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9-Day Blue Danube Rail Tour and Melk Cruise (9R10)

9-Day Blue Danube Rail Tour and Melk Cruise (9R10), a rail journey with Travel to Europe (To-Europe)

Visit the historic cities of Regensburg, Passau, Linz and Vienna by traveling along the beautiful Blue Danube! Enjoy a river cruise to Melk and into the Danube Valley, plus Salzburg, Munich and Neuschwanstein Castle.

Day by day

  1. Day 1railovernight: Frankfurt

    Frankfurt

    Commuter train from Frankfurt Int. Airport to Frankfurt Central Station (about 11 minutes). Sightsee the Romerberg, Goethe Haus and the Frankfurt Museum Riverbank.

  2. Day 2railovernight: Regensburg

    Regensburg

    High-speed ICE train from Frankfurt to Regensburg (just over 3 hours). Explore the best-preserved medieval city in Germany, including the Stone Bridge and Old Town Hall.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Passau

    Passau

    Train from Regensburg to Passau (about 1 hour). Includes a 45-minute river cruise at the 'City of Three Rivers' confluence of the Danube, Inn and Ilz.

  4. Day 4railovernight: Linz

    Linz

    High-speed ICE train across the German/Austrian border to Linz (just over 1 hour). Visit the Hauptplatz and the Old Cathedral.

  5. Day 5railovernight: Vienna

    Vienna

    High-speed ICE train from Linz to Vienna (about 1.5 hours). Sightsee the Hofburg, State Opera House and St. Stephen's Cathedral.

  6. Day 6overnight: Vienna

    Day trip into the Danube Valley, Melk and Danube River Cruise

    Hotel pickup for a day trip into the Wachau Valley (UNESCO World Heritage Site) via Krems and Spitz, past Duernstein Castle, with a Danube River cruise downstream to Melk and a guided tour of the Benedictine Abbey.

  7. Day 7railovernight: Salzburg

    Salzburg

    High-speed Rail Jet from Vienna to Salzburg (about 2:40 hrs). Includes the 4-hour English-speaking Sound of Music tour.

  8. Day 8railovernight: Munich

    Munich

    High-speed Rail Jet from Salzburg to Munich (about 1:40 hrs). Includes free public transportation in Munich; visit the Residence, Nymphenburg Palace and the Hofbrauhaus.

  9. Day 9rail

    Munich Int. Airport

    Tour ends after breakfast; take the train to Munich International Airport at your convenience. Tour can also be booked vice versa, from Munich Int. Airport to Frankfurt Int. Airport.

Included

  • 2nd-class rail tickets for all listed journeys
  • Hotels as listed (or similar), centrally located near each train station
  • Buffet breakfast daily
  • 45-minute river cruise in Passau
  • Day trip through the Danube Valley (by coach and boat) with Melk Abbey guided tour
  • 4-hour Sound of Music tour in Salzburg
  • Munich All Day public transport pass
  • Day-by-day itinerary, tickets, vouchers and city information

Not included

  • Airfare from your origin to Frankfurt Int. Airport / from Munich Int. Airport to your origin
  • All meals other than breakfast
  • Gratuities (tips)

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