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Anonymous
Anon, I have been wanting to travel across Europe for quite some time now (I am an American). However I seem to be stuck in a cycle where if I have enough money to go then life is way too hectic to let me, or when life is easy I am usually close to broke.

What are the best ways to save money in doing a week long trip through at least some of Western Europe? Any good sites for tips? I would like to hit London and Rome on this trip, and anything else is just a bonus.

I would only have a week or so to work with, so I know I can't overdo it. We are talking a budget of maybe $2000 USD, and that will have to also cover the flight there for myself and my gf.

Can you help, and can I do it?
>> Anonymous
>$2000 USD
>cover the flight there for myself and my gf.
>can I do it?
No. That money will only suffice to land you in London and you'll have to whore yourselves out to be able to afford accommodation, food and return tickets.
>> Anonymous
>>51474
<_<
>_>

I know that I can get a pair of roundtrip tickets for 1000 USD combined. That would leave us with 1000. :/

Does anybody know any better sites for airfare other then Orbitz and the like?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
if you only have a week you aren't going to have time for anywhere other than london and rome, even then it's going to be a bit tight
>> Anonymous
>>51477
To travel like that, don't travel at all.
>> Anonymous
why Europe, shithead
>> Anonymous
>>51477
Where are you buying your tickets? The cheapest I have found are $1,000/ea roundtrip into London or Amsterdam.
>> Anonymous
backpacking is your only choice
>> Anonymous
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1. Plane to London
2. Eurostar to Paris
3. Eurostar to Amsterdam (via. Brussels)
4. Train to Berlin
-- Either --
5. Plane to Rome
6. Plane to USA
-- Or --
Train via Frankfurt/Zurich/Milan to Rome then Plane to USA

Depends on how much money you have.. but either way you will be spending most of it (and your time) traveling and not seeing things. I'd recomend at least 2 weeks to do something like this with 2-3 in each destination.
Good Luck
>> Anonymous
>>51533
Eurostar is the high speed train I assume? My friend had suggested Ryainair, what sounds like a deep discount airline.

Would it be cheaper to use someone like them to travel from the U.K.?
>> Anonymous
Not OP here. Never been on a high speed train before. Will it be possible for me to take photos of the passing scenery from the train while travelling? Will it be difficult to catch the things I want to have in the photos? Will things look blurred in my photos?
>> Anonymous
>>51538
Trains v Planes in Europe

Yes, Eurostar is the highspeed train network and when traveling arround europe there are several advantages to bear in mind.
1. Most EU cities will not have an airport near the city (london heathrow and paris are both another train/taxi journey before you rech the inner city) so when you're going by train it's from city centre to city centre; plus most of the main stations will link up to the cities Metro/underground networks so you can reach your final destination more easily.
2. Three-hour check-in! When you're on such a tight schedule as 1 week, you can't afford to waste time hanging around in airports. Overall the planes will take much longer door-to-door than the trains over such small distances with all the waiting around.
3. Low-cost airlines like Ryan-air are rarely good value or convenient to travelers (that's why they're so cheap) they rarely travel to-from the major airports that you would prefer, fly at odd times (late at night and early in the morning, or you will have to pay massive ammounts for flights at convenient times) all of this is adding time which on a 1 week trip you can't afford to waste. Plus they aren't really as low cost as they make out; charging for you to take luggage, they even add on the cost of fuel along with making you pay for drinks etc.

Overall it's definately quicker and more convenient, and sometimes even cheaper to use the trains.
>> Anonymous
>>51472However I seem to be stuck in a cycle where if I have enough money to go then life is way too hectic to let me, or when life is easy I am usually close to broke.


Did you ever think of, you know, SAVING the money?
>> Anonymous
>>51533
Not OP, but I am curious... isn't there a train that runs into Italy from France?
>> Anonymous
>>51547
I see that Ryanair has a 5 GBP deal from the UK. Is that common?

Also, Eurostar only goes through UK/France/Belgium. Is there another train system that goes to Italy, Switzerland, Germany, etc?

Also, lol 1000 USD. That budget is way too low these days. The US Dollar is worthless. :(
>> Anonymous
>>51552
OP here, I try to save. I typically have 3k in the bank. I can't seem to save much more then that, without something going wrong that requires me to spend the money I just saved.

What would be a decent yet cheap budget to travel to Europe? I take it from what I have read that to accomplish what I want I either need 2 weeks or 2 trips. :/

Thanks to the person who pointed me toward Ryan-air and Eurostar.

I found the ticket prices from Orbitz... I think. It is using some no-name carrier to fly there, but I hardly care about that.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
ouch that sucks man. i hope somebody can help you.
>> Anonymous
>>51766
If your taking someone with you, I would say between $3,000-$4,000.
>> Anonymous
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