Train or Bus to Amsterdam ?

I am looking for info on either of these ways. I can%26#39;t get pricing from the train website, for the train. How is Eurolines buses? Comfortable?

For the train, I may be interested in the overnight. I am looking for the cost for the overnight in November for the train.

Also the location of Eurolines bus stops in Vienna, is it in central area?

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Train starts from 29 euro - oebb.at/pv/…index.jsp

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They both take about the same amount of time, but even the %26#39;cheap seats%26#39; on the train would be preferable to the bus...

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Along those same lines I am looking at $115 USD/per person (includes shipping the tickets, UPS next day) if I take the train from Prague vs $35 USD/per person via the bus? Are the bus staions relatively close to the city centers? And is it really that much worse for 4 hrs?

I have procrastinated and the only way I can get the tickets is having them shipped overnight and arriving tomorrow b/c we leave the US on Monday morning

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Sorry, I meant from Vienna TO Prague, not from Prague

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Vienna to Prague costs €29, not $118, unless you want to line the pockets of Rail Europe ...

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And even if you bought the full-price ticket on the day at €59 (although it is possible to play tricks whereby you get it much cheaper) it is still way less than $118.

Basically do not touch Rail Europe with a bargepole - avoid at all costs.

BTW the original thread was about Vienna to Amsterdam (bus from Vienna to Amsterdam only runs on a Monday and isn%26#39;t to be recommended!)

For tickets from Vienna - Prague see here oebb.at/pv/…index.jsp you just print off the .pdf file as your e-ticket.

Have a look at this as well for some useful information http://europetrainsguide.com/

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You could also contemplate flying completely or for a part of the journey which would save you precious time. AirBerlin offers flights to Düsseldorf and Dortmund - cities being close to the German/Dutch border from which you could go on by train. To Köln you could fly Germanwings or TUI Fly.

www.airberlin.de

www.germanwings.com

http://www.tuifly.com

www.bahn.de (German Railway Operator)