Io e la mia ragazza abbiamo programmato un viaggio in Germania quest’estate. 7 giorni che iniziano vicino a Francoforte e finiscono ad Amburgo. Il mio piano preliminare è di trascorrere 1 notte vicino a Francoforte, prendere un treno per Monaco per 2 notti con una gita di un giorno a Eibsee, treno per Berlino, poi noleggiare un’auto lì e guidare fino all’isola di Rügen per 3 notti prima di dirigermi ad Amburgo. Ho controllato [bahn.de](http://bahn.de) per i prezzi e con tutti i biglietti del treno più il noleggio di un’auto per 3 giorni ho stimato un costo di circa 660eu. Il mio piano alternativo è semplicemente noleggiare un’auto per l’intero viaggio che costerebbe circa 275eu Di più. La mia domanda è: pensi che valga la pena avere un’auto per tutto il tempo o con il parcheggio/traffico sarebbe comunque più una seccatura avere un’auto? Non siamo mai stati in Germania quindi non ne ho idea. Grazie in anticipo per qualsiasi consiglio!
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Please note there are euros and not dollars in germany please respect this adapt your posting.
The us currency is not a thing here.
Parking in Hamburg is a Horror Trip as is driving in Berlin
I would start with looking on a map and reconsidering your route. Your current plan is over 2200 km in 7 days. According to Google Maps it will take you 24 hours of driving. The total travel time by train will be similar.
If you’re awake for 16 hours per day during your trip you will spend over 20% of it travelling from location to location. And it isn’t scenic travelling: You’ll bee seeing mostly bushes, noise barriers and other infrastructure. Of course, some travelling is unavoidable, but I would try to minimize it so that you have more time for activities.
I would do everything by car. While the trains are getting you there as well, by car it is easier to stop at things along the way. Much better use of your time spend sightseeing.
I don’t get how the car would cost you 660+275 euro. I just checked Europcar for example a SKODA KAMIQ fully insured, with unlimited km, pickup at Frankfurt airport, dropoff at Hamburg would only cost about 50€/day, fuel may be expensive here but still… No where near the amount you said.
Either way you will spend all your time on the road/rail. I would adjust the route.
You are literally traveling the who length of Germany in 7 or less days. I did 11 days in Berlin, Munich and Salzburg and still felt like I didn’t see everything.
Do yourself a favor and reduce the number of destinations you want to squeeze into one week. Plan one day of travel between the larger cities, that’ll reduce stress dramatically and makes you resilient to train delays, traffic jams, problems at car rentals.
When choosing to rent a car, factor in fuel cost as well. You can use GMaps to estimate distances and calculate the resulting cost. City parking can be expensive as well, you can have a look at Parkopedia to get an idea on price tags for that in the cities you’re planning to go.
About your personal modal split, you might consider doing intercity travel by rail, rent a car for countryside trips. Check, whether a Eurail Germany pass is a sensible offer for the itinerary you’re planning.