I was wondering if anyone here has some advice regarding travelling across Europe by train. Specifically, I am planning on going from Romania to the UK mostly by train (although Eurostar is significantly more expensive than the ferry between Calais and Dover, so that bit of the route is almost certainly what I’m going to aim for). In terms of route planning, the only software I’ve found that looks like it can connect routes is G**gle Maps, but that thing’s UI is very good at hiding 6 hour layovers, and has no way to customise the route beyond specifying which mode of transport you prefer, and when you are leaving. The bit that’s even more inconvenient is that it has no indication of how much the route would cost.
So, I am turning to the international rail community on Mastodon, asking: How do you plan a route like this? Is it reasonable to try to do a trip from one end of Europe to the other without booking any hotels? And, most importantly, how do I work out how much the full journey will cost?
I think #interrail #CrossBorderRail and #eurail are some of the relevant tags, but just to be safe I’ll also tag this as #train, #railtravel, and I guess #transport.