Paris to Athens

My friend and i have 6 weeks in Europe. We fly into Paris and want to end up in Athens.

Roughly our plan is to have 3 days in Paris, fly to Rome for 4 days, travel to Cinque Terre, train to Salzburg in Austria for 4 days, travel to Croatia for 10 days, then down to the Greek Isands for about 10 days.

The main questions i have include travel. How do you get from Austria to Split in Croatia: Train, Fly, Bus?

How do you get from Dubrovnik to Athens: Train, Fly, Bus?

Is this too much travelling for the time period? Will we end up on the train for our entire trip?

And, we are young and want lively places to stay. Where are the best party towns within these countries?

We are Uni students so the cheaper the better.

Thankyou!

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Train networks in Europe are very dense, you should reach almost every place by train. In Southeastern Europe (Former Yugoslavia) it gets more complicated due to the development and isolation during the war of those countries. Also Greece is not a country dedicated to rail networks. In the meantime most parts have recovered, and are worth to be visited.

Your schedule is dense, but I think it is manageable.

From Austria ( I assume Salzburg) it is not that easy to reach Dubrovnik. I think that all connections go via Zagreb. Dubrovnik to Athens seems to be an adventure, because I doubt that there is a proper train connection. It%26#39;s probably better to book a flight out of Dubrovnik, but fares are expectedly high due to lacking competition. Alternatively you could query flight out of Zagreb.

If you can drop your intention to visit Dubrovnik, you could save some money. You could head for Vienna or Munich, where low(er) cost flights are available. It%26#39;s just a clue, not a recommendation!

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