The route moves south from Berlin through Dresden and Prague before Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. Bratislava is an overnight base here, not a quick photo stop between trains. Use free museum or park time alongside one major paid visit in Vienna. In Bratislava, the castle area and river work well on foot. Budapest’s city travelcards and bath tickets are separate purchases.
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Leave your bags at the accommodation and shape the afternoon around your arrival time. A government-quarter walk and a meal nearby make a useful start. Add the Reichstag only with registration and a visit time that fits the current dome closures. If the journey has been tiring, a shorter walk is enough. Sleep in Berlin. Replace the room allowance with the actual booking cost, and keep your airport or arrival train ticket separate from daily spending.
€40 for one bed, €30 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: €82.00
Choose the Berlin Wall Memorial or an open museum collection and give it enough time. The main Pergamonmuseum is closed; the separate Panorama exhibition is a different visit with its own ticket. Follow with lunch and a neighbourhood walk rather than crossing the city for several short stops. Check tomorrow's departure station and keep the ticket available offline. Sleep in Berlin for a second night, with local transport included in the day plan, with paid visits added separately.
€40 for one bed, €30 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: €82.00
Take a suitable direct train from Berlin to Dresden, allowing around 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours on board plus station time. Check whether Hbf or Dresden-Neustadt is better for the room you booked. Leave your bags before the old centre, Frauenkirche area and an Elbe walk. Choose a museum only if arrival and opening hours leave enough room. Sleep in Dresden. The intercity fare is additional to the daily allowance; save a Bastei outing for an extra day.
€40 for one bed, €30 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: €82.00
Collect your luggage and take the international train to Prague. A suitable direct service to Praha hl.n. takes around 2 hours 15 minutes; some departures use Praha-Holešovice, so check your booking and the local journey to your room. Enjoy the river scenery along the way. A Bastei hike needs separate transport and walking time, so keep this day for the train and an easy arrival. Sleep in Prague, adding the train fare separately from your local 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
Spend the morning around Vinohrady, with a café or bakery stop and time in the neighbourhood streets. Choose Vyšehrad as a separate afternoon walk if you want river views and have energy for the slopes. Keep lunch and transport in the daily budget, and make space for laundry or a rest before the next city move. Check tomorrow's Prague to Vienna ticket and its operator. 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
Visit the permanent displays at Wien Museum, which are free, then head to Brunnenmarkt and Yppenplatz for lunch and a neighbourhood walk. Choose an evening performance only after reading its actual ticket and arrival arrangements.
€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 Bratislava using the connection below. From the booked station or bus stop, reach your room before exploring the centre. Walk through the old streets towards the Danube and choose dinner nearby. Hlavná stanica, Petržalka and Nivy have different arrival routes.
€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
Walk up towards Bratislava Castle, then choose whether to visit the museum inside. On Saturday, Stará Tržnica is a useful market stop; on other days choose a café lunch. Leave room for the Danube waterfront rather than adding a distant castle on the same short afternoon.
€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 Bratislava 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
The route moves south from Berlin through Dresden and Prague before Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. Bratislava is an overnight base here, not a quick photo stop between trains.
Use free museum or park time alongside one major paid visit in Vienna. In Bratislava, the castle area and river work well on foot. Budapest’s city travelcards and bath tickets are separate purchases.
Vienna · Bratislava · Budapest. Each guide explains local arrivals, food stops and the ticket choices for a stay.
For fewer moves, finish in Vienna or remove an overnight base and redraw the connections. Recalculate rooms and departure dates before buying tickets.
The day figures add up to €1,011.00 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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How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Train · About 1h 40m to 2h on a suitable direct train
Check the exact departure and arrival stations, fare conditions and reservation. Add local travel and luggage time; this fare is separate from daily spending. A Dresden stop is more relaxed overnight.
Compare this journeyTrain · About 2h 15m to Praha hl.n. on a suitable direct train
Check the exact departure and arrival stations, fare conditions and reservation. Add local travel and luggage time; this fare is separate from daily spending. Some Prague trains use Holešovice. A Bastei outing needs extra time before travelling.
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.
Compare this journeyTrain · About 1h 06m
Compare the current Bratislava-Ticket with a one-way fare. City transport applies on the first validity day. Use eligible regional trains and confirm hlavná stanica or Petržalka.
Compare this journeyTrain · About 2½ to 3 hours
Use a direct train from Bratislava hlavná stanica and confirm the Budapest station, usually Nyugati on this corridor. Add the local journey to your room and read the reservation rules.
For fewer moves, finish in Vienna or remove an overnight base and redraw the connections. Recalculate rooms and departure dates before buying tickets.
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
Change the days in each city, leave out stops, and update the estimate without changing the published itinerary.
