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Munich, Germany
Lufthansa Express Bus to Hbf OR
Purchase ticket from airport to Munich Hbf via MVV or MVGO app Zone M-5 - take S1 if S8 out of action. Look for Bayerstrasse/Arnulfstrasse exit. For ATM withdrawal use Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Postbank or Sparkasse. Choose Euro not AUD/without conversion . Remove card asap. Or wait and withdraw cash in Fussen. ATM Commerzbank opp Hbf, Stadtsparkasse Karlsplatz SBahn station or Marienplatz U/Sbahn station mezzanine
Check Klementium tickets
Viktualmarkt closed on Sunday
Purchase Einzelfahrt (single ticket) - validate by stamping in small blue machines at station or use MVGO app to purchase ticket (no need to validate).
Day 1: Brunch Bohne & Malz (Munchner Fruhstuck) or Rischart Cafe am Marienplatz or Glockenspiel Cafe
Glockenspiel 11am 12 noon 5pm
Walk to Karlsplatz (Karlstor)/St Micheal’s Church (crypt of King Ludwig)/Sedlinger Tor/Asamkirche/St Peter’s Church (tower? - pay on day - go early if weather is good)/Marienplatz and New Town Hall Observation Deck/Frauenkirche. Check Karlsplatz sbahn station for familiarisation and atm machine
Augustiner Keller, Augustiner Klosterwirt (possibly best - order Augustiner Edelstoff/Helles beer) or Augustiner Stammhaus for dinner
Day 2: Pick up breakfast at Rischart Karlsplatz. No set admission time for Residenz but try to be there at 8.45am - ticket for Museum Treasury & Cuvillies Theatre / Eisbachwelle (surfing)/Japanese Teahouse Kanshoan/Monopteros/Biergarten am Chinesischen Turm for lunch/options Hirschau im Englischen Garten/Hofbrauhaus/Viktualmarkt. Dinner Weisses (Schneider) Brauhaus Im Tal/Donisl/Hofbrauhaus
Train to Fussen:
OPTION 1
Take SBahn from Karlsplatz to Munich-Pasing around 8.30 (all leave from same platform (2) access for boarding only on centre platform, add to Planner actual train) then RB68 9.38am-11.42am to Fussen (should depart Platform 4)
OPTION 2
Platform 31 (walk to end of Platform 26 turn left). 8.09am to 9.04am to Buchloe then 9.30am to 10.42am to Fussen (change on same platform from 4 to 5) or 10.30 to 11.42am
OPTION 3
9.44am-10.32am Munich to Buchloe then 11.28am-12.42pm Buchloe to Fussen
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Füssen, Germany
CHECK VIENNA TO KRAKOW TRAIN
CHECK IN HOTEL ANDRA - SHOULD RECEIVE EMAIL WITH LINK
BOOK FIGLMULLER
Book ticket for Wawel Cathedral - valid for 14 days. No time slot required
Breakfast included
Fussen Guest Card for free transport - ask on check-in at Reception
VR Kaufbeuren ATM 3 minutes walk from hotel - good bank to use ATM - select Euros withdrawal not AUD/without conversion
Day 1: Book in for dinner at hotel tomorrow night.
Altstadt/Hohes Schloss/St Mangs Abbey/river walk/Lechfall. Il Pescatore for dinner?/Wok In/Kyodai Sushi and Ramen/Ristorante Pizzeria Michelangelo/Beim Ditsch
Day 2: TAKE PRINTED TICKET ! Take bus 73 or 78 from Fussen station to Hohenschwangau by 7.45 at the latest €2.90 - takes 15 min. Shuttle bus up - need cash - explore courtyard be ready for tour at 9.35am - tour number 422 Neuschwanstein tour at 9.50. Walk to Marienbrucke viewpoint. Lunch in Hohenschwangau leave by 12.45pm for 20 min walk up to castle for 1.40pm tour number 168. Dinner at hotel
Train to Salzburg: Depart hotel by 7.40am. RB77 8.15am (arrive 10.09) or 9.20am to Augsburg (arrive 11.09) then ICE117 11.42 to Salzburg (direction Graz) (arrive 1.59pm). Reservation in DB Navigator - Carriage 27 Seat 11. Find under Journeys, tap on person in seat for reservation to show details. Tap on Journey Information then Coach Sequence to seat carriage position. Go to Departures in DB to see time and platform also coach sequence or in ticket select red arrow next to station and see platform.
Order lunch to seat on board to save time in Salzburg
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Salzburg, Austria
BUY VIENNA CITY CARD
Ask about Guest Mobility Ticket at hotel
CHECK VIENNA TO KRAKOW TRAIN
Book Hohensalzburg ticket
Day 1: Mirabell Gardens, Makartsteg Bridge, Getreidegasse, Mozarts Geburthaus, Goldgasse, Residenzplatz, Domplatz and Cathedral, Kapitelplatz - dinner option Augustiner Braustubl Mulln (cash only stalls)/Barenwirt/Augustiner Braugasthof Krimpelstatter. Swap dinner nights
Day 2: NEED PASSPORT FOR TOUR!
Purchase Hohensalzburg ticket online or buy onsite
Leave hotel 8am for breakfast - SPAR on Getriedegasse open 8am (Leberkasesemmel from hot deli counter - warm meatloaf inside fresh Kaiser roll) then walk to Kapitelplatz take funicular to fortress (1.5hr at fortress). Can walk down to St Peter’s Abbey and cemetery. Walk to Altstadt for lunch. Be at Mirabellplatz for Sound of Music tour by 1.40pm (4 hours). Sit on right side of bus rows 2-6. Dinner options Pauli Stubm (pub)/Zwettlers Wirsthaus/Berghaus/Sternbrau/Nagano/PitterKeller (near hotel)/Die Weisse/Alter Fuchs
Train to Vienna: RJX61 9.07am - 11.32am (seat reservation - OBB). Check OBB Scotty for departure/platform info or go into ticket select Journey Details (on left of Show Ticket) for platform and coach position). Coach 26 Seat 65 in OBB RJX61/RJX19981. Can use OBB lounge before train. Have lunch on train to save time!! Can order direct to seat
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Vienna, Austria
CHECK VIENNA TO KRAKOW TRAIN
Vienna City Card (Ivie app - take screenshot) - display active ticket if required - scanning on and off not required. Use WienMobil for transport routes or select attraction in Ivie will take you to exact map
Book Figlmuller Wollzeile for schnitzel and Brezl Gwolb
Hofer (Aldi) down the road
INTERSPAR - supermarket in train station BUY SUNDAY BREAKFAST AT STATION
Day 1: 2pm - 4.30pm Walking Tour (be at meeting point at 1.45pm) - take U1 from Sudtiroler Platz (best access from inside Vienna Hbf) to Karlsplatz (Leopoldau) look for Oper exit and walk to Albertinaplatz. Look for green umbrella next to Bitzinger hot dog stand with green rabbit opp tourist info. Check out Ankeruhr clock. Danube Canal Viewpoint . Try for Opera tickets at Vienna State Opera. Burggarten if time. Dinner at Figlmuller. Book Klementium.
Day 2: Sisi Pass - 8.30am slot booked (in by 8.45). Leave hotel by 7.15am Take Tram 18 at 7.31am from Wien Quartier Belvedere (Burggasse-Stadthalle) change to U4 at Margaretengurtel (Hutteldorf) to Wien Schonbrunn. U4 runs regularly so no issue if I miss first connection - leaves at 7.47, 7.55 and 8.02. If no breakfast yet get something at Schlosscafe Schonbrunn inside main gates).
Leave by 12.30 U4 (towards Heiligenstadt) to Karlsplatz then U1 (Leopoldau) to Stehpansplatz. Possible lunch option Reinthaler’s Beisl or grab something quick at Stephansplatz station or kasekainer mit brot). Explore area streets (Graben, Kohlmarkt, Kartner Strasse, Stephansplatz). At St Stephen’s (cash only at cathedral - open from 1pm) - north (bell) tower ( easiest) and south (view) tower. 3.30pm catacombs tour pay cash onsite - front of church entry by stairs on left meet at entrance to catacombs . Purchase ticket at cathedral shop/kiosk. Or look at Kaisergruft crypt of the Hapsburgs open until 6pm. Dinner at Brezl Gwolb. Washing today or tomorrow. Book Klementium
Day 3: Leave 7.30ish U1 from Sudtiroler Platz (Leopoldau) 2 stops to Karlsplatz for Naschmarkt - look for Secession/Naschmarkt exit. Cafe Drechsler (Viennese) or Orient & Occident (Mediterranean).
Walk to Hofburg Palace (20 min) by 9.30 (Sisi Museum and Imperial Treasury - 2.5hrs). Entry via Michaelertor at Michaelerplatz, the grand archway beneath the green dome. Augustinerkirche and lunch, 1pm Spanish Riding School tour (be there 12.45pm). 2.30pm booking Cafe Landtmann - booking confirmation in Tickets email folder order Weiner Melange + Maroniblute
OPTION: Go to Augustinerkirche after riding school tour, wander Vienna, cafe for coffee and cake, Kaisergruft crypt, walk through Belvedere gardens late afternoon
From Burgring tram stop or Karlsplatz take D-Tram (Absberggasse) to Schloss Belvedere - 3pm entry if going .
Dinner near Adina - Campus Brau? (Pub)/L’Osteria, Akakiko or Billa Corsa at Hbf or Wurstelstand outside Hbf/Ivys Pho House/washing. If going to Hbf look for Platform 12 (train to Krakow possibly from here)
Book Klementium
Train to Krakow: 8.10am - 1.36pm EC206 (seat reservation OBB app carriage 352 seat 66)). Platform 12A/B up on first level. Check OBB Scotty for departure/platform or click on Journey Details in My Tickets for platform and coach order. Can use OBB lounge at station before train. Can purchase a good meal on board direct to seat
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Kraków, Poland
Look for Platform 2 Track 5 on arrival - need this for train to Oswiecim tomorrow
ADD FUNDS TO JAKOJADE APP VIA APPLE PAY
Find Politechnika or Dworzec Glowny Zachod tram station near main vehicle entry to station. Going to Poczta Glowna. Use Jakdojade to purchase ticket - go to ticket in app, use “scan QR code” and scan on board look for Jakdojade QR code sticker near door or validator machines. 20 min max to hotel. Book Klementium tickets
Banks: Bank Pekao/Santander/PKO- choose to be charged in PLN (choose No/decline conversion/charge in local currency) or Kantor 2 min away to exchange cash
Day 1: 3pm Krakow Explorers Old Town walking tour (max 2.5hr - 70zlt) - meet in front of St Mary’s Basilica Main Square (orange umbrella) at 2.45pm - take cash zloty or euro (€15 or Zl65)
Barbican/Florian/Florianska/Grodzka/Kanonicza. Night walk in the old town. TAK Polish, Mural Street Food Park for dinner or Morskie Oko, Przystanek Pierogarnia. Purchase ticket to Oscwiecim via KOLEO. Book Klementium tickets
Day 2: TAKE PASSPORT!
Decide on Bolt or walk to station
Use KOLEO app to book train to Oswiecim. Have breakfast here before tour. Tour 9am. On return get off at Krakow Grzegorzki for Kazimierz/Szeroka Street/Plac Nowry or Krakow Explorers Jewish Quarter walking tour departs from the Old Synagogue 24 Szeroka Street. Dinner in Kazimierz. Can take either 1.13pm train or 1.44 Leo Express train back to Krakow - buy ticket on KOLEO. Do self guided walking tour of Jewish Quarter, book Jewish Quarter Walking Tour (3pm PLN50) or Krakowtogether Golf Buggy Tour at 3.30pm.
Day 3: Take jacket! Book train Krakow Grzegorzki (platform 1) to Wieliczka Rynek-Kopalnia 7.40am-8.01am or 8.10am-8.31am (use KOLEO app) then 5 min walk to Salt Mines. 9am tour finished around 11.30am. Bus 304 from Wieliczka Kopalnia Soli to Jubilat (buy ticket in Jakojade app) or Train back to Krakow Grzegorzki to Wawel Castle and Cathedral. 1pm do Cathedral first - Sigismunds chapel and bell tower, royal crypts under alter - buy ticket on arrival - cathedral, sigismund bell tower, underground crypts then 2.30 entry to Castle 2nd Floor and 3.40 entry to Crown Treasury. Ticket in Files. Szalone Widelce for pork knuckle dinner or Black Duck next to hotel. Book Klementium tickets
Train to Wroclaw: 8.39am - 11.53am IC3806 Carriage 11 Seat 75 (reservation PKP). Check departure peron (platform) and tor (track). Each platform serves 2 tracks. Main platforms underground - enter via main entrance on Pawia Street go down one level and walk through shopping centre directly into the main station passageway under the platforms. Consider Uber or taxi to Krakow Glowny or Tram 3 from Ploczta Glowna.
To see live departures/platforms
https://portalpasazera.pl/en/KatalogStacji?stacja=Krakow%20Glowny
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Wrocław, Poland
15 minute walk to Traffic Hotel
Day 1: Market Square, St Elizabeth’s Basilica (climb tower), dwarf hunting. 6pm Wroclaw Islands and Bridges Walking Tour (1hr 45min). Meet at Aleksander Fredro’s statue in Market Square - look for guide with yellow umbrella. Ticket in Apple Wallet and folder. Dinner Targowa Craft Beer and Food as tour finishes near there. Konspira or Pierogarnia Stary Mlyn or Kurna Chata. Ruska 46 for neon lights
Day 2: Sleep in! Breakfast in Old Town (Jolie Brasserie) then 10am Wroclaw Old Town Walking Tour - meet at Aleksander Fredro’s statue (2hr 30min) - ticket in Apple Wallet and folder. Afternoon Raclawice Panorama, Cathedral Island, river walk (Xawery Dunikowski Boulevard), 30 mins before sunset Wroclaw Cathedral for Lamplighter. Dinner Targowa - Craft Beer and Food or Campo Modern Grill for steak or see Day 1.
CHECK AT HOTEL RE BEST WAY TO TRAIN STATION - Tram 18 from Swidnicka (direction Gaj) 3 stops - 6.15am tram or from Opera (smaller easier station but less trams). Check Jakojade app for times. Check on platform which sektor for carriage
Train to Berlin:
Check departures at:
https://portalpasazera.pl/en
(7.09am in DB - not 7.13am as per ticket - 11.03am EC54 seat reservation - PKP Intercity Carriage 282 Seat 86. Either walk (16min) or bus (Jakdojade app ticket) to train station . Leave by 6.15am. Should depart from Platform 1, 2 or 3 - locate Main Tunnel (Tunel Glowny) or Central Tunnel (Tunel Centraly). Train stops at Berlin Lichtenberg then use Berlin Welcome Card for transport to Oranienburg or Eurail covers SBahn to Friedrichstrasse. Purchase meal on board for early lunch - see mWars (under Reservations) in PKP app main page
Option 2: 8am-9.20am to Poznan then 10.30am-1.13pm to Berlin Lichtenberg
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Berlin, Germany
Day 1: Check BVG Fahrinfo on how to get from Lichtenberg to Orienburgerstrasse station - Make sure Berlin Welcome Card is valid and activated if using. Or use SBahn to Oranienburger Strasse via Friedrichstrasse as this is covered by eurail pass. Add all trips in Pass.
Can use Eurail for all SBahn (not UBahn) for Day 1.
Purchase Berlin welcome card via BVG Fahrinfo, screenshot and print?
Berlin Welcome Card - QR code in BVG app is ticket. Valid during dates selected - only need to show if asked.
Day 1: NEED PASSPORT FOR REICHSTAG
Public transport from Orienburgerstrasse station to Brandenburger Tor station - if using SBahn use Eurail as current travel day. Brandenburg Gate (1hr) then to Memorial to the Murdered Jews (2hr). Bundestag Dome entry at 5.30 - be there 5.15. Dinner Mama Trattoria/Curry and Burger/Bavaria Berlin next to Brandenburg Gate?
Dinner ideas near hotel: Schnitzelei Mitte, Hoongy Vietnamese, Grand Bar Restaurant and Bar, NamPam Vietnamese
Day 2:
Buy 24 Stunden Karte Zones AB in BVG for transport
TAKE HEADPHONES FOR WALL MEMORIAL
Leave around 8.00 get breakfast then to Oranienburger Strasse get SBahn to Nordbahnhof and walk to Berlin Wall Memorial. Take U8 Bernauer Strasse (Hermannstrasse) to Alexanderplatz (TV Tower, World Clock, Rathaus and Neptune Fountain). Lunch Alexanderplatz. Take Sbahn Alexanderplatz to Ostbahnhof for East Side Gallery (allow 1.5hrs - finish around 2). Currywurst 36 at Warschauer Strasse if no lunch yet. Take Ubahn Warshauer Strasse to Hallesches Tor and walk to Checkpoint Charlie then Topography of Terror. Night view of Brandenberg Gate and Reichstag
Day 3:
Purchase Berliner Dom ticket online
Breakfast near hotel - YUNA/ Cafe Latrio-Berlin (cash only) or Cafe Neundrei (card). Walk to Museum Island and Berliner Dom (allow max 1.5hrs to see cathedral and climb the dome). Wander Museum Island. Walk to Gendarmenmarkt via Unter den Linden. Walk to Jewish Museum - about 20 mins - be there 12.25 for 12.30 slot (allow 2.5hrs) - ticket in Wallet. Ubahn to Friedrichstrasse then Palace of Tears. Dinner at Hackescher Markt. Brandenberg Gate and Reichstag at night if not done or Museum Island/Gendarmenmarkt/Unter den Linden Boulevard
Day 4: Freidrichstrasse station (breakfast)
Buy 24 Stunden Karte Zones ABC
Check BVG Fahrinfo for transport to Park Sanssouci Bhf - RE1 at 8.20am for 9am arrival or 8.48am RB23 for 9.30am arrival then 7 minute walk to New Palace. 10.05am entry to New Palace and 1.30pm slot for Sanssouci. Ticket in Files and also Wallet.
Walk to Brandenburger Tor, Dutch Quarter, Platz der Einheit, St Nicholas Church, City Palace. Train back from Potsdam
Train to Dresden: 9.28am - 11.07am RJ173 (seat reservation in CD app Carriage 263 Seat 81).
OPTIONS
Best - Look for route from hotel with SBahn that stops at HBF. Should be Platform 1-8 (probably 3 or 4) below ground level (Berlin Hbf tief - German for deep) - take glass lifts or elevator down to Level -2 Tief
OR take M5 tram (above ground) to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof walk in at ground level look for open atrium in centre and blue overhead sign Gleis 1-8 take glass lift down to Level -2.
Check platform in app before leaving. Can order food on the train direct to seat.
Check where carriage will stop using sectors indicated by signs along the platform . First class is indicated by yellow bars.
To check departures/platform
https://int.bahn.de/en/buchung/abfahrten-
Can also check in DB app under departures and arrivals - drop down box where you select seat only. Select station and Mode of Transport as long distance
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Dresden, Germany
Rothenberg accommodation payment should be charged to Visa 19/9
Take tram from Hauptbahbhof Nord to Prager Strasse. Purchase ticket at tram stop (stamp upon boarding), on tram (already validated) or via DB Navigator - swipe across to Tickets and Offers select Transport Associations then scroll down to VVO/Dresden - or DVB app. Show QR code
Day 1: walk to Neumarkt/Martin Luther Statue. Walk to Frauenkirche/lunch in Neumarkt/Bruhls Terrace walk/Furstenzug/
Arrive at Residenzschloss 1.15pm for security check - do Royal Apartments & Giants Hall (60min) head downstairs to New Green Vault (50min) be at airlock on ground floor @ 3.20 for Historic Green Vault entry
Rathaus/Kruezkirche. Dinner near Neumarkt - Augustiner or Pulverturm an der Frauenkirche (booking required) but should both be fine before 6. Go in Frauenkirche if not seen already.
Night walk Zwinger/Semperoper/Theatreplatz/Bruhls Terrace/Neumarkt on one night
Day 2: Bautzen -
Purchase ticket in DB Navigator app.
Old town/ Ortenburg Castle and viewpoints/ Sorbian Museum/Spree Gorge Walk/Market Square/Cathedral of St PeterTowers/ Walk (Reichenturm and Alte Wasserkunst)/Bautzen mustard dish for lunch Wjelbik restaurant/Muhltor/
Kornmarkt
See Day 1 for night options
Day 3: In DB app - go to Tickets and Offers swipe across to Transport Associations choose VVO to purchase ticket - purchase Tageskarte and enter Departure and Destination details to cover tram to station as well S1 to Meissen - Tram 2 (Gorbitz) 8.10am from Altmarkt 3 stops to Dresden Bahnhof Mitte 2 then S1 at 8.34am Dresden Mitte to Triebischtal - short walk to Porcelain Museum. Ticket combo for Albrechtsburg Castle and Porcelain Museum. 9.30 booking Porcelain Museum then explore Altstadt and Fraunkirche. Lunch then walk up to Castle Hill and Albrechtsburg Castle and Meissen Cathedral. Train back to Dresden. Zwinger building (free to walk courtyards and gardens)/Semperoper and Theatreplatz/Elbe riverfront walk plus anything missed
Train to Prague: 9.10am - 11.25am - check arrivals/departures in DB app. Seat reservation CD app. Possibly leaves from Platform 1 which is upper level - go thru glass entry turn left and go up. Carriage 262 Seat 111 RJ171/387 (same train). Can have a good meal on board for early lunch
Take tram from Prager Strasse around 8am
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Prague, Czech Republic
Breakfast
Purchase 72 hour ticket in PID app - activate in app before use - choose Immediately After Purchase - allow 2min to activate. Can pay with Apple Pay. Only need to show ticket in app if asked. Take tram 9 (direction Sidliste Repy) to Narodni trida - hotel is 1min walk away
TRY SVICKOVA (beef in cream sauce )
Banks: Raiffeisenbank (2min from hotel)/Komercni Bank (KB) near Narodni trida metro station entrance - this one good for international debit cards - inside Quadrio Mall (red atm). ALWAYS CHOOSE WITHOUT /DECLINE CONVERSION
Day 1: Prague Walking Tour 3pm - be there 2.45pm - ticket in Apple wallet. Meet at Powder Gate, look for red umbrella with white 100 on it. Ends at John Lennon Wall (2hr 45min). Pay around €15 or 350 krona.
Dinner at hotel or U Dvou Velbloudu or Lokal Dlouhaaa. Night walk Old Town - Charles Bridge and Old Town Bridge Tower/Karlova Street/Old Town Square/Celetna Street/Powder Tower/Franz Kafka statue
Book Restaurace Mincovna or U Pivrnce for 7.30 Tuesday or maybe Krcma
Day 2: Breakfast at hotel. Leave hotel by 7.30am. Walk via main square and Charles Bridge (40min) or tram (16min) to Prague Castle. Ticket in GYG app. Grounds open early but inside open from 9am. Enter via Main Gate into First Courtyard explore First Courtyard, Second Courtyard (Kohl Fountain) and Third Courtyard (view of St Vitus Cathedral). Enter at 9am (circuit b) straight to St Vitus Cathedral. Walk next door to Old Royal Palace then to St George’s Basilica. Then to Golden Lane. Wander through South Gardens then back to First Courtyard around 11.30am for big Changing of the Guard at noon. Stand facing main gate slightly left or right of centre.
Early (small) lunch (Cafe Designum) then wander Mala Strana/Nerudova Street/Vojanovy Sady Garden/St Nicholas Church
4pm A Taste of Prague Food Tour
Day 3: Klementium booked for 9am be there 8.30ish (only 6 min walk from hotel) and exchange GYG voucher for ticket at main ticket office - see instructions GYG app
Old Town Bridge Tower - Charles Bridge (climb)
Catch tram 17 Staromestska (direction Libus) to Jiraskovo namesti for Dancing House and (A)Void Cafe
Jewish Quarter - Maisel Synagogue/Pinkas Synagogue/Shelanu for lunch/Old Jewish Cemetery/Old-New Synagogue/Spanish Synagogue. Turquoise Mediterranean Brasserie for felafel pita another more sit down option.
Letna Park/Church of our Lady before Tyn/Old Town Square. Pack for tomorrow. 6pm river cruise then dinner - maybe Krcma (women owned)
FlixBus to Nuremberg: 8.50am-1pm. Bus 084 (Düsseldorf) Ticket in app and Wallet. Be at station by 8am - see departure board inside Hall 1 or check Prague Florenc Station website for departures - in departures tap on arrow next to my bus for platform information.
https://www.florenc.cz/m.florenc/index.php?site=informaceprod&lan=en
Train to Nuremberg (destination Munich ): Leave hotel by 6.15am. Tram Narodni trida to Hlavni nadrazi. Get food for train
7.35am-12.15 or 1.15pm. Reservation Prague to Schwandorf in (CD)Muj Vlak app. Add both trains Schwandorf to Nuremberg. First one at 11.10 only allows 5min change on adjacent platforms. Otherwise 12.10pm train
At Prague station the platform number is usually followed by an S(north) or J (south). So Platform 6J means south end of platform 6, meaning to the right as you walk the the passageway from the concourse. Use main glass front entrance EC trains to Germany often leave from platforms 5-7. Check main departure board platform sometimes only announced 10-15 mins before departure. Head right to the escalators down.
Check departures:
https://www.spravazeleznic.cz/web/en/passengers/arrivals-and-departures
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Nuremberg, Germany
Use VGN Fahrplan app to purchase transport tickets. U1 Hbf to White Tower (direction Furth Hardhohe) or use DB - Tickets and Offers select Transport Association - Nurnberg
Look at weather for Bacharach and book KD cruise for either Tuesday or Wednesday next week
Day 1: Walk via St Lorenzkirche to Museumbrucke to Heilig-Geist-Spital. Then to Hauptmarkt and Frauenkirche. Walk past Altes Rathaus to Albrecht Drurer House. Explore Weissgerbergasse. Walk back to hotel via Henkersteg. Dinner options Zum Gulden Stern (old bratwurst restaurant)/Bratwurst Roslein/Hutt’n
Day 2: Nuremberg Trials Museum (be there for 10am opening). Tram to Hauptmarkt for midday Mannleinlaufen At Frauenkirche. Walk up to Kaiserberg (allow 2 hours - tickets onsite )/walk to Tiergartnertorplatz/St Sebaldus Church. Wander Altstadt or head to Handwerkerhof
Day 3: Purchase Tagesticket Plus Fare Level 10 in VGN app or DB in Transport Associations (Tickets and Offers) go to Nuremberg/Ticket Selection/TagesTicket Plus/Fare Level 10 (around €26) - must use RE, RB or SBahn only
Train to Bamberg (around 40 minutes - 8.40 or 9.11am). Altes Rathaus and Little Venice (Klein Venedig). Walk up to Cathedral Hill, explore Cathedral. Alte Hofhtung (around 30min), Neue Residenz (around 1.5hrs - tickets onsite). Lunch in Altstadt (Schlenkerla - brewery). Wander Altstadt and river back to station. Handwerkhof in Nuremberg near station. option: Gree Walking Tour from 11am for 2 hours
Train to Rothenberg: 8.38am-10.51am ( no seat reservation) or 9.41am-11.51am (reservation optional but can still use first class). Use short transfer time in Rail Planner as simple changes and can always take next train. Book day prior if wanting reservation
OPTIONS
8.38-9.16am S6 to Neustadt (Aisch) then 9.39-10.18 RB81 Neustadt (Aisch) to Steinach (bei Rothenburg ob der Tauber) then 10.36-10.51am RB82 Steinach to Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Exactly same trains/numbers run one hour later departing 9.38am
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Day 1: Walk to Gastehaus Alter Keller.
Book early dinner for tonight and breakfast for Sunday and possibly Monday
Markus Tower/Plonlein/Marktplatz (get City Walls map at Tourism service) and Rathaus (climb tower)/Kathe Wohlfahrt (Christmas store - open until 5pm)/St Jakobskirche and laneways behind (Judengasse). Plonlein at “Golden Hour”.
Nightwatchman tour: meet at 7.45pm Market Square in front of Town Hall (no reservation-one hour-€10)
Day 2: City Walls Walk (allow 2hrs - see map in link). Christmas Museum (1hr - opens 11am)/Medieval Crime Museum (1hr)/Burggarten/Plonlein/free time - Rothenburg Museum?
Train to Bacharach:
UPDATED:
Leave hotel by 5.40 at the latest
6.05am-6.20am Rothenburg to Steinach
6.33am-7.16am OR 6.58am-7.41am Steinach to Wurzburg
9.10am-11.02am Wurzburg to Frankfurt (seat reservation DB Carriage 29 Seat 41)
1.09pm-2.20pm Frankfurt to Bacharach (has first class)
Book each leg separately. 8.05am - 9.18am Rothenburg to Wurzburg with 13min change at Steinach. 10.26am-12.18pm Warzburg to Mainz (no change of train Seat Reservation on this leg in DB Carriage 12 Seat 61) then 12.37pm-1.28pm Mainz to Bacharach with change in Bingen or 1.02pm-1.50pm direct to Bacharach
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Bacharach, Germany
Pay on arrival - Wise card €360
Breakfast
Ask at hotel re VRM Guest Pass (for day trip to Burg Eltz and Cochem - think only valid from 9am from Overwesel)?
BUY HEIDELBERG CARD
Day 1: Altes Haus/climb Postenturm/St Peter’s Church/Wernerkaplle Ruins/walk town walls/Stahlbreck Castle/wine tasting (Toni Jost/Ratzenburger/Weingut Karl Heinrich/Luz se Mar am Rhein for dinner (Spanish - not open Tue - cash only)
Day 2: Purchase single one way ticket DB app Bacharach to Bingen Stadt Hbf (not Bingen Hbf). Take ferry across to Rudesheim. Drosselgasse Alley and walk around. Be at KD ferry at 10.45am for cruise to St Goar - sit on left hand side. Can get Burg Rheinfels shuttle - bus 681/683 up to Rheinfels Castle/Stiftskirche St Goar/river promenade and Altstadt. Train back to Bacharach (10min) - departs 56 min past the hour?
Dinner at Weingut Fritz Bastia
Day 3:
Use Eurail travel day
If not purchase tickets via DB app for Bacharach to Hatzenport and purchase Rheinland Pfalz ticket for remainder of day.
Train at 7.12am? Bacharach to Hatzenport (via Koblenz). Burgenbus/Bus 365 to Burg Eltz car park (need cash) then need €2 for shuttle to castle .9.30am entry slot. Bus back to Hatzenport then 20min train to Cochem. Explore Cochem Castle (grounds only) and Altstadt. Trains run Cochem to Bacharach at 18min past the hour - aim for 4.18pm train arrives Bacharach 6.05pm. Book dinner at the hotel for 6.45pm
Train to Heidelberg: 9.06am-9.55am OR 9.36am-10.08am Bacharach to Mainz then 10.42-11.34 Mainz to Heidelberg seat reservation in DB Carriage 5 Seat 51 - should be Oberdeck (upper deck)
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Heidelberg, Germany
Breakfast
Heidelberg Card - includes transport, Heidelberg Castle and funicular, travel back from Neckarsteinach, University Museum, Student Prison. Purchase online, save to wallet or show pdf. Pick up Heidelberg Guide and Heidelberg Castle ticket at Tourist Information at Heidelberg station on arrival or office at Neckarmunzplatz near hotel. Also ask about one way river cruise to Neckarsteinach
Take Bus 20/33 to Heidelberg RathausBergbahn then 1 min walk to hotel - need to show driver Heidelberg Card when boarding
Day 1: Marktplatz, Heiliggeistkirche, Hauptstrasse, stop at Weiss Flotte re cruise ticket for tomorrow , Marktplatz Neuenheim, Philosophers Way, Altebrucke, Karlsplatz
Day 2: Day trip to Bad Wimpfen - more for picture perfect town - can use Heidelberg Card to get to Bad Wimpfen. Train at 8.49am?
Day 3: PUBLIC HOLIDAY! Heidelberg Castle and Pharmacy Museum (take funicular from near Kornmarkt station - opens 9am). Jesuit Quarter/University Buildings and Student Prison/ wander and explore/Karlsplatz. Heidelberg City Cruise 3.30pm booking from Altebrucke - ticket in Apple Wallet. Be there 3.10pm
Train to Strasbourg:
8.43am-9.19am Heidelberg to Karlsruhe
Seat Reservation in DB Carriage 12 Seat 32
10.09am-10.50am Karlsruhe-Appenweier
12.11pm-12.33pm Appenweier-Strasbourg
NO RESERVATION REQUIRED LAST 2 TRAINS
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Strasbourg, France
Hotel is 2min walk from station - Breakfast included
To use public transport: Can purchase using Wise, but need to use physical card on the validator screen at tram stations. Or purchase paper ticket and stamp using orange machine on the platform. Best option use CTS Strasbourg app and purchase 3 day pass. Validate once on first tram or buy individual tickets and present QR code to the scanner on the bus or at the tram platform before boarding
Day 1: Walk to Place Kleber/Maison Kammerzell (architecture) - next to Tourism Office and see outside of Cathedral
2.30pm Walking Tour (1hr45min) - be there 2.15 and meet in front of the Cathedral at the corner with Rue Merciere. Guide has a big orange Happy Free Tour sign. No ticket email confirmation in Tickets email folder
La Figbette/Zehnerglick/La Hache nearby for dinner
Day 2: Ophorus day trip to Colmar, Riquewihr and Haut Koenigsbourg. Meet 8.45am outside Strasbourg Tourism Office (18min walk from hotel). Ticket in Ophorus app and folder.
Night walk in Strasbourg
Day 3: Check Batorama departure point at office near Tourist info - opens 9.30)/explore Cathedral(around 1hour - be there by 9.30)/11am Walking tour Petit France (10.45 be at same meeting point)/Quai St Thomas river walk to Batorama river cruise (1.15pm 1hr10min Red cruise - check where it departs from at office)/Palais Rohan/Place du Chateau/Night walk Petit France
Cathedral open 8.30-11.15 and 12.45-5.45
Walking Tour Petit France (11am-12.15pm). Free time
Train to Zurich: BE CAREFUL OF LUGGAGE STRASBOURG TO BASEL! Known for luggage theft!
OPTION 1
8.21am-9.38am Strasbourg to Basel then 10.07-11.00 Basel to Zurich
OPTION 2
9.51am-11.08am Strasbourg to Basel then 11.33am-12.26pm Basel to Zurich
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Zürich, Switzerland
Breakfast
Use SBB app for local transport tickets - purchase ticket and show QR code under Tickets and Travelcards.
Day 1: Neiderdorf area (lunch option Swiss Chuchi/Raclette Stube). Explore Neiderdorfstrasse and side streets. Walk along Limmatquai to Zurich Rathaus and Grossmunster/down to Quaibrucke for all views . Cross to Fraumunster Church, St Peter’s and Lindenhof (walk up hill for city view).
Day 2: Use Travel Day Eurail pass.
Leave by 8.16am train to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall (2hrs - explore both sides - castle/viewing platform /lift to water/walk across bridge/ boat ride). Train from falls to Schaffhausen (hr - Fronwagplatz/Munot Fortress/Rheinstrasse). S1 to Stein am Rhein (25min). 2-3hrs then 1 hour train to Zurich
Day 3: Purchase ticket Stauffacher to Kilchberg then about 10min walk to Lindt. 10am time slot (allow 2 hours). Bus 165 from Kilchberg ZH Bendlikon to Burkliplatz (purchase on SBB app).
2pm ZSG Short Lake Tour (1.5hr). Free time
To get to airport: Use SBB app and purchase individual tickets Stauffacher to Zurich HBF then airport ticket depending on train