Western Europe
Low Countries Line
Amsterdam to Berlin by cheap rail and bikes
14 days
Duration
$58
Daily budget
Easy
Difficulty
Apr – Jun, Sep
Best months
Flat, dense, bikeable. Germany's €49 Deutschlandticket and Belgian youth rail tickets make this one of the cheapest ways to see big European cities back to back.
The route, stop by stop
🇳🇱 Amsterdam · Netherlands
Cycle the canals, cheap hostels in Noord across the ferry.
3 nights$68/day
🏗️ Rotterdam · Netherlands
Architecture playground and the Markthal food hall.
1 nights$58/day
🇧🇪 Antwerp · Belgium
Cathedral, fashion district, cheapest Belgian beer bars.
2 nights$56/day
🏰 Ghent · Belgium
Student town prices with Bruges looks.
2 nights$52/day
🇩🇪 Cologne · Germany
Kölsch breweries and a cathedral you can climb.
2 nights$54/day
⚓ Hamburg · Germany
Harbour city, Sunday fish market, Reeperbahn nights.
2 nights$56/day
🐻 Berlin · Germany
Cheapest capital in Western Europe. Stay in Neukölln.
2 nights$52/day
7 stops · 14 nights
≈ $802 total
Totals are estimates built from the per-night budgets above — your real spend will vary.
Getting around
- →Deutschlandticket (€49/month, all regional trains)
- →NS Dutch rail off-peak
- →City bike shares everywhere
Don't forget
- ✓Bike lock if you buy a beater
- ✓Rain shell
- ✓Reusable cup
- ✓Cash for German bars
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