So me and some friends are currently planning a trip through Europe. Nothing is really set in stone yet, our first question is if we want to do a roadtrip with a camper-van or an Interrail trip.
I guess the advantage of a train would be, that it would be a lot more enjoyable to cover larger distances than with a camper. I thought, maybe it would be really cool, if we did like a larger tour through Europe, so I researched a bit and planned a hypothetical trip through Germany (where we live) to Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and back to Germany.
That sounds like a lot, but with the train routes, I looked up it would be doable with only 9 travel days, 4 of which would take the whole day (10-12 hours) and 5 of which would only take half a day (4-6 hours). I thought, that could be quite reasonable and it would be a great adventure type trip.
Do you think that could be cool, or would it get exhausting to quick?
Depends mostly on how much energy you have and how draining travelling is to you. For me it would be too much.
I would recommend going either the Denmark - Sweden route or the Poland - Baltic route. And then really visit the countries you are travelling through, instead of only seeing the biggest cities one day and then leaving already. If you have a camper, then you have the option of seeing more of the countryside instead of being reliant on public transport, but the driving takes more energy than just sitting in a train. If you are mostly interested in visiting cities, then the train would probably be the better option, since you don’t need to find a parking space everywhere you go.
And I also recommend night trains, they are a good way to travel and still have a full day for seeing stuff.