I've heard a couple of times from different people that when you're in Europe you can take a train to any other city in Europe for an affordable price. I did some looking and it is true.
I started looking into some train companies (Eurostar) and a trip from London to Paris is 69 British pounds (110 US dollars). If I lived in London I would travel to Paris as many times as I could. $110 is such a good price. Imagine if you go visit London one day buy a plane ticket stay there for a couple of days and then in the same travel deal package you go to Paris as well thats about another $300 instead of $110 taking the train to Paris in the middle of your vacations time.
Personal "testimony"
My aunt 2 years ago traveled to London she bought her ticket for two and a half weeks (it cost her $880 9 months in advance, that alone is already a good deal because some tickets cost more than $1,000). At first she looked up travel packages that take you from city to city and Europe she wanted to visit Paris and Barcelona but once she started looking at the deals they totaled out to about $2,500 or more.After she saw how much it would cost her she didn't have the intentions of visiting any other places other than London. Once she was there with her friend they found Eurostar and saw that a one day trip to Paris cost her 95 US dollars, her friend and her couldn't let the deal go so they went. They were there for the entire day, the ride only lasted 2 hours and 50 almost 3 hours so about 6 hours in total in traveling to and from. She said that her being in Paris just for one day was enough she got to go to the Eiffel Tour, the Louvre and of course some French restaurants and cafes. She got two trips instead of one.
Looking at some alternatives is worth the money and time. You can get two trips instead of one just like my aunt did. Don't get me wrong not all other cities are going to be as cheap as the price my aunt got but looking at some train companies is worth it. If one day I'm in London for a week you bet I'm buying myself a train ticket and heading to Paris.
Traveling by train from London to Paris and back would end up taking about 6 hours, then, right? That's a hard travel itinerary for a day trip, right? So one has to also realistically consider lodging into some of these costs. And for longer distances, too, say from Rome to Budapest...
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting post. How about a chart or a table showing different prices for the different trip options? What about taking a ferry across the English Chanel? Taking a tour/bus? There are plenty of ways to get there, including renting a car and just driving. Show is a multitude of options.
(And, yes, based on the data you provide here, I'd be right alongside you in that day trip to Paris!)