Enter EU Europe by land Border Ep. 3/3 | Serbia- Hungary- Czech by Road | Belgrade- Budapest DONKEY?

Enter EU Europe by land Border Ep. 3/3 | Serbia- Hungary- Czech by Road | Belgrade- Budapest DONKEY?

Part 1/3 - Discrimination against Indian Passport? Schengen Visa NIGHTMARE - NO ONE TELLS YOU
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Part 2/3 - 4 Big Lessons Learnt
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Part 3/3 - Cross Euro Land Border - Serbia to Hungary to Czech by DONKEY?(This)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PART 3 / 3Is the insightful story of my family's unending ordeal caused by the European Schengen Tourist Visa granted to us in India by the Embassy of Slovakia.

We were denied to make transit from Arrival to Departure of Dubai Terminal 2, citing "Wizz Air is among the few airlines that do not allow any Transit passengers & transit baggage"

Once at the boarding gate somehow, a new, unexpected shocker slammed us. We were again denied boarding by Wizz Air - second time within 12 hours- citing "Schengen Visa is issued by Slovakia. So you must land in Slovakia only. You can not board the Dubai - Budapest (Hungary) flight"

Then we thought of changing our holiday travel plan entirely. "Which countries allow Indian Passport holders to come in, without a pre-Visa?"

Serbia is a neighboring country to Hungary - just like Croatia, Austria & Slovakia are. Why not go to Belgrade (capital of Serbia) & then attempt entering Hungary via the land border (bus / train)?

Praying for baggage arrival from Dubai to Belgrade48+ hours since we left India

After 48+ hours ordeal - both bags arrive in Belgrade from Dubai

LESSON # 1 If you're transiting from another country on an airline with different PNR- make sure that your 2nd flight allows inter-terminal baggage transfer!
Wizz Air never informed that it does not allow transit passengers / transit baggage transfer

LESSON # 2 Take PRIOR 24 / 48 hour transit e-Visa of the country IF you're changing FLIGHTS OF DIFFERENT PNR
So that you can collect your baggage from the belt & check in for the 2nd flight e.g. Wizz Air, Air India Express operate from Dubai, but don't allow transit baggage & passenger transfer. Neither did Wizz Air informed us ever

No trains between Belgrade to Budapest!
Can we get a Bus from Belgrade to Budapest?

On the bus from Belgrade (Serbia) to Budapest (Hungary) 

Novi Sad is Serbia's 2nd largest city 

DANUBE (in Serbia)
Europe's longest river- coming from Germany, Austria & Hungary   Novi Sad in Serbia is mid-way bus station between Belgrade & Budapest

Serbian side of the Serbia-Hungary border
(also the Non EU - EU Schengen border)  20:45 hrs

100 kms (1 hour) away from Budapest  1 hour ago, Hungarian (EU)

Passport Control on Serbia-Hungary Border let us pass with just a fingerprint & passport scan, stamping - WITHOUT ANY ISSUES! 

Why Wizz Air did not let us board in Dubai for Hungary, citing Schengen Visa issued by Slovakia (instead of Hungary)? 

Of what use is the EU's Schengen Visa then if entry can only be from the country that issued it?

Wizz Air must pay for messing up our holiday & wasting our money due to this replanning from Serbia

We aim to reach Budapest tonight & then take the earliest available bus to Prague - as in our original itinerary 

22:15 hrs
Budapest (Népliget Bus Station)

Next bus to Prague at 22:50
RegioJet bus service, Platform no. 3

How to book its ticket right now?

God's grace.. miracle happened!

Missed the 22:50 RegioJet bus to Prague.. could not book ticket in time
WiFi was not available anywhere!

Managed to book ticket on this last bus tonight to Prague- 23:30 FlixBus

Lesson in Resourcefulness!
By using the Free WiFi of this very bus, standing next to it for WiFi network, booked online ticket for this bus itself

Next bus is at 16:30 - saved 5 hours with this hack!!
 
After 13 hour total journey (6 hrs- Belgrade to Budapest, 6 hrs- Budapest to Prague)
Finally, we're in PRAGUE!! 

Emailed to hotel (last night) that we are arriving (late by 3 days!) to utilize our money paid- which the hotel had refused to refund when we emailed from Dubai! 

Hotel had refused refund on mail/ Booking.com
But now that we are here, they are letting us utilize the days- in spite of checking in 3 days later!
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Video edited by - Deepak Panigrahy, reachable at [email protected]