For this blog post, I will show you my overall itinerary for the train experience for September 2022.

I got the initial idea from a fellow nomad that I crossed path with in Riga about the same time last year. She was proudly taking the train experience to explore the Northern Europe all the way from France using a train subscription ticket called InterRail.

What is InterRail?

This railway ticket gives you access to practically every train in Europe. You can use it to access 40 railroad and ferry companies in 33 nations.

Northern Balkans Route

For this month, the route I am taking starts from Vienna all the way down to my hometown, Constanta.

If you are in a position where you might cross me at some point, you can find the journey here.

  1. 🚞 Vienna – Maribor
  2. 🚞 Maribor – Ljubliana
  3. 🚞 Ljubliana – Zagreb
  4. 🚌 Zagreb – Zadar
  5. 🚌 Zadar – Split
  6. 🚌 Split – Dubrobnik
  7. 🚌 Dubrovnik – Mostar
  8. 🚞 Mostar – Sarajevo
  9. 🚌 Sarajevo – Belgrade
  10. 🚞 Belgrade – Timisoara
  11. ✈️ Timisoara – Bucharest
  12. 🚞 Bucharest – Constanta

Budget

Rail Transport: €212 (5 unlimited days within a month)

Buses: €100 (for 6 buses with Arriva & FlixBus)

Plane: €45 (via RyanAir)

AirBnBs/Hostels: ~€40pn x 24 = €1000

Food: ~€30pd x 24 = €700

Free tours & other stuff: €100

Travel Insurance: €40

Total: €2200