Hey guys
We are planning a trip to the magical triangle and other nearby towns in April. We are wondering what the best route would be -
Currently we are thinking to fly into Vienna:
Vienna-3 days
Salzburg 2 day
Prague (and ceske krumlov) 4 days
Bratislava 2 days
Budapest-2 days
and back to Vienna and fly out from there.
We have a few questions:
a) Is this route efficient? Or should we jiggle our itinerary around? We are open to suggestions to the route, and any recommendations of any other cities that we should visit en route. Or should we fly into Prague and start the triangle from there.
b) What is the best way of getting around? Should we rent a car? Both of us enjoy driving. Or is parking a big problem, and we should stick to public transport? What would be more cost friendly?
Thanks for the help!
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This itinerary sounds really good as it incorporates a lot of top destinations of Central Europe. The only alteration I would think about is the time allocated to Bratislava. Two days are too much! Bratislava is basically an interesting city with a pronouncedly cute city centre, but you would be done after a few hours. I recommend to visit Bratislava as side trip from Vienna as the travel time is only 60 minutes. You would not have to handle your luggage when there if done from Vienna. Transfer one day from Bratislava to Vienna and one day to Budapest. The question where to start the loop depends on the lowest airfare you will be offered ( at least I would decide that way).
As you only travel between major cities I would rely on the train. Only Cesky Krumlov is (remotely) located between Salzburg and Prague and hard(er) to reach by public transportation as the town is not situated at a major railway corridor. The direct train from Salzburg to Prague would only take you to Ceske Budejovice which is the closest train station to Krumlov (requiring another transfer). Therefore I would consider getting from Salzburg back to the city of Linz (on a train towards Vienna), from whose main railway station a shuttle could take you directly to Krumlov. From Krumlov to Prague you can rely on a direct bus service offered by Studentagency.
shuttlelobo.cz/artid=4%26lang=en%26mode=normal
http://www.studentagency.cz/
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Make sure you have 3 FULL days in Prague and Vienna. Allow time for travel. Meaning - the train between Prague and Vienna is 4 hours.
I am going to Budapest this year. I can%26#39;t imagine doing 2 days there. Only you know what you want to see though.
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I just realised that there is also a shuttle from Salzburg to Krumlov, hence you don%26#39;t need to go to Linz. But the price seems to increase from 450 CZK (ex Linz) to 1100 CZK (ex Salzburg).
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