Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Detailed Itinerary - Paris (from Rome)


Date/ Time
Details
Sun 17/4
Paris
1100
1215
1515-1715
1900
Take bus
Reach airport (40min)
Flight 428: Rome Ciampino to Paris Orly (Terminal Sud):
Check in opens: 13:15-14.35
The RER B (suburban train) connects to Orly airport via the Orlyval airport train. Follow the signs from Orly Ouest or Orly Sud to "Orlyval", then from the Antony train station, connect to the RER B, direction Paris. If need be, you can then connect to the Paris metro at stations Denfert Rochereau, Saint-Michel, Chatelet-les-Halles, or Gare du Nord.
Departs: every 7-10 minutes, from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Price: 9.60 Euros (note that you must buy a special ticket from an RATP ticketer at the airport).
The RER C (suburban train) connects to Orly Airport via shuttles that leave from the Porte de Rungis station. From the airport, take a shuttle to Porte de Rungis, then the RER C to Paris.
Departs: Shuttles for Porte de Rungis leave every 15 minutes, 5:45 a.m.- 11:15 p.m., from gate G- quai 1 at Orly Sud and from the arrival level at Orly Ouest.
Price: 5.65 Euros each way (approx. $7.50)
Rome Ciampino to Paris Orly Montmartre Village, a mere 5 minute walk from Sacre Coeur, and just 2 minutes from metro station Pigalle/Abbesse. the adress is 76, rue des martyres and it a dead end witch is Rue André Gill.
Reach hotel
Mon 18/4
Paris
Eiffel Tower -7th arrondissement (Metro: Bir Hakeim or Trocadero (Line 6), Ecole Militaire (Line 8), RER: Champs de Mars-Tour Eiffel (Line C) )
Seine River Cruise
Tue 19/4
Paris
Louvre Museum-1st arrondissement (Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre (Line 1))
Musee d'Orsay- 7th arrondissement (Metro: Solferino (Line 12) RER: Musee d'Orsay (Line C))
Designer Shopping in the Rue Saint-Honoré district
Wed 20/4
Paris
Cathedral Notre Dame - Notre Dame Cathedral-4th arrondissement (Metro: Cité or Saint-Michel (Line 4)RER: Saint-Michel (Line C)
Arc de Triomphe-8th arrondissement (Metro: Charles de Gaulle Etoile (Line 1, 2 or 6)RER: Charles de Gaulle Etoile (Line A))
Thu 21/4
Paris
Disneyland
Fri 22/4
Paris
Free &easy shopping
Montmartre
Depart from Paris to Barcelona

Detailed Itinerary - Rome (from Venice)


Date/ Time
Details
Fri 15/4
Rome, Italy
0550
0645
0845-0950
1030
1230
To reach bus station
To reach airport
Fly from
Venice Marco Polo to Rome Fiumicino (terminal 2) Flight 984, check in:6.45-8.05
From airport to hotel by bus (70mins)
just minutes from the main Railways station 'Termini' and
Metro Line 'A' & 'B' 'Termini'
Metropolitan Train Line FM1
Route: Airport station - Ponte Galeria (change here for trains to Fiumicino Citta) - Muratella - Magliana - Villa Bonelli - Roma Trastevere - Roma Ostiense -
Roma Tuscolana - Roma Tiburtina – changed to ROME metro line B
Timings: Runs Mon-Sat every 15 mins 0627 -2127 and also at these times: 0557, 2157, 2227, 2257 & 2327. On Sundays every 30 mins 0557 -2327. You can transfer to the Rome Metro system at Ostinense. Transfer to the tram system at Trastevere (direction Largo Argentina for the Colosseum & Pantheon). Trams cost €1, buy tickets at cafes and kiosks.
Cost: Ticket price €5.50 one way to the city. Transfer time to Roma Tiburtina 30 -40 mins. To Trastevere ~30 mins.
Hotel check in
Vatican City (Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica) – Catholic Church World Headquarters
Access: Rome bus lines #40 or #64 which both stop near St. Peter’s Basilica; Metro stop Cipro-Musei Vaticani is the closest to the Vatican Museum and is about a 10-minute walk from the museum’s front door.
Spanish Steps – This fantastic staircase is a hopping meeting point at night
Trevi Fountain – Fantastic fountain. Must go at night.
Sat 16/4
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
Forum, Colosseum and Palatine Hill to the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. A day spent visiting those sights (and the views of the Forum from Capitol Hill) is a day spent walking – a lot.
Forum
Location: Main entrance on the Via dei Fori Imperiali, but there’s another at Via San Gregorio 30.
How to Get There: Colosseo Metro stop, bus lines 60, 75, 85, 87, 95, or 175
Admission Fee: €11 (This is a ticket that covers the Forum, the Colosseum, & Palatine Hill, and it’s good for 48 hours.)
Hours: Daily, 09:00-19:00 (or one hour before dark)
Palatine Hill and Colosseum
Hours: Daily, 09:00-19:00 (or one hour before sunset)
Admission: €9, covers Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and Palatine Museum within 24 hours
Location: Next to the Roman Forum and the Circus Maximus in central Rome; main entrance is near the Arch of
Titus and Colosseum, a second entrance is on Via di San Gregorio
Metro stop: Colosseo

Detailed Itinerary Venice (from Paris)


Date/ Time
Details
Wed 13/4
Venice, Italy
9:00AM
14:00- 15:40
1630
1700
Arrived at Paris Orly South Terminal
Paris Orly (Terminal Sud) to Venice Marco Polo(Flight 4295)
Dep: 14:00 -1540
Check in opens: 12:00-13:20
Taking a Bus from Venice Airport to Venice and then to Hotel
A one-way ticket on the Venice Express is €3 (you can get a round-trip ticket for €5.50), and the trip takes only 20-30 minutes from the airport to the Piazzale Roma.
ATVO’s Venice Express buses run roughly every 30 minutes from the Venice Airport starting at 08:20 (the last bus leaves the airport at 00:20). Buses from Piazzale Roma start running at 05:00, and the last bus leaves Venice for the airport at 20:50. You can buy tickets in the baggage area of the arrivals hall at the automatic machines (they’re blue with a yellow ATVO logo), at the ATVO ticket office in the arrivals hall, or at ATVO machines just outside the airport where the buses actually depart from.
Shuttle bus (ACTV or ATVO) to the Piazzale Roma and then take the waterbus line 1 or 82 to the RIALTO stop.
From RIALTO:walk through S. Bortolomeo Square and S. Lio Square - 10 meters before the San Lio Square you'll find a green door on the right side of the street. (6.50)
Hotel check in
Rialto Bridge – The most famous bridge over the Grand Canal – and shopping of souvenirs near the market.
Bridge of Sighs – Behind the Doge’s Palace, you can access it only via a tour of the palace; it leads from the palace court straight to the prison
Piazza San Marco – Venice’s most popular square, often full of tourists but clears out beautifully at night
Palazzo Ducale – Next door to St. Mark’s Basilica
Thu 14/4
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy
St. Mark’s Square
St. Mark’s Basilica –amazing church. It’s free to enter, and free to book the entry time.
Doge’s Palace (right next door to St. Mark’s)
Campanile (bell tower) in front of St. Mark’s

Detailed Budget - 15 Days Europe - Paris, Venice, Rome, Barcelona @ 2K Euro (RM10.6K)

 EURO   RM 
Airticket
airticket from Msia to Paris            1,650.00
airticket from Paris to Venice                83.50
airticket from Venice to Rome                25.00
airticket from Rome to Paris                40.00
airticket from Paris to Barcelona                20.00               193.16
airticket from Barcelona to paris                24.00               860.41
              192.50            2,703.57
Paris
from airport to town (Metro)                  7.35                31.61
From PARIS (Porte Maillot) To PARIS/BEAUVAIS                15.00                64.50
Museum pass 2 days                35.00               150.50
Disneyland                57.00               245.10
Paris visite pass-Metro card pass-3days (zone 1-3)                20.70                89.01
Seine River                10.00                43.00
Eiffel Tower Ticket                 13.40                57.62
Hotel -Hotel Andre Gill               162.17               697.32
Eating avg 40               240.00            1,032.00
Pocket Money               180.00               774.00
from paris to airport (Ryan Air airport)- bus- 3hrs                13.00                55.90
last day from CDG-Orly airport-Bus                19.00                81.70
              772.62            3,322.25
Venice
from airport to hotel- Shuttle bus (ACTV or ATVO) to the Piazzale Roma and then take the waterbus line 1 or 82 to the RIALTO stop.                  5.50                23.65
Waterbus                13.00                55.90
Eating avg 30                60.00               258.00
hotel 2nites-San Lio Tourist House               110.25               474.08
Doge's Palace (9am-7pm)                11.00                47.30
Piazza San Marco - Companile                  6.00                25.80
Pocket Money                90.00               387.00
              295.75            1,271.73
Rome
from Fiumicino Airport to Rome - FM 1                 13.00                55.90
Transport to Forum                   2.00                  8.60
the Forum, the Colosseum, & Palatine Hill,                11.00                47.30
Vatican City                19.00                81.70
public transport in Rome for 24 hrs                  6.00                25.80
Eating avg 30                60.00               258.00
hotel 2nites-Rome Accommodation                74.75               321.43
Pocket Money                90.00               387.00
              275.75            1,185.73
Barcelona
Stay near Girona airport-Hotel Vilobi                35.10               150.93
from Girona airport to Barcelona-single way                12.00                51.60
public transport in barcelona to hotel buy T-10 card                16.50                70.95
public transport in barcelona- single journey                  1.45                  6.24
Catedral de Barcelona                     -  
Barcelona stadium                17.00                73.10
Sagrada Familia                12.50                53.75
from Barcelona to airport                  5.05                21.72
public transport in barcelona                40.00               172.00
Eating avg 30               120.00               516.00
hotel 3 nites -Residencia Australia               103.50               445.05
Pocket Money               120.00               516.00
              483.10            2,077.33
Total            2,019.72          10,560.60