Hi,
My wife and I are planning a european vacation and have decided to work in oktoberfest.
As it stands right know, our plan is to take the night train from rome to munich. The train leaves rome at 9:45 and gets into munich at 8:30.
My question is can you get a good nights rest in a first class sleeper car. I don%26#39;t want to wiped out and ruin a whole day.
I could take condor which leaves room at 21:30 and gets in Munich at 23:00. Get to the hotel by mid-night, get a good night rest and be bright eyed and ready to party the next day.
Thoughts would be very much appreciated.
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Are these just ideas or have you already checked availability.
The mid weekend of the Oktoberfest is known as %26quot;Italian Weekend%26quot;. This is the weekend the Italians come to visit the Oktoberfest.
%26gt; My question is can you get a good nights rest in a first class sleeper car.
No idea. But a sleeper departing at midnight from Munich (after the people have been on the Oktoberfest ) would be definitly worth. As the people would have to stop partying, which is not that easy.
In your direction the people would have to start partying. If it would be on a bus, I%26#39;m pretty sure some would. But a night train is not that partying friendly.
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I am not so much looking to %26quot;party%26quot; on my way from rome to paris but instead trying to figure out if I am setting my self up for failure by being to travel worn after a whole night on a train.
My hotel reservation are already set but trenitalia has not yet released prices for that leg. So I have not booked anything.
So far I can fly on Condor (one Way) for about 80 USD. The Train Ist class w/ sleeper car I am estimating at 550 USD Total for both my wife and I.
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Ab is correct.. It might not be an easy thing to get (sleeper car) - during the fest. However, you would likely get a decent evening%26#39;s rest in 1st class. I would highly suggest going Mon. thru Weds. nite.
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Your bigger problem will be finding a place to stay in or around Munich.
You can book and print out tickets for the night train at:
nachtzugreise.de/site/…start.html
Note that the night train departs from Rome Tiburtina station. I checked for Tuesday, September 25th, and the website quoted 138 € for ‘Sparpreis’ [no refund/no exchange] tickets for 2 adults in a double compartment.
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Thanks that seems like a very good price. The rail Europe site was closer to 550. And had not posted for that day yet.
FYI we are leving Rome on the 23sep which is a sunday night.
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Hi
I have slept well on a train just in the 1st class private compartments. not the sleeper car, so I think you will do very well. I would check with your hotel about an early check-in, as I am sure you will be longing for a shower after a night on the train.The Oktoberfest is well worth the trip, and you will likely be so caught up in the excitement of it you won%26#39;t even feel tired. I don%26#39;t drink beer but I still had a wonderful time there. IF you have the time, do go to the Andechs Monastery...outside of Munich, atop a mountain overlooking a lake, they have great food and beer there brewed by the Monks and a beautiful respite from the craziness of Oktoberfest.
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Thanks to everyone who has responded.
I have run into another not-so-unexpected problem.
My family in Krakow wants me to come see them. (and I would like to be able to see my parents home) We were planning on leaving Munich back to the states on Thursday Sep 27; but, I could extend my trip to return home on September 30th.
I need some advice on the cheapest and quickest (in that order)way to get to krakow and back to Munich in time to make a 12:30 flight home on the 30th..
Any suggestions would be great.
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Basically the only option would be a flight, since trains take between 12 and 24 hours. You can get a flight at about 200€ per person.
For example www.billigflieger.de (MUC to KRK) will list you quite a few flights. But for some flights you have to be really early at the airport (flight starts at 6:45).
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The flights on Germanwings Stuttgart to Krakow are advertised for 19 euros plus fees. Even if you don%26#39;t get one of the cheaper tickets, this is much cheaper than the other mentioned flight. www.germanwings.com
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Yes I forgot to check germanwings. Although they are not that cheaper. I checked their fares and the cheapest flight would be 238€ for 2 persons (Both ways). Additional costs would be the train to and from Stuttgart (4 * 19€) and a hotel room for one night. And (I haven%26#39;t checked) you are even more limited with the luggage. But even with the more expensive flight from Munich most likely some of the luggage has to be stored somewhere.
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