Hello.
I have read previous posts on the purchase of vienna-prague rail ticekts at the train station itself, but does anyone if / how i can do it online - IN ENGLISH?!?!
went to the website http://www.oebb.at/en/ but only got as far (in english) as getting the timetable for trains on a particular day.
when clicked on the option to have the tickets posted to me (in other words, to purchase), a new window opened in german (i think!).... which i dont understd a word of!!
if anyone knows how i can get it done in english, pls do tell me how! thank you in advance!! =)
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No, I am afraid you cannot buy them online in English. The text you don´t understand only says that you can either order them by phone ( Tel: +43 (0)5-1717, open 24/7) or you it directs you two a special e-mail form, which again seems to be German only, and requieres quite a bit of data, so I would recommend you either get a german speaking person to help you with this, or ring their callcenter, they should have no problems dealing with you in English.
In every case, the ticket will be mailed to you by regular mail as far as I know.
Have you tried to simply go to your trainstation in Bordeaux and buy the ticket there ?
In any way, if you are not intending to travel on very specific dates, like Friday afternoons or before national holidays, or if you are travelling in a bigger group, you should be fine without a special reservation (having ordered a ticket doesn´t automatically guarantee you a seat anyway), just be there like half an hour before departure, and you should be fine !
Greets, Fritz
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Vienna-Prague can%26#39;t be bought as an online-ticket.
Generally, it should also be possible to buy the tickets at any larger SNCF railway station. If not, buy the tickets in Vienna.
2 of the 6 daily trains (the ones at 13:33 and 15:33) require a seat reservation (but I%26#39;ve never heard that any of these fast and brand new czech Pendolino-trains was sold out), the other trains can never sell out.
If you have any railway card showing a RAILPLUS sign, you will get 25% off any railway journey between at least 2 countries.
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oh i see... ive tried the sncf website but they only have the 10:04 am train tickets on sale, and i would prefer the 13.30 one... guess i%26#39;ll try the sncf shop instead.
unfortunately, i%26#39;ll be travelling on a friday afternoon... and it%26#39;s christmas week, so i guess i might need to secure my seat!
thanks for both your advice, it%26#39;s very kind of you! =)
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You can also call the call-center 0043-5-1717 or send them an e-mail! service@pv.oebb.at
Tell them your wishes and they will tell you the fare and also give you the possibility to buy the ticket (and sent it to you or giving you a code for collecting the tickets from the ticket machines/counters).
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hi robbieaustria,
oh great! that is really useful information. will definitely drop them a mail... thanks a million! =)
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Having lived in Austria and visited Czechoslovakia (now The Czech Republic) since the early 70%26#39;s, I%26#39;ve learned a trick or two about train travel and tickets involving The Czech Republic.
If you can get the 25% discount card, that is great. However, the absolutely best way if you are going to start your trip in Austria is to buy a ticket from Wien or Linz (or whereever) to the first border crossing city in The Czech Republic. Pay for that in Euros, of course. Then on the train buy a tick to Praha (or whereever) with Czech Crowns. You must have Czech currency! You will pay a service charge of about Kcz 30, but the price paid in Crowns and in The Czech Republic is based on a Czech tariff, which is considerably cheaper than buying a ticket based on an international tariff.
When you return to Austria, buy the whole ticket in Praha (or whereever) in Czech Crowns ---- all the way back to whereever in Austria. You will get a discount on the Czech portion of the ticket (to the border), and then the rest will be the same (and sometimes a little bit cheaper) than buying a ticket on the train in Austria on the border.
Needless to say, if you start your journey in The Czech Republic, you even save a little bit more on the round-trip ticket.
And if you visit The Czech Republic enough, you can buy a Czech rail pass --- 3 years for about 20 Euro --- and save even more! A minimun of 25% savings over the border.
I visit Austria and The Czech Republic about 4 times every year and do this all the time. I have told tourists on the train how to do it, and they thank me all the time for saving them money.
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