A four-week Europe itinerary works best when the nights and transfer days add up before you book. This route gives you 28 days on the ground and 27 hotel nights across London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague. It follows a practical order by rail and leaves room for rest, weather changes and slower days.
A complete 28-day Europe itinerary
Day 1 is your arrival in London and day 28 is your departure from Prague. Flights from and back to Australia sit outside these 28 European days. If you have only four weeks of leave door to door, shorten the route after checking the actual flight dates; overnight travel and time-zone changes affect the calendar.
| Days | Base and nights | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | London — 5 nights | Arrive on day 1. Use days 2–4 for your chosen sights and neighbourhoods; keep day 5 flexible. |
| 6–10 | Paris — 5 nights | Travel from London on day 6. Explore on days 7–9, with day 10 for a slower day or one optional excursion. |
| 11–13 | Brussels — 3 nights | Travel from Paris on day 11. Use day 12 locally; keep day 13 local or choose one day trip. |
| 14–17 | Amsterdam — 4 nights | Travel from Brussels on day 14. Use days 15–16 for museums and neighbourhoods; day 17 is a buffer. |
| 18–22 | Berlin — 5 nights | Allow day 18 for the train from Amsterdam. Explore on days 19–21 and leave day 22 flexible. |
| 23–27 | Prague — 5 nights | Travel from Berlin on day 23. Use days 24–26 for the city and one optional excursion; keep day 27 easy before flying. |
| 28 | Depart Prague — no hotel night in this plan | Allow for checkout, airport transfer and the airline’s required arrival time. |
The hotel total is 5 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 5 = 27 nights. Transfer days are already included, so do not add a full day of sightseeing to each one. The flexible days are useful for laundry, fatigue, poor weather or a favourite place you want to revisit.
How to use the time in each city
London: Keep the arrival day light. Group Westminster and the South Bank on one day, a museum such as the British Museum on another, and a neighbourhood visit or West End performance on a third. Check current tickets and opening arrangements before fixing the order. Day 5 can absorb jet lag or an optional excursion.
Paris: Consider a Seine and Eiffel Tower day, a Louvre day and time in Montmartre, with tickets checked before you fix the order. Leave space around major sights for neighbourhood walks and meals. A day trip uses a full day of this allocation; it is not an extra stop squeezed between museums.
Brussels: Three nights give you an arrival afternoon and two full days. Use one day around the Grand Place and central streets, then choose either more time in Brussels or a single day trip rather than several Belgian cities.
Amsterdam: Split a canal and Jordaan day from a museum day, checking reservations for the Van Gogh Museum or your preferred alternative. Keep one unbooked day so a delay on the previous leg does not derail every reservation.
Berlin: Allow a proper travel day from Amsterdam. Group Brandenburg Gate and nearby central sights, allow a separate museum day, then plan the East Side Gallery and neighbourhood time without repeated cross-city trips.
Prague: Five nights provide a slower finish. Split the Old Town and Charles Bridge from a Prague Castle and Malá Strana day. Use the final full day for local plans and packing, avoiding a distant excursion immediately before an early flight.
Travel between cities and book the right reservations
For London–Paris, Eurostar currently advertises a journey of about 2 hours 16 minutes. That is train time, not the hotel-to-hotel journey: add local travel, the station arrival time on your booking, security and border checks, then transport to your Paris accommodation. Check Eurostar’s London–Paris service for the travel date.
Paris–Brussels and Brussels–Amsterdam keep the route moving north without a return to Paris. Compare the available services and station names carefully; the fastest departure is not always the best value once hotel location and ticket conditions are included. Eurostar services require a reserved seat, including when travelling with an eligible rail pass.
Amsterdam–Berlin is the longest rail day in this plan. NS International currently lists a fastest journey of about 5 hours 51 minutes, but engineering work and timetable changes can alter it. Check the dated Amsterdam–Berlin journey options and the reservation rules for your departure, rather than assuming a pass guarantees a seat.
For Berlin–Prague, choose the departure and arrival stations shown on your actual ticket and allow for reaching both hotels. Use DB’s Berlin–Prague route information and live journey planner. Do not book a fixed-time attraction shortly after the scheduled arrival.
Route information was checked on 24 September 2026. These are planning references, not a confirmed timetable for your trip. Compare individual tickets with the full pass cost, mandatory reservations and any booking fees. When combining separate tickets, leave a realistic margin and check what protection applies if the first service is delayed.
Swap destinations without adding more travel days
| If you prefer… | Adjust the route |
|---|---|
| A slower five-city trip | Drop Prague and distribute its five nights among the other bases; depart from Berlin. |
| Italy as a priority | Replace the Berlin–Prague end with a separately planned Italian section. Reprice the flight or rail transfer from Amsterdam and the flight home. |
| Barcelona or another Spanish city | Replace a block of nights rather than adding Spain to the six-city route. Compare the transfer and departure airport before booking. |
| More countryside | Use a flexible day for one manageable excursion, or replace a city stay with a rural base and recheck transport. |
Common mistakes on a four-week Europe trip
Count hotel nights separately from calendar days. A four-night stay normally gives you three full days between arrival and departure, not four. Check whether an overnight flight changes the date on which you reach Europe or return to Australia.
Budget for station transfers, baggage, reservation charges, city transport and accommodation taxes as well as the headline train or flight fare. Choose luggage you can move through stations and hotel stairs, and keep essential bookings available offline.
Keep the route at four weeks rather than importing every stop from a six-week plan. If two cities are non-negotiable but far apart, design the trip around that transfer and reduce the number of other bases. You should be able to explain where each of the 27 nights belongs before paying for the first hotel.
