PSA: My $12 bus ticket from Berlin to Prague changed how I see short trips

I used to book flights for any trip over 200 miles, but after a friend convinced me to try FlixBus last spring, I saved over $150 and realized the extra 3 hours of travel time was perfect for reading and seeing the countryside, so what's your favorite underrated bus or train route in Europe?

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4 Comments

the_alice2mo ago

Totally agree about the bus thing. The train from Salzburg to Hallstatt is stupid pretty and costs less than a coffee back home. Makes you actually look out the window.

spencer_park262mo ago

That route is insane, right? Got stuck staring at the lake the whole time like a total tourist. Ever take the train through the Swiss Alps?

ruby_henderson362mo ago

Used to think trains were just for getting places. That Hallstatt route made me a believer in the journey itself.

lewis.finley2mo ago

My friend once tried to convince me a 9-hour bus from Amsterdam to Berlin was a "scenic adventure." I saw a lot of German highway rest stops. What's the best view you've actually gotten stuck looking at?