Prague and Vienna each get one full sightseeing day before the next move. Budapest has a longer finish, but the departure day still needs room for bags and station or airport travel. In Vienna, choose Schönbrunn or an art collection. In Budapest, choose Castle Hill or a bath as the main full-day outing; keep the other as an option only if your departure allows it.
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Plan the airport or station journey to your room first. Trolleybus 59 and metro A accept regular Prague city tickets; Airport Express needs its own fare. Leave your bags, have a meal and take a walk near the accommodation or old centre if arrival leaves time. Keep the evening flexible after a long journey. Sleep in Prague and add the arrival ticket separately from daily spending.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Use the morning for Prague Castle and choose the interiors you want to visit. The main circuit costs 450 CZK for an adult; the tower and other visits can need separate tickets. Continue downhill through Malá Strana with a lunch break, then cross the river if you still have energy. The Petřín funicular remains closed at this review, so plan a suitable walk or leave the hill for another day. Sleep in Prague.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Travel from Prague to Vienna using the connection below. Drop your bag, walk through the streets around Stephansplatz and choose dinner nearby. Keep the evening open so a later train or flight does not cost you a timed visit.
€45 for one bed, €32 for meals, €7 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €89.00
Give Schönbrunn the morning. Walk in the main park for free, or book the palace rooms you want and allow time for entry. Return to town for lunch instead of trying to add several distant museums.
€45 for one bed, €32 for meals, €7 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €89.00
Travel from Vienna to Budapest using the connection below. Use the BKK ticket that covers your journey from the station or airport. Drop your bags, have a simple meal and walk near the Danube if time allows. Keep a timed bath or Parliament visit away from this arrival day.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Spend the morning on Castle Hill, choosing one paid interior if it interests you. Have lunch before returning towards the river. Leave the bath for a separate day so you are not carrying wet things through the whole sightseeing plan.
€30 for one bed, €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Keep breakfast and a nearby walk as the plan, then collect your bags and leave time for the station or airport. Use the actual departure and local transfer time to set the day’s pace.
No overnight stay; €25 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €36.00
Prague and Vienna each get one full sightseeing day before the next move. Budapest has a longer finish, but the departure day still needs room for bags and station or airport travel.
In Vienna, choose Schönbrunn or an art collection. In Budapest, choose Castle Hill or a bath as the main full-day outing; keep the other as an option only if your departure allows it.
Vienna · Budapest. Each guide explains local arrivals, food stops and the ticket choices for a stay.
For five days, keep two capitals and arrange the journey home from the second. Three check-ins consume too much of a shorter break.
The day figures add up to €478.00 for one traveller, before the extra costs listed below. The day notes show the stay, meals, local travel and small extras separately. The simple stay allowance is for one bed. A final day in these destinations has no overnight allowance. These are chosen spending plans, not measured averages or available room offers.
Add paid visits, day-trip transport, intercity tickets and airport journeys. Replace the stay line with your full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. Do not add the city budget cards on top of these day amounts; they are an alternative way to plan the same spending.
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Train · About 4h on a direct train
Plan around four hours for a direct train, with time at either end for your accommodation. Compare the actual departure and ticket conditions. Choose the RegioJet departure and read the seat-class inclusions and change rules. Use the arrival station printed on the ticket.
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Compare this journeyFor five days, keep two capitals and arrange the journey home from the second. Three check-ins consume too much of a shorter break.
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