From idea to itinerary

Plan Your Trip

Zglobtroter does not sell travel and there is no booking engine here. What follows is the sequence we use ourselves, in the order that saves the most time and money, with the articles that go deeper at each step.

Six steps

The planning journey

Work through it once and the whole trip usually falls into place in an evening.

01
Choose Your Destination
Start with the city you actually want to see, or the one your flight is cheapest into. It does not have to be the centre of the trip, just the anchor.
Browse destinations →
02
Find A Detour
Look at what sits within two hours of the anchor. One or two of those places will be worth a day, sometimes a night.
See the detours →
03
Check Flights
Check whether flying into one city and out of another costs more. Often it does not, and it removes a whole day of backtracking.
How to combine flights →
04
Find Accommodation
Decide between one base with day trips, or moving every second night. Both work. Mixing them badly is what ruins trips.
Multi-stop planning →
05
Arrange Ground Transport
Regional trains and buses cover most of Europe well. A car earns its keep in valleys, along coastlines and anywhere the timetable thins out.
Direct or scenic →
06
Build Your Journey
Put the stops in order, add the travel time, then remove one thing. The trip almost always improves.
Study a route →

Where to search

Flights, hotels, ground transport

Informational pathways, not a booking system. You will book with whichever provider you already trust; these are the things worth checking before you do.