(07-20-2018, 12:01 AM)ColoJag Wrote: Thanks so much guys! Alot of this is very useful! HB I also have eurorail passes and I have honestly never been on a train before except in Chicago or NYC but I feel like those are very different than the European trains. Alot of the ticket stuff is included in the tour like the Bavarian castles or the Prague castle I already have the tickets so hopefu that will speed things up. I'm 22 and traveling alone so definitely looking for a good time and just assuming that's already going to happen lol. Was super curious on the Uber or cab situation because an Uber from downtown Munich to my hotel is only like $20 which isnt bad at all but in Zurich a uber is like $60 and ya that would add up real fast so I just rented a car because that would be cheaper. I feel like I'm prepared, got one of those fancy no outside zipper backpacks and a holder for my passport and etc that goes around my neck. Also my girl thing(not girlfriend) is an Au Pair from Vienna so she has been giving me some insight on that and she said just get the hop on hop off pass just explore around myself.

If you take the IC (Inner City) or IC Express trains, you may want to make reservations ahead of time (having a pass let's you get on board but doesn't guarantee you a seat and they get crowded sometimes). The regional trains you can usually get a seat without a reservation but they stop more often and so take longer to get from place to place.  In the cities in Germany and Austria you can take the U-Bahn or S-Bahn easily and get around cheaply, the only reason I recommend Uber for Prague is because their mass transit was kind of confusing (at least it was for me) and the hop on-hop off buses there are usually so full you end up waiting a lot.  If you speak a bit of German in Germany they seem to really appreciate it and many people speak some English in most of Europe but since your friend is from Vienna that won't be an issue for you.

I wish I could go back already.

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