How to Use Rome2Rio Trip Planner for Your Next Trip

Choose your transportation

Now we see there are eight ways to travel to Prague.

The first is what Rome2Rio deems the best option, and the second is the cheapest.

The map on the right will change based on which option you select. This is a nice feature because it allows you to see your route and determine if there are places you want to investigate as stops along the way.

For example, if I choose the second option, which is the cheapest, I'd take a flight to Vienna and then take the train to Prague.

I’ve always wanted to go to Vienna, so maybe I can create a trip where I can stop there for a few days on my way to Prague.

Let's take a look at this itinerary in more detail.

The itinerary on the left shows that I’ll be flying to Vienna, taking one train from the airport to the central station in Vienna, then changing to Prague.

Notice that the map is color-coded. If I zoom in on it, you’ll see the green line, which corresponds to the green airplane on the left, and the purple line, which corresponds to the purple train.

My next step is looking at the details and narrowing things down.

To do that, I want to click on the carat in the image above. It's to the right of the Auckland flight information. It's hot pink and points to the map.

When I click there, it displays a calendar.

This is where I choose my dates, the number of passengers, and whether I want one-way or round-trip information.

To keep things simple, let’s choose one passenger on May 2, one-way, then click Search.

At the top right, I can click on "Filter," which allows me to choose how many stops I’m willing to have.

Right under that, I can use the dropdown to search by departure time, cheapest route, or fastest. Let’s leave it set to departure time.

This screen shows various airlines, their departure and arrival times, and the total flying time. If you aren’t familiar with the airline icons, hover your cursor over them, and the name of the airline will pop up.

I'm just showing you a few choices here, but there must have been 40 or more that I could choose from.

I’ve never flown on Emirates, but they’re reported to be one of the best airlines in the world, so I think I want to choose this flight. To get the flight details, click "View Details."

And here are the details of my flight from Auckland to Vienna.

I see that I’ll be in Sydney for 12 hours and 25 minutes. If I didn’t want to wait that long at the airport, I’d look for another flight to see if I could find a shorter connection.

But I like Sydney, and maybe I can find something to do outside of the airport during this layover, so this flight will be OK for me.

I would now click "Details" under the flight, which would show me the flight number. I would write it down so I could book it directly with the airline later.

I also see that this flight stops in Dubai. Fantastic! Another place I’ve always wanted to go. I might want to spend a few days there as well.

If you click “Select” at the top, you’ll be taken to a third-party vendor, where you might find additional choices. As I mentioned, I prefer to book directly through the airline, even if it costs a little more. You’ll be happy you did if something goes wrong with your flight.

I’d then follow the same procedure to choose my train. I’d do some additional research to decide whether I needed to book ahead of time or could just hop on the train when I got there.

So now, I have the outline of my trip, and I’m super excited. I'll leave Auckland, spend a day in Sydney, a few days in Dubai, a few days in Vienna, and then take the train from Vienna to Prague.