Cheap transportation options in Europe?

Say I wanted to see Venice(Italy), Salzburg or Vienna(Austria), Munich(Germany), and Zurich(Switzerland)? (I tried to fit 4 countries that loop around somewhat, then back to Venice). What are my best options? How slow in the bus? I saw the eurorail was faster, but definitely more money. My husband %26amp; I(under age 26) will have 2 weeks to visit Europe. Any better travel routes and cities than I came up with? I just want us to see alot without being too rushed. I want it to be romantic, adventurous, relaxed,etc. I open for suggestions for our European vacation. Thanks!!!Cheap transportation options in Europe?
If you go Rome-Florence-Venice-Austria-Germany and skipped Switzerland the best option would be by a combination of train, bus and plane. Mostly train, but not using the eurail pass.



Italy, Austria and Germany have very good offers for travelling cheap by train.



Train prices in Italy are so cheap it is a bad idea to buy a Eurail pass. The pass is more expensive than the tickets the Italian people buy.



In Germany you have got the Happy-Weekend ticket, the Laender-Ticket (one of them is the Bayern-Ticket) and the buy-it-in-advance-online special.



Austria also has an buy-it-in-advance-online special and a ticket called "Einfach-mal-raus" that is similar to Germany's Laender- and Happy-Weekend-Tickets.



http://www.bahn.de/p/view/international/鈥?/a>

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/product鈥?/a>

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/product鈥?/a>

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/product鈥?/a>



pdf-file for Bayern-Ticket: http://www.bahn.de/regional/view/mdb/pv/鈥?/a>



For Einfach-Raus-Ticket:

http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/dn鈥?/a>



Travel with Einfach-Raus, Happy-Weekend and Bayern-Ticket can be very slow, but the price is very good!



For long-distance travel it is usually best to use budget flights. For example, it is possible to book a flight from Venice to Prague for 9 EUR with SkyEurope Airlines - I saw that price for a flight on March 27th. Last year in May I paid 25 EUR to fly from Venice to Leipzig. See http://www.skyscanner.net



Note that if you got only 2 weeks it is best to focus on just one country. Italy would be good. You would need around 1400 EUR for 2 weeks of travelling in Europe for the 2 of you, staying at hostels and eating food from the supermarkets.



Feel free to email me if you got more questions.
I would recommend doing a tour such as Contiki they work out cheaper.Cheap transportation options in Europe?
Stick to the trains. There is no better option. Unless you want to fly using easyjet.com or other discount carriers but then you risk delays. I personally stick to the trains and feel that i do a lot better on time and its more efficient.
eurorail
Train is probably the best bet. There are discounts for young Europe travelers.

Check out my page about Italian trains and the link to the official Italian trains site.

Ciao!