[Arenkay]

I have an extremely limited travel budget, but I want to visit Paris, Venice, and Pisa for at least 2 days each. I am not picky about where I stay provided it is clean and I am not picky at all about transportation. I'd like to go to each place in succession. I have already looked at ryanair.com at plane tickets and hostels and have also researched the European train systems. I'd still like to save even more if at all possible. I am already in Europe (Seville, Spain). So, would you please give me some suggestions for dirt cheap transportation and lodging?

Thanks!

[JanaB4695]

prague the best

[kingofcarson18]

i would go to ibiza if i were you..........that is if your under the age of 30 and are looking for a good time

[manthebraces1765]

You have already missed the CHEAPEST way because you probably 'researched' it for FREE on the Internet... the CHEAPEST way to travel in Europe is the EURAIL PASS and you have to BUY IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE U.S.

[conley398686]

It is usually cheaper to travel on the trains buying individual tickets rather than Eurail passes. Other than the slow regional trains, there are supplements in addition to the Eurail pass. Here in Italy, it costs 5 euro for each intercity train, 15 euro for a Eurostar, and 20 euro for an Alta Velocità train. There's information on supplements here: http://www.eurail.com/1_reservations_supplements_domestic, http://www.eurail.com/1_reservations_supplements_international_trains. If you do buy a Eurail Pass, you can order it and have it delivered to you here in Europe. You just can't go to a station to buy one. It will be cheaper to buy individual tickets directly from the different country train systems than from one of the ticket sellers on-line - you have to pay them a fee and there are often discount fares available that you won't get from them. For example, here in Italy, look for the Amica fare if you're on one of the faster trains. You have to buy the ticket at least one day in advance, but it's up to 20% cheaper.

Ryanair is not the only, or necessarily the best option for budget flights. Two good resources for finding cheap airfares are: http://www.whichbudget.com/en/ and http://www.skyscanner.net/

For places to stay, it sounds like you should be looking at hostels. There are a lot of sites like www.hostelworld.com/, www.hostels.com or HostelBookers.com/ where you can book places to stay. Venice, in particular, is an expensive destination.

While you're in Pisa, take the short train ride to Lucca - the walled old town is particularly interesting.