It's an interesting idea, to be sure. Assuming decent weather, it would be quite an enjoyable and memorable trip. But I would think one-way drops on bicycles would be difficult, unless we went with some sort of packaged/supported ride, which would get costly. We'd probably also have to do some luggage forwarding. Not logistically impossible, but probably not yet our #1 option (though doing a day ride somewhere in there would definitely be of interest).


If I were to focus on the more mainstream methods of transit, it seems that the most logical thing to do would be to somehow get into Slovakia and then do an in-country car rental for 4 or so days terminating in Poprad. It appears that this can be done quite cheaply - about $150 USD. Then from Poprad figure out some sort of way to get to Krakow - apparently a 2-stage bus ride is doable with some level of reliability/predictability?

Any suggestions on the quickest way into a big city in Slovakia from Budapest? Kosice is in the right direction, is apparently quite a nice place in itself, and could be the origin from which to rent a car. It's also theoretically served by a direct train from Budapest...except that from what I can tell (bahn.de, etc.) it seems to run only in the evening and then about 2 months from now disappears from the schedule altogether. Preferably, the goal would be to get out there from BUD in the AM one way or another.

Also any thoughts on getting from Poprad to Krakow? Most of what I can find seems to be anecdotal and/or dated.