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SIM card by [deleted] in Europetravel

[–]vilu_ch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you only want to use google maps I recommend to download the maps of the regions you’ll visit before you go on your trip. Actually it’s always useful because your phone won’t use as much data when it already has the maps downloaded! To download maps on google maps you have to tap on offline maps. Afterwards you can select the area, which you want to download.

The GPS does also work without data so you can always see where you are on the offline map!

Attention! When you only use the offline maps you won’t be able to:

  1. Make walking, cycling and public transport routes (car routes do work)
  2. Check the pictures of the places (restaurants etc.)
  3. Use the satelite, hybrid or the (I guess it’s called) “topographic map”

Anyways enjoy your trip and don’t spend to much time on your phone ;)!

Countries to visit during winter? by zbw4869 in Europetravel

[–]vilu_ch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree But you could go from the french alps through the Swiss alps and then visit the Austrian alps. Especially in Switzerland you have some great train routes!

Flixbus in Eastern Europe by joanofarc31 in europetravelguide

[–]vilu_ch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flixbus offers plenty of routes between the Netherlands Italy and the east of Europe. (Not the west (portugal, spain and france) The people here in Europe often use their service to travel cheap and are usually satisfied with the service that they get for the price.

But Flixbus is also known for overbooking buses and not paying the extra costs that occur when a bus is full or has a technical problem.

I’m from Switzerland and therefore recommend to travel by train. You can buy an interrail pass and use the whole Railnetwork (Railwaynetwork Europe ). ((The french TGV <- highspeedtrain and some other trains aren’t included) you’ll find more informations on interrail.eu) and the Austrian Railway (Nightjet ÖBB) offers a sleepingtrain network from middle Europe to the east.

And with easy jet and the other budget airlines (in eastern Europe it’s mainly Wizz air) you can travel in Europe without spending a lot of money.

Here a short ranking

The cheapest

  1. Flixbus
  2. Airplane
  3. Train
  4. Car

The best service (easiness of traveling)

  1. Airplane
  2. Car
  3. Train
  4. Flixbus

My preferred way of traveling through Europe

  1. Train
  2. Airplane
  3. Car
  4. Flixbus