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Regarding those Danube river runs - I was intrigued with the idea so did a round trip Vienna-Bratislavia. I'd had visions of sedately floating along the river, looking at the scenery. Reality was that I'd managed to pick a hydrofoil. Quicker of course, but there was no top-side seating, and down inside the boat was moving so fast that the windows were just a blur of splashing water. So you might want to look at the boats first and do a little research before embarking on this mode. I still enjoyed the run (I pretty much love all boats), just not what I had expected. Had an elegant, delicious lunch.

I didn't poke around very long, but looks like September is the last month, at least on the web sites I brought up. Searched on "Danube Vienna Budapest". The web sites also have running time.

On those low-cost air carriers, some of them use totally different air terminals than their big brother major carriers. Watch the exact airports carefully if you go this route. As an example, for Barcelona the low-cost carriers use an airport clear north near Girona.

When you get the logistics set, I'd suggest going to your local library and picking up an armload of guide books and even historical novels about the cities.

Romelle