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Fri 11 · Groningen

Mon 14 · Budapest

Thu 17 · Salzburg

Sat 19 · Koblenz

Sun 20 · Return Home

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Friday · 11 September

🇳🇱 Groningen, Netherlands ⛴️

Drive + Ferry · Check‑in at Van der Valk Hotel Groningen Hoogkerk

Start of trip · Road & ferry

Travel

DFDS Priority · Car

Drive · Home → Dover

Allow time for port check‑in & security.

UK
Morning

Ferry · Dover → Dunkirk (DFDS)

DFDS (Priority) · 10:00–13:00.

£130
3h crossing

Drive · Dunkirk → Groningen

Via Belgium & Netherlands · Plan fuel & rest stops.

EU
Afternoon / Evening

Stay · Van der Valk Hotel Groningen Hoogkerk

3 nights · Premium room

Booking

Breakfast, parking & cancellation included.

£372
Van der Valk

Free cancellation

Parking included

Monday · 14 September

🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary ✈️

Drive to Eindhoven · Flight to Budapest · Check‑in at Tabán Art Apartments

Road · Flight · City stay

Travel

Park4You · Wizz Air W62274

Drive · Groningen → Eindhoven Airport

Allow extra time for parking handover.

NL
Morning / Early afternoon

Parking · Parkos (Park4You)

In after 14:30 · Out by 17:00 · Cancel up to 24h before.

£110
7+ days

Flight · Eindhoven → Budapest (Wizz Air W62274)

17:25–19:20 · Flex x2.

£113
via Booking.com

Stay · Tabán Art Apartments

3 nights · Central location

Booking

Refundable until 7 Sept · Booking.com rating 9.6.

£331
Tabán Art Apartments

9.6 rating

Refundable until 7 Sept

Great for Buda Castle & Gellért Hill

Evening idea: Walk the Danube riverfront and see the Parliament lit up.

Thursday · 17 September

🇦🇹 Salzburg, Austria 🚂

RegioJet & ÖBB trains · Check‑in at Cocoon Salzburg Hauptbahnhof

Rail day · Budapest → Vienna → Salzburg

Travel

Trainline · Reserved seats

Train · Budapest Deli → Vienna Hbf

RegioJet · 11:45–14:32 · Standard class · Direct · Carriage 7, Places 4 & 5 · Allocated seats · Cancel anytime.

£37
RegioJet

Train · Vienna Hbf → Salzburg

ÖBB · 14:57–17:49 · Reserved seats · Direct · Coach 5, Seats 163 & 164 · Cancel until 16th.

£120
ÖBB via Trainline

Stay · Cocoon Salzburg Hauptbahnhof

2 nights · Near station

Booking

Cancel until 15th · Expedia rating 9.2.

£361
Cocoon Salzburg

9.2 rating

Flexible cancellation

Short walk from Salzburg Hbf

Restaurant: Magazin, Augustinerstraße 13 · Amex‑friendly spot for an evening meal.

Saturday · 19 September

🇩🇪 Koblenz, Germany 🚂

Scenic Rhine Valley ICE route · Studio apartment near station

Scenic rail · Rhine Valley

Travel

Trainline · ICE 26

Train · Salzburg → Koblenz

ICE · 12:00–19:10 · 1 change (Frankfurt) · 1st train · Coach 23, seats 73 & 77 (arrives Frankfurt 1745) · Coach 21, seats 21 & 22 (departs Frankfurt 1759) · Reserved seats · Cancel until 18th.
Rhine Valley Scenic route (ICE 26) — sit on right‑hand side for river views.

£179
ICE via Trainline

Stay · Studio apartment (0.4 miles from station)

1 night · Airbnb

Booking

Cancel within 24h · 50% charge before 12 Sept · Rating 9.7.

£133
Airbnb

9.7 rating

50% charge before 12 Sept

Short walk from Koblenz station

Restaurant: ALEX Koblenz · Open until 1am · Good for a late‑night meal after the scenic rail day.

Sunday · 20 September

🚗 Return Home ⛴️

Koblenz → Eindhoven · Bus to airport · Drive & DFDS ferry back to UK

Rail · Bus · Drive · Ferry

Travel · Rail & Bus

Trainline · ICE 1020

Train · Koblenz → Eindhoven (NL)

ICE · 11:12–14:41 · 2 changes (Düsseldorf, Venlo) · No reservations · Cancel until 19th.
Rhine Valley Scenic route (ICE 1020) — sit on right‑hand side for river views.

£98
ICE via Trainline

Bus · Eindhoven Station → Airport

Airport Shuttle · 15:05–15:29 · Regular shuttles.

£3
Shuttle

Travel · Drive & Ferry

DFDS Priority

Drive · Eindhoven → Dunkirk

Return to car at airport · Drive to Dunkirk port.

EU
Late afternoon

Ferry · Dunkirk → Dover (DFDS)

DFDS (Priority) · 20:00–21:00.

£117
DFDS

Drive · Dover → Home

Final leg back to UK home base.

UK
Evening

Alternative Connections

🚂 Missed Connection Alternatives

Backup train options if a connection is missed

Contingency planning

Salzburg → Koblenz (if ICE 26 missed)

Option 1: Via Frankfurt → Mainz (S8 + IC 2349)

S-Bahn S8 · Frankfurt Hbf → Mainz Hbf

18:30 → 18:55 · 25 min

IC 2349 · Mainz Hbf → Koblenz Hbf

19:20 → 20:11 · 51 min · Departs Mainz ~19:20 (25 min transfer)

Option 2: Via Frankfurt → Köln (ICE 10 + ICE 1021)

ICE 10 · Frankfurt Hbf → Köln Hbf

18:48 → 19:40 · 52 min

ICE 1021 · Köln Hbf → Koblenz Hbf

19:53 → 20:46 · 53 min · Departs Köln ~19:53 (13 min transfer)

Koblenz → Eindhoven (if ICE 1020 missed)

Via Köln Hbf → Mönchengladbach → Venlo

Next ICE options from Koblenz

ICE 1022 · 09:13–10:06 · IC 2049 · 10:13–11:06 · ICE 1020 · 11:12–12:05

Köln → Mönchengladbach (RB)

RB 10610 · 10:25–11:19 · RB 10612 · 11:25–12:19 · RB 10614 · 12:25–13:19

Mönchengladbach → Venlo (ERB)

ERB 20072 · 11:25–11:56 · ERB 20074 · 12:25–12:56 · ERB 20076 · 13:25–13:56

Venlo → Eindhoven (IC)

IC 3544 · 12:03–12:41 · IC 3546 · 12:33–13:11 · IC 3548 · 13:03–13:41 · IC 3550 · 13:33–14:11 · IC 3552 · 14:03–14:41 · IC 3554 · 14:33–15:11