Thursday, March 4, 2010

Buying train tickets for Austrian holiday?

We am planning a one week holiday to Austria between 17-24 December this year. Note I have already received some excellent responses to an earlier question regarding what to do - just need to sort the transport out now!

All I need to know now is how do you book train tickets within the Austrian network? We are going to be based in both Salzburg & Vienna, but will need to buy a return to Vienna from Salzburg.

Is it necessary (and cheaper) to buy them in the UK before we go? Or just wait until we arrive in Salzburg?

My only concern is not being able to secure tickets once we are there (not sure what the demand is like), or it may be more economical to purchase beforehand. Thanks




Answer 1 :
Buy a Tourist ticket online before you go. It gives unlimited travel between specified dates, far better value than buying individual tickets if you plan lots of journeys...;




Answer 2 :
Book in this country. That way you won't have the hassle of doing it in a strange place AND you might find it cheaper to do it here - tourist rates maybe!

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