HELP! Getting from AMS to BER via train
Jun 30, 2013, 2:32 pm
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HELP! Getting from AMS to BER via train
Hello...I've been all over the Americas; Australia, etc., but never to Europe except for 6 days in the UK!
I am looking into a quick 5 day journey to Berlin for an event in late July...I'm finding tickets into BER and surrounding German areas to be way expensive, but found a very reasonable fare DCA-ATL-AMS.
As a total noob and rookie and can someone please give me some basic advise on where I should start looking for train options (or plane if someone thinks that's best) to get from AMS to BER. Cost is a concern - somewhat - i'm not the frugal traveler by any means, but I'm not on an expense account either. Time is an equal concern to cost, if that makes sense.
I'm currently scheduled to arrive into AMS at 5:55am on 1 AUG and leave at 6pm on 5 AUG.
Any help or advice would be great!!
Thanks!
I am looking into a quick 5 day journey to Berlin for an event in late July...I'm finding tickets into BER and surrounding German areas to be way expensive, but found a very reasonable fare DCA-ATL-AMS.
As a total noob and rookie and can someone please give me some basic advise on where I should start looking for train options (or plane if someone thinks that's best) to get from AMS to BER. Cost is a concern - somewhat - i'm not the frugal traveler by any means, but I'm not on an expense account either. Time is an equal concern to cost, if that makes sense.
I'm currently scheduled to arrive into AMS at 5:55am on 1 AUG and leave at 6pm on 5 AUG.
Any help or advice would be great!!
Thanks!
Jun 30, 2013, 3:57 pm
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It's the end of the school holidays in several Northern Federal States (including Berlin) - my guess is that the cheap seats have all been booked up by returning German holidaymakers.
The train booking site for trains in, from and to Germany is www.bahn.de. Travel time is between 6.5 and 7.5 hours depending on connection, and fares for 1 August start at EUR 69 (haven't checked your return date).
PS Welcome to Flyertalk!
The train booking site for trains in, from and to Germany is www.bahn.de. Travel time is between 6.5 and 7.5 hours depending on connection, and fares for 1 August start at EUR 69 (haven't checked your return date).
PS Welcome to Flyertalk!
Jun 30, 2013, 4:06 pm
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If you want the train, you need to buy NOW
Welcome to Flyertalk. Look at the Deutsche Bahn website as soon as possible meaning that the saver fares will or could be gone tomorrow. Right now, they are available. I just plugged in your dates and times; you can get a roundtrip fare between Schiphol and Berlin for €128 as the trip is just a day more than 2 months away.
http://www.bahn.com/i/view/DEU/en/index.shtml
http://www.bahn.com/i/view/DEU/en/index.shtml
Jun 30, 2013, 4:17 pm
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