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By MiroHenzel

How to travel by Bus or Train across the Europe. Interrail, Eurailor Eurolines Pass?

Interrail, Eurail, Eurolines Pass or simply book your bus or train travel across the Europe?

This guide will compare advantages and disadvantages of both train and bus travel in Europe.Prices and important links are included to help you travel cheaper or longer.

Zurich Main Train Station Money saving travel tips. Let’s start here Even if the low cost airlines are present in Europe, and cover most of the big cities and interesting places, honestly,train travel and especially buses beat the prices rather easily.

If I really want to travel cheap in Europe than I would definitely choose a BUS.

Drives under 5 hours are convenient, but sometimes great prices push you to travel more, even if the whole comfortis more than questionable, mostly for tall people (like me)

On the other hand, nothing beats the comfort of a train. Night trains are also a great option to save onaccommodation and if you are asleep then the traveling goes faster. Another advantage of train and bus travel compared to flying is that main stations are almost always located in citycenters, so you don’t need expensive transport from the airport and you can use public transportation. The next great thing about traditional traveling by bus or train is the luggage, you are not very limited, but you canpack more on a train than a coach. Even train carriers understand the power (I think the cheap price) of bus transport, DB (Deutsche Bahn) also operatesIC buses on some routes.

Ready-made bus tours are somehow controversial; on one hand, they let you see the places sometimes for thefraction of the price that you would pay travelling by yourself. But should you share your experiences with 40 otherpeople, in a hotel that is 100 km out of the city center and where sleeping on a bus is considered as normal? Is 280 Euro, 6-Day French Riviera tour (accommodation included) worth thinking about? More ways to get around Europe on the cheap? Click here. Trains The most comfortable art of traveling in Europe (ok, maybe not in Eastern Europe, but still ok).Even here, low cost carriers fight with traditional monopolies.

There are basic rules that apply that are similar to booking a plane ticket. You need to book in advancein order to save.

There are also some exceptions like Switzerland, where advance purchase won’t save you the Money.

Probably the most helpful website on trains and timetables is SEAT61 from Mark Smith (I am a fan of overland travel)

Children get ticket discounts in most countries in Europe. The best train timetable information for your travels in Europe are accessible through Deutsche Bahn (sorry, no faresoutside Germany).

You can also check available train connections via ACP Rail Rail Europe or Eurail Pass?

To be honest, I think buying a point-to-point ticket directly at the station is a much better option.

Train Passes are overpriced, but I can understand that for some people they are a kind of security and help them staystress free during their European trip. Even if you don’t buy your train tickets in advance, there is also an option to book your bus tickets online. Traveling 3 Days on Eurail One Country Pass in Italy will cost you about 166 Euro in second class.

If you want to check prices on train passes, you can visit Eurail or Rail Europe

You can take a look and estimate prices for your travel across the Europe at Rick Steves’ website In the UK, you can check timetables at Red Spotted Hanky Low-cost train options in UK are available through Virgin Trains Nice train travel tools are also available at Voyages SNCF (focused on France)

In Czech Republic and in Slovakia, low cost carrier Regio Jet operates. As a standard, they offer free WIFI (to behonest, free WIFI on trains and buses sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t) and coffee on their trains. They compete with another train carrier Leo Express Since December 2011, railway company Westbahn operates between Vienna and Salzburg. This company alsocovers buses to Prague, Trieste (Italy), and connection buses to Munich with other bus companies. Buses

One of the biggest bus operators in Europe is Eurolines

Eurolines also offers Eurolines Pass, which includes 15 Days of fare starting from 195 Euro.

In Germany, Meinfernbus is quite popular because of its prices. Buses are comfortable, you can use free WIFI (whenit works) and they also have their own movie library.They have a broad route network through Germany and connecting Germany with Austria, Italy and Switzerland.

Munich – Salzburg fare was 7 Euro one wayMunich – Vienna was 37 Euro one wayVienna – Graz 9 Euro one way Flixbus – Sometimes even cheaper than Meinfernbus and with different routing (Vienna through Salzburg). Munich – Vienna 19 Euros ADAC Postbus Probably the best coach operator in Germany

Berlinlinienbus Another coach service with low prices. Buses are very comfortable and the company has high safety standards.

Berlin – Amsterdam fare 22 Euro one wayBerlin – Budapest fare 44 Euro one way IC Bus DB (Deutsche Bahn) works together with other coach carriers in order to cover bus transportation in additionto the rail network in Germany. They offer regular routes between Prague and Munich. You can also book the ticketsvia Student Agency

Prague-Munich fare starts at 27 Euro. Student Agency offers both train and coach (yellow buses) services. Trains are running in Czech Republic andSlovakia, but their buses connect the whole of Europe and are quite cheap. Route networks include Paris, Naples inItaly, London, Goteborg and many other European Cities.

In Slovakia, there are also many bus companies, but the best known are Student Agency, Interbus and Eurobus. Mostof the bus companies here are working in cooperation with Eurolines. Once in Eastern Europe, there is another cheap but quality bus carrier called Polskibus with new bus fleets and allnecessary comforts on board, such as WIFI and air conditioning.

Krakow – Berlin 16 Euro Fare If your European itinerary includes cities as Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius or Moscow then Lux Express and Ecolines are goodchoice. Where is it possible to get a bus ticket for as low as 1.5 Pounds? The answer is Megabus. Now Megabus coversEurope with routes from Germany, UK, Belgium, France or Spain. 24-Hour Coach Drive from Barcelona to Amsterdam (I think no one would do this) for 17 Euro. There is a special kind of bus travel known as Bus Tours. Probably the most well-known company is Busabout, combining great crew and cheap prices.

Busabout, HAGGiS & Shamrocker share the same concept. Haggis is focused on trips through Scotland, Wales, andCornwall. With Shamrocker, you can experience Ireland Bus or Train Travel across the Europe? Let us know.