planning holidays in Germany,Austria and Switzerland

[Rocco]

Hi guys i am planing to spend some days around there at the end of august and beginning of september ..... driving from Spain

i have a doubt , do you know if is needed some kind of ticket or license to can drive in those countries?? probably not true? so with my spanish license would be enough...


i want to visit the german "black forest" ... have you visited it sometime?

also i think that the audi museun is near where i want to go in Austria

Switzerland has to be very nice too, but i dont know what to visit there.... any suggestion? i like more the natural environments than the big cities....

about Austria, in theory there is where we want to spend more days.... but not in Viena ... much more in the west side ...like Salzburg or Innsbruck....


i am open to receive any advise of yoou guys because i am sure someone was there before and can comment something to help me planning the holidays

thanks in advance!

[aalveris]

Your license will be just fine...

[Costash]

Make sure you have your passport with you and driving license and loads of cash for fuel I will be traveling trough Germany and Austria at the beginning and end of August.I hope to see a s2 with spanish number plates on speed lane

[newsh]

Swartzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest Highway)

http://www.badenpage.de/uploads/pics/plan_schwarzwaldhochstrasse_12.gif

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Schwarzwaldhochstra%C3%9Fe&rlz=1C1SAVC_enGB506GB507&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=B2THUfzoGs2k0AX6vIGoAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=676

[tajgreidotu]

good trip

I strongly recomend you to go this way:

Annecy -> Cahmoix-Mont-blanc -> Crans-Montana -> Interlaken -> Grindenwald -> Berna -> Zurich -> Hallstatt -> Innsbruck

I think with that you have enough, but in case you want more recomendations, just ask

I´ve been in all thist places in the last 2 years, and believe me....once you go, you dont want to come back!

PD: you have to buy the vignette in switzerland and austria, like 40€ each IIRC. With your ID is enough, but I always bring my Passport just in case.

[anthonys2]

Swartzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest Highway)

http://www.badenpage.de/uploads/pics/plan_schwarzwaldhochstrasse_12.gif

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Schwarzwaldhochstra%C3%9Fe&rlz=1C1SAVC_enGB506GB507&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=B2THUfzoGs2k0AX6vIGoAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=676

Love the Black Forest strongly recommend to go to Friburg fantastic city then head up the above route and visit Titisee absolutely gorgeous and then head over to Lake Konstance. Head north up the motorway to Koblenz nice city also then across to Trier and of course visiting the Ring.

[Durindart]

Never forget to buy a vignette for austrian highways! you can choose between a 10-day, 2 month or 1 year-version. if they catch you without a vignette, you pay more than 200 € and have to buy it anyway. there is a short strip of highway between the switzerland and bavarian border, where you have to drive on austrian roads. just 400 oder 500 metres, but trust me, they will check your vignette over there every day

[4WheelDrifter]

I have just returned from spending 2 weeks in Austria, in between Innsbruck and Salzburg. I loved it. It's a beautiful place.
I got a 10 day vignette for my trip.

I hadn't been to Austria since 1982, so it was good to go back. I had forgotten what 1982 was like.

[Rocco]

I have just returned from spending 2 weeks in Austria, in between Innsbruck and Salzburg. I loved it. It's a beautiful place.
I got a 10 day vignette for my trip.

I hadn't been to Austria since 1982, so it was good to go back. I had forgotten what 1982 was like.

where can i buy the vignette?

[Rocco]

good trip

I strongly recomend you to go this way:

Annecy -> Cahmoix-Mont-blanc -> Crans-Montana -> Interlaken -> Grindenwald -> Berna -> Zurich -> Hallstatt -> Innsbruck

I think with that you have enough, but in case you want more recomendations, just ask

I´ve been in all thist places in the last 2 years, and believe me....once you go, you dont want to come back!

PD: you have to buy the vignette in switzerland and austria, like 40€ each IIRC. With your ID is enough, but I always bring my Passport just in case.

Love the Black Forest strongly recommend to go to Friburg fantastic city then head up the above route and visit Titisee absolutely gorgeous and then head over to Lake Konstance. Head north up the motorway to Koblenz nice city also then across to Trier and of course visiting the Ring.

Never forget to buy a vignette for austrian highways! you can choose between a 10-day, 2 month or 1 year-version. if they catch you without a vignette, you pay more than 200 € and have to buy it anyway. there is a short strip of highway between the switzerland and bavarian border, where you have to drive on austrian roads. just 400 oder 500 metres, but trust me, they will check your vignette over there every day

thanks all guys, it seems a nice plan

first of all vignette .... only for Austria? or also for Germany and Switzerland?

if is possible i would like to practice fishing

i dont know what car will be selected because both are unfinished,not in the road , too much money spent to have them in the garage


i always can use my daily 2008 Focus tdci


thanks again!


more suggestions welcome!

[4WheelDrifter]

Are cars even allowed these days in Schweiz? I am pretty sure you have to pay for their roads too. I also get a vignette for driving in Slovakia. I don't **** with their police.
You can usually get a vignette at the border, or in the first fuel station you see, if you sneak in on the back roads like I do.

[S2Roo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bernardino_Pass

San Bernardino Pass is a fantanstic drive, also Col du Petit St. Bernard between Switzerland and Italy (down to Aosta). This is where the Italian Job was filmed so make sure you have this:

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/151363/804226836/Italian-Job-Original-Soundtrack/ListingDetails.html?_%24ja=tsid:13315|cat:151363|prd:151363&ef_id=UcjLTwAAADq@rA0H:20130624224223:s

vignette required for Switzerland

http://www.tolltickets.com/country/swiss/vignette.aspx?lang=en-GB

vignette required for Austria

http://www.tolltickets.com/country/austria/vignette.aspx?lang=en-GB

I've done a similar road trip myself, only in a TDI Passat and it was one of the best driving experiences I have ever had. Obvious stop in Germany is the Nurburgring.....