Austria

Hi,

My family of 4 will be travelling from Hallstatt to vienna in early Nov. Travelling by OBB train will cost 47.5 euro per person. I'm thinking of doing the journey by combining OBB for Hallstatt to Attnang Puchheim and from Attnang to Vienna by using westbahn. The combination fare is only 31.3 euro per person.
My questions are :
1. Is the westbahn train using the same railway station as OBB trains and does the train stops at specific platform? Is it easy to change platform from OBB train to…

Hey all,

We are heading to Linz from Vienna in a few days time. I was wondering if anyone knows anyway to get cheap train tickets??? (or any buslines that do the trip?)

I have tried through the OBB website which is 32 euros each - seems a little bit much for such a short journey.

Any help or ideas is appreciated.
Cheers

Elijah

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http://vonatinfo.mav-start.hu/

the function: when you click the point, it will show the route of the rail.

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thank…

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And onwards to Salzburg is with a change in Kitzbuhel, also running end of May?

Cheers.

Jon

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Hello there.. i need help..i'm going to Graz and planning to have a trip to Vienna..i wish to book a return ticket ahead of time..would it be possible for me to purchase a ticket from OBB online using my debit card here in the UK..and i need a place to stay while i'm in Graz..please help me! Thanks!

I tried to use my ATM at 3 different machines in Vienna and kept getting" system error". When I called HSBC they said their cards don't work in Austria, Ukraine and Brazil. Vienna is a huge tourist town and this sounds crazy. I have a Wells Fargo card and it works fine but their fees are too high. Anyone heard of this or am I getting the runaround from HSBC?

Hi

My family of 4 will be in Vienna early Nov and I'm planning to do a day trip to Durnstein. We won't be visiting Melk as my husband and I had been in 2006 via the train and boat combo. We had always regretted not stopping at Durnstein at that time, hence the wish to do so this time.

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Hello guys,

I'm going to stay in Hallstatt for 3 days and planning to go to St Wolfgang/ Gosausee/ Bad Ischl.

For Gosausee, how's the waters in May? I heard from others the water level is low that I wont see the beautiful side of the lake.

For St Wolfgang, I may take the famous train, but it's quite expensive.

For Bad Ischl I may go for a half day trip.

Can you guys please give me some advice?