We will be in Lech (end of February into March) and want to travel via train both to Salzburg and on to Vienna. I have been unable to get specific information about schedules, fares, and travel times. Any ideas?
Also, what is the best location to fly into if beginning our trip in Lech?
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AUSTRIAN airlines from New-York to ALTENRHEIN via Vienna.
OBB train/postbus from ALTENRHEIN FLUGPLATZ to Lech, or
SWISS airlines to Zurich and OBB train/postbus from Zurich airport to Lech.
From Lech to Salzburg and Vienna OBB.
Please do a google search for schedules , time-tables etc. by using the key words in capital letters from above. Come back if you get stuck.
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%26gt; I have been unable to get specific information about schedules, fares, and travel times.
The logical point to start is always the national railways website.
For Austria:
www.oebb.at
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altimoro gives you the best place to start your search -the austrian rail website -
insert the town of langen as your start point. It is the nearest train station to lech- easy connection by transfer bus or taxi- your hotel can arrange this transfer.
schedule for salzburg- vienna there too.
Frequent trains daily Zurich- Langen- to Salzburg - Vienna as this is a major east - west line.
In my opinion the best gateway for Lech is Zurich- you find the train station in the lower level of the airport terminal - then a short ride to the city station and onward to Langen- Lech.
Numerous direct flights from the US to Zurich - a nice small and convenient airport.
Assuming you fly overnight from USA this makes a convenient and no stress transfer.
Check with your hotel too- many often have transfer taxis for guests. On weekends - I think the Arlberg Express bus still runs.
also look to the lech website for added info if you do not already have it
www.lech.at
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Am finding 2 different ways for train travel in Austria...on eobb.com which is more difficult to navigate and understand and raileurope.com.which seems simpler.
Any comment on which may be better.
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Rail Europe is an american ticket re-selling company, offering only VERY FEW trains in their timetable at very high prices!
The way to travel in Austria and Switzerland (and in most other european countries) is to buy the tickets just before you go from the ticket window, ticket machine (both accept all credit cards) or onboard (for a little surcharge, only cash). NO TRAIN does require a seat reservation (which can be done for € 3,50, but few people do it). The ticket does cost the same at any time and is usually valid for 1 or 2 months for ANY train.
Just an example for the difference in price:
4 adults, Langen am Arlberg to Wien Westbahnhof (Vienna West station), 2nd class
Official fare: € 160,30 = $ 234,66
Rail Europe price: $ 440 + $ rail protection plan (you don%26#39;t need this if you buy just before you go) + shipping fee.
Raileurope also books you on a specific train. If you like to have your ticket in hand before you travel, you can buy it also online from ÖBB and print it at your pc (and show this sheet of paper to the train conductor when he comes to check tickets). Mind that online-tickets are only valid on the chosen date!
http://www.oebb.at/pv/en/
--%26gt; Train Schedule
--%26gt; Online Ticket --%26gt; Online Ticket Plus
The train schedule also offers you to enter any address and house number in Austria and will then show you the next stop (and a map of the area).
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By the way:
if you travel Langen - Salzburg - Vienna, buy one ticket at the ticket window, ticket machine or onboard, you can stop at Salzburg as long as the ticket is valid (validity of national train tickets for distances longer than 100 kilometres: 1 month). This saves you also quite a lot!
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%26gt;Am finding 2 different ways for train travel in Austria...
You can decide yourself whether spending double and getting only about half the options is worth the booking process in english to you...
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No it%26#39;s not worth double the price for English if I can figure out how to do it otherwise. Is it true that I wouldn%26#39;t need to make a reservation in advance of my trip and can buy tickets easily while there?
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... Is it true that I wouldn%26#39;t need to make a reservation in advance of my trip and can buy tickets easily while there?
Of course it is true! Public transport is in direct competition to the private car! Allmost all people buy their ticket just before they go. Short-distance tickets are not sold in advance, long-distance tickets can be bought in advance, but it does not cost a cent more if you buy just before you go. The ticket is valid for any train within one month. It%26#39;s not like flying! You choose the free seats you want... if you are travelling in a group, I suggest a seat reservation (€ 3,50 per person incl. one change of trains, for free if there are 6 people or more), but for indivual travel a seat reservation is not needed (but sometimes recommended for some peak times, this will be also shown in the online-timetable query).
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And if you use the link above, you%26#39;ll see the austrian railways website in the english version.
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