traveling to madri-bacelona-rome and paris..best way to jump from one place
hi im planning a trip to madrid-barcelona-rome and paris. trying to find out where to go first (wanting to go in the order that i wrote it), but dont know good travel agency with cheap prices to jump from one place to another..need help on how to schedule it. help
shira
bayamon, puerto ric 11/4/09
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Best way to "jump" between cities is via the discount European airlines. You can research all the various possibilities at flycheapo.com.
Probably best place to start would be flying in to either Paris or Madrid from home, begin hopping around, end up in Rome and fly home.
Other good European budget airline search engines include www.flylc.com and www.whichbudget.com. Another excellent site, www.skyscanner.com, shows both budget airlines and national carriers and shows indirect routes as well as direct ones.
After you factor in the time to get to and from airports and go through security, you can take high-speed day trains from Madrid to Barcelona faster than you can fly. You can also take a night train that saves you the cost of a night in a hotel.
It's best to fly Barcelona-Rome. Taking a series of trains is slow and very expensive.
For Rome-Paris your best choices are a direct night train or a budget airline. Be aware, however, that there are reliable reports that the service has deteriorated on the night trains between Italy and France. You can read about this here.
I'd definitely fly from city to city... and Euro Airlines, if booked in advance, offer huge discounts. We've flown to Madrid, Paris, and Barcelona on Vueling, Easyjet, and RyanAir - each has it's own personality! You certainly don't need an agency.
I'd probably fly Madrid - Barcelona - Rome - Paris and then return home. I think you'll have more options out of CDG then you will FCO - but I'd certainly look at both options; especially considering price. As Tim says, you can also take the train from Madrid to Barcelona. The new high speed trains in Spain are fantastic.
Luggage will be the challenge as you will be limited on Euro Airlines by weight and numbe of bags. For more info on budget airlines, with plenty of LINKS, you might CLICK HERE.
Good Luck, Ron in Rome!
As previously mentioned, but I'll reiterate...train from Madrid to Barcelona. Fly the rest.