I'm going to Europe in June. What's the best way to get there and travel cheaply?

I'm planning on using the Eurorail already.I'm going to Europe in June. What's the best way to get there and travel cheaply?
Depends on the country... In Germany you are best off with public transportation, usually the trains go anywhere, the faster you want to get there the more expensive. ICE is the fastes and connects major cities, IC is still OK and goes pretty much to bigger towns too, after that there are regional trains. Pricing is acceptable for Europe. In the cities, you can get a week pass for most public transportation providers, this is the best when you stay a little longer in one place, if you stay only for a day or two get a day pass.



For Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, etc. good luck and learn to deal with delays and chaos. England, Ireland, Netherland, Belgium, Denmark are a littel similar to Germany. France, Austria, Switzerland are in the middle, their system does not cover all of it but still OK. Do not go to Poland, Hungary, Balkan, Turkey, etc. any unguided tour will end eventually at a police station, reporting something stolen, not working or simply got completely lost...



If you want to stay in the south, and are up for it, rent a motorcycle, scooter (must have for Italy), or Smart car (looks like a motorcycle sidecar, but is actually good for one person)



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June is high season so don't expect too many airfare bargains. Eurrail is great, though. Are you doing the Youth Hostel thing? That's the cheapest way to sleep...I'm going to Europe in June. What's the best way to get there and travel cheaply?
i dont think there is the cheapest way to get there. I travel to europe and usually tickets prices run in that period from a grand to a 1500, depends also which country you go to. Mostly i use KLM or Lufthansa, theyr ok, cant complain.
The eurail flexipass is a great deal. If you're a student or under 26 it's even better. STA travel is a really good student and youth oriented agency ( http://www.statravel.com ). The flexipass is probably the cheapest route, but sometimes short train trips are cheaper if you buy them outright. On some longer train trips you'll need to stop by the station and get a reservation for a seat (which is usually free or a few bucks). In Spain the train is pretty disorganized, but the buses are nice and pretty inexpensive. In Italy the trains are disorganized but the buses are worse.
You should check out airlineconsolidator.com, it's cheap if you book in advance.
It depends on where abouts in Europe you are planning on going but I would advise that you use the YHA site (or similar) and prebook your accomodation otherwise you might have to pay too much given it is such a busy time. I felt that the trains were expensive and chose to hire a car in some instances because it was cheap and then easy to go to out of the way accomodation that was a lot cheaper. The driving is easy in most places and fun. I hired a car in spain as an example for two weeks and it only cost 14 euro a day and I could go where I wanted and stay out of town in cheaper places.