In Europe, can I get to all the following cities by train: London, Paris, Berlin, Praha, Amsterdam and Vienna?

I am going to Europe in May and am planning to visit the above cities...what is the quickest, most efficient way to go? I am a budget traveller...cool with going by bus or train, and would like to use Eurorail. Are there connections to those places though? I am flying in and out of London, starting in London, then Paris (English Channel route...no ferry!) then Berlin, then Vienna, then Prague...then to Amsterdam and then back to London. Tips?In Europe, can I get to all the following cities by train: London, Paris, Berlin, Praha, Amsterdam and Vienna?
Yes you can travel to all these places by train.



Personally however I would either switch some destinations around and or fly some distances.



Berlin-Vienna-Prague makes no sense as the train from Berlin to Vienna usually goes via Prague.



I think I would go London-Brussels-Amsterdam-Berlin-Prague-鈥?by train, then fly to Paris from either Vienna or Bratislava and go Paris-London by train again.



In many instances it is cheaper and definitely faster to fly than to take the train in Europe, especially for distances that are longer than 7 hours travel time by train. Vienna-Paris is 14 hours by night train for example - and you'll have to pay 30 EUR supplement for a couchette to lie down and sleep on top of your Eurail pass. The same 30 EUR will buy you a flight ticket from Vienna to Paris.



I would check the travel times by train between the above cities using http://www.bahn.de . Compare that then to flights at http://www.skyscanner.net . You will find that you can easily fly between almost all of the above cities (except Berlin-Prague and Prague-Vienna). You might even pay less for flights than for the Eurail global pass, even when you factor in time and cost of transport to and from the airport.



Beware that especially Ryanair has airports that are up to 2 hours away from the city they are associated with (Hahn has nothing to do with Frankfurt and Treviso nothing with Venice). London is notorious for the fact that when you fly to Berlin, Paris or Amsterdam you often pay more for the train to get to the airport than for the flight ticket.



Also note that there are some tricks for extremely cheap train travel that involve some advance knowledge of certain special local offers and how European train fares work - feel free to ask either here or email me. Berlin-Amsterdam, Berlin-Vienna via southern Germany and any routes via Prague offer such tricks, but for them you need to compromise on time spent travelling.
I was in London this summer and I know for a fact that you can get to Paris. I'm pretty sure that you can get to the other cities by train but it might take awhile.



London to Paris is about and 1 to 2 hrs.In Europe, can I get to all the following cities by train: London, Paris, Berlin, Praha, Amsterdam and Vienna?
consider flying some segments



1. if you are on vacation, likely you have time restriction. save LOTS of time by flying.. and it may not be much cheaper (if at all)

2. train/bus travel all the time can be EXHAUSTING...switch it up

3. it does make sense to travel train sometimes. if you can get some overnight routes, you can sleep on the train and forgo $$$ spent in hotel/hostel
I second Maia, your plan can be made better and you might well be cheaper off without a rail pass.

I have seen some of the tips she has given, do mail her if you want the best trip for a modest amount of money.



If you want to travel by bus, that is also possible, sometimes it is even cheaper than the cheap flights but most longer distances are done in the night, and will cost you a night of sleep.

http://www.eurolines.com/index.php?id=on鈥?/a> if you want to check it yourself.



One more tip, the Lonely Planet guidebooks, I think they are the best in the market for budget travelers.