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A Bit About Hotelroom.com
Though part of the Priceline.com family, when booking on Hotelroom.com, you do not have to bid on unknown hotels (where you don't know the name of the hotel or the location before you book it); but instead, you can review a list of hotels in your destination city before booking. And what is very useful to the savvy traveler is the ability to sort the list of hotels by location in a city ("Select an Area") and to sort by various categories ("Quick Sort"), such as popularity, price, star rating and guest review score*. Maps are also provided showing the location of each hotel. Hotelroom.com makes finding and booking hotels that fit your plan and budget easy. * Reviews are also available on other sites, such as Expedia, Hotels.com or Travelocity, to give you other opinions; just click on "Find a Hotel" on the navigation bar to the left to link to these other sites. (Budget Europe has no affiliation with Hotelroom.com or any other hotel booking services on our website, though we do earn a very, very small commission if hotels are booked via the links on our website.)

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Benelux* & France Flexipass Prices

Choose 4, 5, 6, 8 or 10 days of unlimited rail travel to be used anytime within a 2-month period on the national railroads of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands (Holland).

* Benelux is an acronym for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Validity
(in 2 months)
Adult1
Single Traveler
1st Class
Adult1
Single Traveler
2nd Class
Saver2
2 Adults
1st Class
(Price/Adult)
Saver2
2 Adults
2nd Class
(Price/Adult)

Youth
Ages 12-25
2nd Class

4 days
5 days
6 days

8 days
10 days
$393
$429
$470
$548
$623
$330
$366
$402
$479
$556
$335
$366
$400
$465
$530
$280
$311
$342
$407
$474
$246
$277
$308
$368
$428

  1. Children under 12: half single adult fare -- under 4: free.
  2. Price is per person based on two or more people traveling together; children 4-11: half Saverpass fare.

Pass must be validated within 6 months of purchase. Prices are in U.S. dollars, and are subject to change due to fluctuations in the dollar to euro exchange rate.


  • To order this pass online, click on the text link to the right.
  • Or call Budget Europe to order your pass directly from one of our rail experts, who will make sure this pass is the best deal for you and will also happily answer any questions you have about rail travel at the same time.
  • 1-800-441-2387 or 1-800-441-9413

For More Info,
To View a Rail Map
or
To Order Online,
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France & Benelux Flexipass and Map

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France & Germany Flexipass Prices

Choose 4, 5, 6, 8 or 10 days of unlimited rail travel to be used anytime within a 2-month period on the national railroads of France and Germany.
Validity
(in 2 months)
Adult1
Single Traveler
1st Class
Adult1
Single Traveler
2nd Class
Saver2
2 Adults
1st Class
(Price/Adult)
Saver2
2 Adults
2nd Class
(Price/Adult)

Youth
Ages 12-25
2nd Class

4 days
5 days

6 days
8 days
10 days
$429
$476
$520
$611
$702
$385
$428
$469
$549
$632
$388
$428
$469
$549
$632
$350
$385
$417
$479
$549
$301
$332
$364
$429
$489

  1. Children under 12: half single adult fare -- under 4: free.
  2. Price is per person based on two or more people traveling together; children 4-11: half Saverpass fare.

Pass must be validated within 6 months of purchase. Prices are in U.S. dollars, and are subject to change due to fluctuations in the dollar to euro exchange rate.


  • To order this pass online, click on the text link to the right.
  • Or call Budget Europe to order your pass directly from one of our rail experts, who will make sure this pass is the best deal for you and will also happily answer any questions you have about rail travel at the same time.
  • 1-800-441-2387 or 1-800-441-9413

To Order Online, Click the Link Below

Multiple Country Passes

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France & Italy Flexipass Prices

Choose 4 up to 10 days of unlimited rail travel to be used anytime within a 2-month period on the national railroads of France and Italy.
Validity
(in 2 months)
Adult1
Single Traveler
1st Class
Adult1
Single Traveler
2nd Class
Saver2
2 Adults
1st Class
(Price/Adult)
Saver2
2 Adults
2nd Class
(Price/Adult)

Youth
Ages 12-25
2nd Class

4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
8 days
9 days
10 days
$393
$440
$486
$530
$577
$623
$668
$335
$374
$412
$452
$489
$529
$568
$335
$374
$412
$452
$489
$529
$568
$285
$318
$350
$385
$417
$450
$482
$256
$287
$316
$345
$374
$405
$436

  1. Children under 12: half single adult fare — under 4: free.
  2. Price is per person based on two or more people traveling together; children 4-11: half Saverpass fare.

Pass must be validated within 6 months of purchase. Prices are in U.S. dollars, and are subject to change due to fluctuations in the dollar to euro exchange rate.


  • To order this pass online, click on the text link to the right.
  • Or call Budget Europe to order your pass directly from one of our rail experts, who will make sure this pass is the best deal for you and will also happily answer any questions you have about rail travel at the same time.
  • 1-800-441-2387 or 1-800-441-9413

For More Info,
To View a Rail Map
or
To Order Online,
Click the Link Below

France & Italy Flexipass and Map

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France & Spain Flexipass Prices

Choose 4 up to 10 days of unlimited rail travel to be used anytime within a 2-month period on the national railroads of France and Spain.
Validity
(in 2 months)
Adult1
Single Traveler
1st Class
Adult1
Single Traveler
2nd Class
Saver2
2 Adults
1st Class
(Price/Adult)
Saver2
2 Adults
2nd Class
(Price/Adult)

Youth
Ages 12-25
2nd Class

4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
8 days
9 days
10 days
$393
$440
$486
$530
$577
$623
$668
$335
$374
$412
$452
$489
$529
$568
$335
$374
$412
$452
$489
$529
$568
$285
$318
$350
$385
$417
$450
$482
$256
$287
$316
$345
$374
$405
$436

  1. Children under 12: half single adult fare — under 4: free.
  2. Price is per person based on two or more people traveling together; children 4-11: half Saverpass fare.

Pass must be validated within 6 months of purchase. Prices are in U.S. dollars, and are subject to change due to fluctuations in the dollar to euro exchange rate.


  • To order this pass online, click on the text link to the right.
  • Or call Budget Europe to order your pass directly from one of our rail experts, who will make sure this pass is the best deal for you and will also happily answer any questions you have about rail travel at the same time.
  • 1-800-441-2387 or 1-800-441-9413

For More Info,
To View a Rail Map
or
To Order Online,
Click the Link Below

France & Spain Flexipass and Map

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France & Switzerland Flexipass Prices

Choose 4 up to 10 days of unlimited rail travel to be used anytime within a 2-month period on the national railroads of France and Switzerland.
Validity
(in 2 months)
Adult1
Single Traveler
1st Class
Adult1
Single Traveler
2nd Class
Saver2
2 Adults
1st Class
(Price/Adult)
Saver2
2 Adults
2nd Class
(Price/Adult)

Youth
Ages 12-25
2nd Class

4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
8 days
9 days
10 days
$422
$470
$517
$565
$613
$659
$705
2nd Class
not
available
$359
$400
$443
$482
$520
$561
$603
2nd Class
not
available
$297
$330
$364
$398
$431
$464
$494

  1. Children under 12: half single adult fare -- under 4: free.
  2. Price is per person based on two or more people traveling together; children 4-11: half Saverpass fare.

Pass must be validated within 6 months of purchase. Prices are in U.S. dollars, and are subject to change due to fluctuations in the dollar to euro exchange rate.


  • To order this pass online, click on the text link to the right.
  • Or call Budget Europe to order your pass directly from one of our rail experts, who will make sure this pass is the best deal for you and will also happily answer any questions you have about rail travel at the same time.
  • 1-800-441-2387 or 1-800-441-9413

For More Info,
To View a Rail Map
or
To Order Online,
Click the Link Below

France & Switzerland Flexipass and Map

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Eurostar — The Fastest Way Between London and Paris

High-speed Eurostar "Chunnel" trains have made this an easy trip; you simply board right in the center of London and get off 2 hours and 15 minutes later in the heart of Paris. You have none of the airport hassles; you save time; and with nearly hourly departures, you can conveniently leave when you want. And about every 2 hours, there is a Eurostar train running between London and Brussels, taking just 2 hours. Brussels has hourly connecting trains to Amsterdam or to Germany.

There is a complicated tiered-fare structure for Eurostar, and no railpass covers this train; however, railpasses valid in Britain, France or Belgium do allow you to buy a passholder fare, which is the cheapest one-way fare available for adults 26 and older. For people 25 and younger, under 12, or 60 and over, there are youth, child and senior tickets available. For first-class passengers, a very good meal served with champagne or other beverages is included in the Eurostar ticket price.

Tickets can be purchased up to nine months in advance; if you want a chance at the cheapest tickets, try to reserve as early as possible, especially for peak-time trains. You'll have a better chance of snagging a lower-cost fare if you can be flexible about travel times and avoid weekend and holiday travel.

Call BETS to book or for more information.

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About Eurostar,
or
To Order Online,
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For Your Information

  • Elipsos Sleeper Trains
    • Barcelona-Paris or Madrid-Paris: You only need a railpass valid in either Spain or France to qualify for a passholder fare, for which you only pay the sleeper supplement.
    • Barcelona-Milan: You only need a railpass valid in Spain or Italy or France to qualify for a passholder fare, for which you only pay the sleeper supplement.
    • Barcelona-Zürich: You only need a railpass valid in Spain or Switzerland or France to qualify for a passholder fare, for which you only pay the sleeper supplement.
    • Reservations: Elipsos overnight trains can be booked up to 90 days in advance. For schedules, see "For Your Information: Spanish Overnight Trains."
Call BETS to book or for more information.
  • Artesia Overnight Trains between Paris and Italy
    • Many travelers ask us about rail service from Paris to Italy. There are two daily night trains from Paris: the first departs Paris at 7pm and arrives in Florence at 7:16am the next day and terminates in Rome at 9:50am; the second departs Paris at 8:28pm and arrives in Milan at 5:38am the next day and terminates in Venice at 9:28am.
    • Sleeper compartments consist of doubles, triples and 4- or 6-person couchettes.
    • These trains are often sold out, especially around holidays and in the summer months, and should be booked as early as possible (up to 90 days in advance); often impossible to reserve at the last moment in Europe. People with railpasses (must be valid in France and Italy) only pay the sleeper supplement.
  • City Night Line Sleeper Trains Between Paris and Germany
    • Paris-Berlin: Departs Paris 8:20pm, arrives Berlin 9:02am; departs Berlin 7:58pm, arrives Paris 9:30am. Runs daily April through October; weekends only the rest of the year.
    • Paris-Munich: Departs Paris 8:20pm, arrives Munich 7:16am; departs Munich 10:44pm, arrives Paris 9:30am. Runs daily April through October; weekends only the rest of the year.
  • Flexipasses & Overnight Trains: If you are traveling on a direct overnight train that departs after 7pm, you must fill in the arrival date of the train into your flexi travel day boxes, thus using only one travel day for this overnight train ride. But if your direct overnight train departs prior to 7pm, then you will use two travel days, filling in both the date of departure and the date of arrival of the overnight train. (Note: The only exception to this 7pm overnight train rule is for the Artesia overnight trains that run between Paris and Rome, which depart at 6:40pm and 6:52pm; for these direct overnight trains only, you may write in your flexi travel day boxes on your pass only the date of arrival of these Artesia overnight trains.)
  • Paris-Italy Day Trains: There are three daily French TGV trains from Paris to Milan departing at 8:04am, 2:14pm and 3:50pm and arriving at 2:50pm, 9:20pm and 10:50pm respectively. Seat reservations are required. Despite the overall time of this trip, this is an enjoyable ride as it goes through scenic French countryside and via the French Alps into Italy to Turin and on to Milan. At Milan there is hourly train service to Venice (3 hrs), Florence (3 hrs), Lake Como (45 mins), Cinque Terre (3 hrs; direct service is about every 2 hrs) and Rome (4.5 hrs).
  • Trains between Paris and Switzerland: There is excellent Lyria rail service to Basel (4/day; 3.5 hrs), Bern (2/day; 4.5 hrs), Lausanne (4/day; 4 hrs), Geneva (6-7/day; 3.5 hrs) and Zürich (4/day; 4.5 hrs). As Switzerland has nearly hourly rail service between all cities, it is very easy to get on to any destination in Switzerland from any of these gateway cities. The best connection between Paris and Interlaken is via Basel or Bern; but if only a Paris-Lausanne or Paris-Geneva train is available, there is no need to fret as it will only add a few minutes to your overall travel time.
  • Trains between Paris and Germany: With trains running up to 200 mph over the new TGV line through eastern France, travel times to Germany have been drastically cut: Frankfurt (4-5/day; 4 hrs), Stuttgart (3-4/day; 3.5 hrs) and Munich (3-4/day with usually one change in Stuttgart; 6 hrs). To reach northern Germany from Paris, travel by Thalys to Cologne (6/day; 4 hrs); from Cologne there is hourly service to Hamburg, Frankfurt or Berlin.

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Thalys Trains: Paris to Brussels, Amsterdam or Cologne

Thalys high-speed 186-mile-per-hour service operates on two routes: Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam and Paris-Brussels-Cologne. Between Paris and Brussels, there is about one train per hour, taking just 1 hour and 22 minutes to go from city center to city center. Depending on the day, five or six of these trains continue on to Amsterdam, with the total rail time between Paris and Amsterdam being only 4 hours and 11 minutes; another six trains continue on to Cologne, with the total rail time between Paris and Cologne taking 3 hours and 50 minutes. Cologne is a main rail hub with excellent connections to anywhere in Germany.

Getting to Brugge from Paris: Take any Thalys train to Brussels and change to a local train to Brugge (two local trains per hour, taking 55 to 62 minutes). On Saturdays only, there is one direct Thalys train running round trip between Paris and Brugge, making for a convenient day trip (departs Paris about 8am, arrives Brugge about 10:30am; departs Brugge about 6pm, arrives Paris about 8:30pm).

Thalys trains and railpasses: Passes are accepted, but a passholder supplement must be paid. In first class, the supplement for railpasses covering the whole route costs between $56-87 (depending on the city pairs) and includes, besides a seat reservation, a meal (appropriate to the time of day and served at your seat) and free Wi-Fi; in second class, the supplement costs between $35-54 and does not include a meal or Wi-Fi. When traveling between Amsterdam and Brussels, you can easily avoid this surcharge on railpasses by taking the local intercity trains, which take only a few minutes longer (trains are hourly and no seat reservation is required). When going between Paris and Brussels or Paris and Amsterdam, there is not a simple way to avoid the Thalys supplement. The only way is to take a domestic French train (seat reservation required, but inexpensive) to Lille, France and then change to a local Belgian train. Unfortunately, the connection time in Lille is often only about five minutes; and unless you're in sprinting shape, you'll probably have to wait an hour for the next local train. Also besides the change in Lille, you'll often have to change trains one more time before getting to Brugge or Brussels.

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