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Mon, 04/09/2007 - 19:59
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I’m going to be in Europe for three weeks.  My girlfriend and I are spending a week in Paris, from there we are going to go to Barcelona for about a week, then on to Amsterdam and back to Paris.  It looks like the Eurorail select pass is my best bet.  Around 270 dollars.  Is there a cheaper way?  We do not have a ton of money for this trip.  Thanks for the help.  Also if you have the time about how long are these distances on a train? 
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Mon, 04/09/2007 - 20:15
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You might check into cheap flights.  Air travel can be very cheap in Europe, sometimes less than $10 a flight.  check out www.ryanair.com for one.

Mon, 04/09/2007 - 21:00
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Use www.whichbudget.com to see which budget airlines fly these routes.  Look for special bargain fares on the Thalys trains between Paris and Amsterdam at www.thalys.com — sometimes a roundtrip (throw away the return) is cheaper than a one way. 

Also look at www.railsaver.com to see which, if any, railpass is best.  A 4 day Benelux and France pass and a point to point ticket from the Spanish border to Barcelona should save you about $50 each.