Planning a backpacking trip to Europe?

Question

I'm buying the eurorail global month pass for 833. My itinerary is: Flying from Toronto-Barcelona.

The rest of the trip is on trains:

Barcelona to Lyon, France. Then to Geneva, Milan, Venice, Rome, Florence. From Florence back to Switzerland, this time visiting the capital Bern.

Bern to Berlin, followed by Amsterdam, Paris, Marseille and back to Barcelona.

That's 6 different countries in a little over a month. Would that give me enough time to properly sight-see each city?

What should my budget be?

Right now I'm calculating around 4000 including all transportation. How much is a typical night in a hostel?

Any advice is deeply needed.

Answer 1

you are crazy because staying in hostels is not cheap and you spend  more eating out every day

but check out hostelbooker.com its free to book

you would be better of renting a flat for a few months in one place  central like barca, paris ,praha or (Warsaw cheap with lot of cheap flight routes) and just going away for the weeked

a day here and there and you end up seeing nothing after a few days in a hostel you fell like ****,,much better to take a real holiday

but there are website were you sofa, couch, surf for free around europe but i have never tried this but my friend has and he said its not as strange as it sounds

and Toulouse or marseille , nice are better places to visit than Lyon in that order

attitudetravel.com has budget airlines in each country

Answer 2

"Right now I'm calculating around 4000 including all transportation."

Assuming your flight is around $1000, that's doable.  You have about $70 per day not including transportation, and that's fine if you are staying in hostels.

"How much is a typical night in a hostel?"

$20-30.

"Would that give me enough time to properly sight-see each city?"

I personally prefer to spend more time in fewer places, but I understand that many people think differently.

With 12 cities in about a month, you will have only 1-2 non-travel days in each of the places you visit - that's enough time to see just a few of the most famous sights and that's it.    If that's the kind of trip you want, fine.  But you may prefer to cut that back and have some time to really explore the cities you visit.  I'd definitely want more than just 1-2 days in Barcelona, Rome, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Paris.