abmamo

Hi everyone i am just about to graduate college and planning a trip from the US to europe with two of my friends for one month!

We have a list of cities in mind and after looking at the map and some flights here is the idea of where we are planning on going.. not exactly sure on how to get from each place or how many days we should spend in each city just yet.

Are these countries and the flow cohesive? Any advice/changes/recommendations would be greatly appreciated. We know that we are trying to see a lot of cities in a short period, so any advice on which cities to cut off and try again another time would also be helpful! thanks so much in advance!

fly into London>paris>amsterdam>Berlin>Prague>venice>Barcel ona> fly home

thijsseh

Well, the choice of cities obviously depends on your interests, but the list you provide is by no means unusual, I would say. and 7 cities in a month is (compared to what some of your compatriots do - I am assuming you hail from the US) not outrageous.
Also the order makes sort of sense, no backtracking etc.
Give some though to the use of trains in Europe. You can get Eurail passes etc. From a train you see much more than from the air, the train gets you to the city centre, a night train saves on accommodation costs and so on.
London - Paris - Amsterdam - Berlin are are certainly good train options.
And arriving by train in Venice is MUCH easier than by air.

exilencfc

Looks pretty sensible to me. Agree that travelling by train would probably be your best bet

abmamo

Thanks for all of your feedback. I am really interested in seeing some countryside as well and Rome seems a little far out of the way. Any advice on this route?

London(3 days)>Paris(3 days)>Amsterdam(3 days)>Berlin(3 days)>Prague(3 days)>Budapest(2 days)>Switzerland(2 days)>Barcelona(3 days)

tgv2

What does 3 days mean? Arriving on day 1 and departing on day 3? That would only give you 1 full day at each destination.

abmamo

Sorry for the confusion. How does this look? Advice welcome

Day 1 Arrive in London
Day 2 Sight see in London
Day 3 Day in London
Day 4, London
Day 5 Train to paris
Day 6 Paris
Day 7 Versailles
Day 8 Paris
Day 9 Travel to Amsterdam
Day 10 Amsterdam
Day 11 Amsterdam
Day 12 Train to Berlin
Day 13 Berlin
Day 14 Berlin
Day 15 Train to Prague
Day 16 Prague
Day 17 Prague
Day 18 Prague
Day 19 Train to Budapest
Day 20 Budapest
Day 21 Budapest
Day 22 Train to Vienna
Day 23 Vienna, train to Venice
Day 24 Venice
Day 25 Venice
Day 26 Flight to Barcelona
Day 27 Barcelona
Day 28 Barcelona
Day 29 Barcelona
Day 30 Barcelona, fly home ☹

Palal

So we have ... 4 days in london, 4 days in paris, 3 days in amsterdam, 3 days in berlin, 4 days in Prague, 3 days in Budapest, 2 in Vienna, 2 in Venice, 4 in Barcelona.

Personally, I would never do an itinerary like this. I love getting to an area and exploring it geographically. e.g. get to Germany and spend some time in Germany in different cities. Or do a week or two in the Czech Republic. I get a lot more out of it that way.

However, there's nothing inherently wrong with your itinerary. What you have here will give you a taste of the capitals, but you won't really experience the 'real' life outside the big cities. If you decide to spread yourself this thin, I would consider cutting something (this isn't your last trip to Europe, is it?) and adding a couple of non-main cities in one or two countries.

Makes sure you choose your travel mates wisely and make sure you will be able to travel with them for a month.

abmamo

Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it. I decided to nix Amsterdam to spend more time in other cities

If we left May 6th and came back June 6th ☺
Day 1 Travel to London
Day 2-4 London
Day 5 Afternoon train to Paris
Day 6-8 Paris
Day 9 Versailles
Day 10 Spend the day in Paris, Night train to Berlin
Day 11-13 Berlin
Day 14 Afternoon trip to Prague via Train
Day 16-17 Prague
Day 18 Spend the day in Prague, night train to Budapest
Day 19-21 Budapest
Day 22 Train to Vienna
Day 23 Spend the day in Vienna, sleeper train to Venice
Day 24-27 Venice (possible day trip to Florence?)
Day 28 Fly to Barcelona
Day 29-31 Barcelona
Day 32 Fly Home ☹

Yoshi212

Any particular reason for Venice? I've been twice and beyond the marvel of the canals I prefer pretty much any Italian City particularly Florence especially with friends and in your 20s.

tgv2

I would skip Budapest and Venice, add Amsterdam.

Ghentleman

I would add some country-side, mountain, seaside destinations. Only visiting capitals gets boring.

bankops

as some have said, it depends on what you are looking to do and where your interests lies. If you are planning on trekking all over each city or are you planning on spending time inside museums and on organised tours? Are you buying a Europe pass in conjunction with your TATL trip or is this going to be on low costs and trains?

StrophariaCube

Prague seems a bit too long, Vienna too short

abmamo

It is a bit of a budget trip so I am going to be doing trains and hostels. I've done some research and if I buy sometime soon I don't think they will be too bad. Here is my final itinerary. I am hoping this looks ok, but is there anywhere you suggest I nix a day for a country side? Thanks again!

May 6 Travel to London
May 7-10 London
May 11 Train to Paris via Eurostar (2 hours 15 min)
May 12-14 Paris
May 15 Versailles
May 16 Train to Amsterdam
May 17-18 Amsterdam
May 19 Night train to Berlin
May 20-22 Berlin
May 23 Train to Prague via EuroCity Train bahn.de (4 hours 40 min)
May 24-25 Prague
May 26 Fly to Rome
May 26-29 Rome
May 30 Train to Florence via Train Italiarail.com (1 hr 32 min)
May 31-1 Florence
June 1 Fly to Barcelona Vueling.com (2 hours)
June 2-5 Barcelona
June 6 Fly Home

Ghentleman

The area around Florence is know for the many "agriturismo's" (farms that accept guests). Not exactly "budget" but a great experience and May is not high season yet.