20:53, arriving at Duisburg Hbf at 06:09 and Cologne Hbf at 06:56 next morning.
Cologne to Prague or vice versa by City Night Line sleeper train starts at €43.50 in a seat, €60 with a couchette in a 5-berth compartment, €105 with a bed in a 2-bed sleeper, €135 with a bed in a 2-bed deluxe sleeper (all per person per bed), or from €145 with a bed in a single-bed sleeper.
For Amsterdam, get off in Duisburg and take the 07:12 InterCity train from Duisburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal arriving at 09:34.
Amsterdam or Brussels to Cologne or vice versa starts at €19 in 2nd class or €39 in 1st class.
Tu, 09.08.2016, 18:27
Praha hl.n. - Köln Hbf for 3 persons incl surcharge Euro 237
Day 11 Cologne (1 night)
Day 12 Amsterdam (2 nights)
Cologne to Amsterdam 3hrs train. Checkin
Day 13 Amsterdam
Day 14 Brussels / Bruges
Arrive in Paris for check-in 3 nights
Day 15 Paris
Day 16 Paris
Day 17 Paris
Day 18 London
London to Paris by Eurostar starts at £45 one-way or £69 return in 2nd class or from £110 one-way, £159 return in 1st class.
Day 19 London back to Singapore (SQ 317 11:25 arrive Singapore 07:30)
