Innsbruck
Budapest
Ringstrasse, hopping off and on as you want.
DAY EIGHT Vienna to Budapest by train Leave Vienna mid-morning to continue your rail holiday to Budapest. The journey takes under 3 hours, following the course of the River Danube. You arrive in the afternoon and check into your hotel for three nights.
DAYS NINE AND TEN In Budapest Enjoy two full days in Budapest exploring the tree-lined boulevards of Pest and the cobbled hilly streets of Buda. Visit the Castle District in Buda where you can find mediaeval buildings such as the Royal Palace which has been rebuilt several times over the past seven centuries and houses the National Gallery, Budapest Historical Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Linking Buda to Pest is the magnificent Chain Bridge built in the mid-19th Century. On your second day in Budapest you may wish to explore the area east of the river, where you will find Pest. This district is home to historical buildings such as the vast, neo-Gothic Parliament which houses the Hungarian crown jewels. The thermal springs of Budapest have been enjoyed since Roman times and baths are to be found in both Buda and in Pest, where the Szechenyi Baths are one of the largest bathing complexes in Europe, with outdoor and indoor pools, built in modern Renaissance style.
DAY ELEVEN Budapest to Munich by Railjet After breakfast in Budapest, board the Railjet train in the morning and you will arrive in Munich less than seven hours later. The route takes you back through Vienna, on to Linz and Salzburg. Watch out for the Salzburg fortress on your left-hand side as you cross the River Salzach shortly after departing from Salzburg station. Stay overnight in Munich. Or, if you prefer, fly back to London from Budapest.
DAY TWELVE Munich to London You will take a train from Munich to Brussels with an easy change of trains in Frankfurt before boarding the Eurostar to London St Pancras.
Hotel Schwarzer Adler
Hotel Kaiserhof
Hotel Torbrau
What’ s included
• Day-time rail travel from London to Zurich and throughout the tour, returning by train from Munich via Brussels
• First or second-class travel on all trains
• 1 night’ s bed and breakfast in a Classic double room at the Hotel St Gotthard, Zurich
• 1 nights’ bed and breakfast in a Classic room at the Hotel Schwarzer Adler, Innsbruck
• 2 nights’ bed and breakfast in a double room at the Hotel Goldgasse, Salzburg
• 3 nights’ bed and breakfast in a Classic double room at Hotel Kaiserhof, Vienna
• 3 nights’ bed and breakfast in a Deluxe double room at the Prestige Hotel, Budapest
• 1 night’ s bed and breakfast in a Standard double room at the Hotel Torbrau, Munich
• Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
What’ s not included
• Personal holiday insurance. Cover should be in place from when you book the holiday.
• Local tourist tax, usually between Euros / Swiss Francs / Hungarian forints 1 and 3 per person per night, and payable locally to the hotel
• Transfers between station and hotels in any cities
• Flights from the UK to Zurich and returning from Budapest or Munich to the UK, with rail travel from Zurich to Budapest or Munich
PRICES
Prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room and including standard class rail travel From £ 2,170
Supplements
• Standard premier / first class £ 390 per person
Holiday code EEBR03
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