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- Four nights on board to connect Brussels, Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest and Zurich.
- A complete tour starting from Paris, with a direct TGV Lyria return from Zurich.
- An individual journey with centrally located hotels, transport cards and French-speaking assistance.
Vienne
During the day, take the regular 2nd class TGV train to Brussels.
You’ll settle comfortably onboard your NightJet overnight train to Vienna (journey time: 15h14) in the evening. The train does not offer a proper catering/restaurant service. Discovery Trains recommends dining before departure or having a snack onboard.
Overnight on the NightJet train.
Vienne
Arrival at Vienna’s main station in the morning. Free transfer to the hotel. With your transport card, you can use public transport unlimitedly (metro, tram, bus).
Leave your luggage at the hotel reception and start exploring the city at your own pace: take a tram to enjoy a ride along the Ring boulevard. Make stops to admire Vienna’s highlights: the Stadt Park, the National Opera, the Hofburg, the Natural History Museum, the city hall…
Overnight at the hotel in Vienna (B/fast)
Your hotel room must be vacated before 11:00 a.m. You may leave your luggage at the hotel reception and continue exploring the city.
In the morning, we offer you an unusual activity: a Waltz class! Learn the Viennese waltz with a specialist from a renowned dance school.
Your card includes 2 entries of your choice among the must-see sites in Austria’s capital.
A few visit ideas:
- Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens, the former summer residence of the Habsburgs, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and often compared to Versailles for its magnificence;
- The Belvedere Palace, a Baroque masterpiece housing the largest collection of Gustav Klimt’s major works;
- The Hofburg Palace and the Sisi Museum, dedicated to Empress Elisabeth of Austria;
- Albertina, an internationally renowned museum presenting works by Dürer, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Schiele, Klimt and more;
- The Museums Quarter, a vast cultural complex among the most important in the world.
Finish your day with a stop at Naschmarkt, Vienna’s best-known market offering a wide variety of culinary options.
Overnight train departure to Warsaw late in the evening.
Overnight on the train (B/fast)
Varsovie
Arrival at Warsaw in the morning. Free transfer by public transport or on foot to your hotel.
Leave your luggage at the hotel reception and head out to explore the Old Town.
Free day in Warsaw
Discover the Royal Route with its many monuments, buildings and churches. Stop by the Frédéric Chopin Monument and the Old Town with Castle Square, the St. John’s Cathedral and the Old Market Square. You can also enjoy a stroll in the Royal Łazienki Park or visit the Royal Palace.
Overnight at the hotel in Warsaw (B/fast)
Varsovie
Free day in Warsaw. Leave your luggage at the hotel reception or at the station lockers and continue exploring the city.
You can spend the morning visiting the Warsaw Uprising Museum dedicated to the 1944 Uprising. Start your afternoon by sampling local dishes at one of the Polish cuisine restaurants located on the Nowy Świat Street (for example, Specjaly Regionalne). End your day in Warsaw by buying souvenirs at one of the shops in the Old Town or at the Old Market Square.
Depart for Budapest by overnight train in the evening.
Overnight on the train (B/fast)
Budapest
Arrival at Budapest in the morning.
Leave your luggage at the hotel reception and set off to discover the main sights of the cities of Buda and Pest. Matthias Church, the famous Buda Castle or the St. Stephen’s Basilica. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Parliament from the Fishermen’s Bastion. Cross the Chain Bridge over the Danube. Then finish your visit at the Central Market (Naschmarkt), where you might pick up paprika or kürtoskalács.
Overnight at the hotel in Budapest (B/fast)
Budapest
Free day in Budapest. Leave your luggage at the hotel reception or at the station lockers and continue exploring the city.
In the morning, we offer you a cruise on the Danube to enjoy a great panorama of the Hungarian capital. Free afternoon in Budapest.
Overnight train departure to Zurich in the evening.
Overnight on the train (B/fast)
Zurich
Arrival at Zurich in the morning.
You may leave your luggage at the hotel reception.
Free day in Zurich’s old town to discover the small shops, art galleries and riverside beaches.
Head to the pedestrian streets of Niederdorf, a medieval quarter on the East Bank of the Limmat, which Zurich residents lovingly call “Dörfli” (the little village).
Take a lunch break at the Raclette Factory, where you can enjoy some classics as well as an à la carte version of this traditional Swiss recipe. Continue discovering the Swiss capital by crossing the Limmat. By crossing to the left bank of the river, you reach the Schipfe quarter. Enjoy the superb view from the Lindenhof, a esplanade with 90 lime trees, and visit two of Zurich’s main churches: St Peter’s Church, whose clock face is one of the largest in Europe, and the Fraumünster Church.
Overnight at the hotel in Zurich (B/fast)
Paris
Free morning in Zurich. You can leave your luggage at the hotel reception or at the station lockers.
In the afternoon, depart to Paris by day train. (B/fast)
Additional nights in the stopover cities on request
*times may be slightly modified depending on the season
** multiple departures are possible during the day; please contact us
- Train tickets for the entire journey according to the itinerary:
– in a shared compartment, 4 berths for night trains
– in 2nd class for a day train Paris–Brussels, Zurich–Paris - Accommodation in a city-centre hotel according to the category chosen
- Breakfasts
- Vienna transport card
- Vienna Pass including 2 admissions to museums and sites
- One-hour Danube cruise during the day
- French-speaking assistance from the Discovery Trains teams at any time during your stay
- The travel journal in electronic version
- Lunches and dinners
- Walking city tours with a private French-speaking guide in each stop city: price on request
- Private waltz lessons with a dance school teacher in Vienna (50 minutes): on request
- Transfers between the stations and the hotels if necessary (most of the time, the hotels are located not far from the station)
- Any optional travel insurance
- Tourist accommodation taxes at the hotels
- The travel booklet in printed version sent by post (+ €12)
