Question:
I am planning a rail journey through Germany from Amsterdam. I would likesome input from this website as to what you think of my plans. My dates are notflexible (20 - 25 April 2003) but my destinations in Germany are, and I MUSTfind my way to London (Heathrow) by 5pm on 26th April. My plan is:

1. 20 April - Buy a Eurail ticket at Amsterdam Station (any suggestions onwhat type to buy? 40 YO male traveling alone) Depart Amsterdam for Berlin.Money not a real issue.

2. 21 April - Arrive Berlin stay for 1 night (I think), then head forMunich.

3. 23 April - Stay in Munich for one night then head for Hamburg I think!(any suggestions).

4. 25 April - Start finding my way back to London (LHR) to meet my wife whois flying in at 1700hr 26 April. If I'm late, I'm dead.

Quite a few gaps you will see and I am open to suggestions. I would preferto train it through Germany and would prefer to do some overnighters on thetrain if possible. I am flexible on how I am getting to London.

Any ideas?

Answer: What sort of Eurail ticket are you planning to buy in Amsterdam? MostEurail passes, if that's what you mean, are only sold outside of Europe.There are some places to buy them in Europe, but they always cost more.In any case, for the trip you suggest, I don't think a Eurail pass willbe good value.

I've recently been told that you can get good discounts on German traintickets buying them at least 7 days in advance on the internet. I'll letsome of our German posters fill you in. There may also be a specificallyGerman rail pass that would be worth your while, and this maybe can bebought in Amsterdam, as it's outside of Germany. Then you could buy aregular train ticket as far as the German border, and use your Germanrail pass for travel inside Germany. However, maybe even a German railpass is not worth the money.