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How I Spent Just €100 On Transportation To 3 Countries and 7 Cities

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Carnival Maastricht
Carnival Maastricht

Transportation can be cheap in Europe if you know how to find it. I spend just 100€ on transportation to 3 different countries and 6 cities in total. Below, you will learn how I used car, trains and buses to get around Europe at a fraction.

My Route

Carnival Bonn
Carnival Bonn

Maastricht (Netherlands) – Cologne (Germany) – Bonn (Germany) – Lille (France) – Nantes (France) – Paris (France) – Brussels (Belgium) – Maastricht (Netherlands)

Carnival Cologne
Carnival Cologne

I was being greedy, and wanted to celebrate Carnival in 3 cities (Maastricht, Cologne, Bonn) and to visit my friends (Lille, Nantes) and visit the museums (Paris). I wouldn’t have time to visit Brussels (again), but I decided that after the intense week, I shall return home early. Nonetheless, I had some nice chocolate and fries in Belgium before heading home!

3 Trevellers Hack: Transportation in Europe

Blablacar

Partying in Lille
Partying in Lille

Blablacar is like uber, but for long distance. People driving to another city take on other passengers to help on patrol cost and have a company. It is a start-up company based in France. You will need a contactable number to register for free.

Learn how to use Blablacar in 5 simple steps.

Once you register, you can search on the web for your destination. Popular routes like Brussels – Paris is always available. For other routes, they will give you the nearest city instead.

Blablacar from Paris
Blablacar from Paris

Blablacar is really affordable. The prices indicated in green are below usual rates, yellow at usual rates and red above usual rates. You can book your ride anytime it is available and it is very easy to use.

Oyster Hunting in Tharon
Oyster Hunting in Tharon

The only downside is that not all routes are available. I was lucky and found blablacar rides for the cities I was going to. i.e. Maastricht to Cologne, Paris to Brussels.

Train Deals

Netherlands

Trains Discount In Kruidvat
Trains Discount In Kruidvat

Trains can get crazily expensive. However, you can get several deals. Find out about the special train & transportation deals in Netherlands.

France

Opera in Nantes
Opera in Nantes

In France, you have the train operator: SNCF. They operate a low cost train, under ouigo. There are train tickets for as low as €10! The train ticket from Lille to Nantes (direct, one-way) is only at €10 with them!

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

The best thing about Maastricht is the close proximity to Belgium. There is a deal in Maastricht, where the trains from anywhere in Belgium costs €7,60 to Maastricht, Netherlands! The ticket is called Go Pass 1.

Bus Deals

Sunset on Flixbus
Sunset on Flixbus

There are also bus deals from cities to cities. With Flixbus you can go between cities of Germany from €5! I took the bus from Cologne to Lille and it cost me €34, which was the most expensive item of my trip! The bus goes all the way to Paris.

Splendid Sunset in Paris
Splendid Sunset in Paris

Flights are also cheap, but I prefer these other transport because it brings you to the city center, whereas the airports are usually located quite far away. Do you think transportation is expensive in Europe? Do share on your cost saving methods too!

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