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Trains in Austria

 

Trains in Austria will take you to Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck and more, all while you sit back and admire enchanting mountain scenery. Discover Austria by train with an Interrail Pass and see beautiful cities steeped in history.

Train types in Austria

The Austrian train network is mostly operated by ÖBB (Österreichische Bundesbahnen). You can check train times on the Interrail train timetable.

Map with main train connections in Austria

Private railway companies in Austria

The following private railway companies accept Interrail Passes on their trains:

  • Micotra trains operate on the route Villach – Tarvisio (Italy)
  • Westbahn
    • Runs frequent trains on the route Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Munich/Innsbruck/Bregenz
    • 2nd class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class
    • 1st class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class or an upgrade for Comfort and First class
  • Raaberbahn, ONLY from Ebenfurt to Sopron and from Neusiedl/See to Pamhagen (Gr)
  • RegioJet trains connect Vienna with Brno and Prague (Czech Republic). You need a Interrail Global Pass to travel with this train

 

The following private railway companies do not accept Interrail Passes on their trains: 

  • Pinzgauer Lokalbahn, travelling between Krimml and Zell am See.

  • NÖVOG (including Mariazellerbahn, Wachaubahn, Waldviertelbahn, Reblaus Express, Citybahn Waidhofen, and Schneebergbahn)

  • ÖBB Postbus

  • Stubaitalbahn

  • Wiener Lokalbahnen

  • Pinzgauer Lokalbahn

  • Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn

  • Montafonerbahn

  • Salzburger Lokalbahn (only trains S1 and S11 do not accept Interrail)

  • Steiermärkische Landesbahnen

  • Stern & Hafferl
  • ​Zillertalbahn
  • Salzkammergutbahn
  • Achenseebahn

Regional and intercity trains in Austria

 

REX

  • Commuter trains which connect Vienna with cities around it.

  • Train schedules are available on the ÖBB route planner.

 

S-Bahn

  • A suburban metro train network that runs within major cities in Austria.

  • With an Interrail Pass, journeys are FREE on the S-Bahn in Vienna, Salzburg (except for lines S1 and S11) and Innsbruck.

 

InterCity (IC)

  • Trains which connect larger cities in Austria, including Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Graz.

  • Reservations are optional but recommended during peak season (May to September) and for public holidays.

 

InterCity bus (ICB)

  • This bus runs between Graz and Klagenfurt.

  • Reservations are required.

 

EuroCity (EC)

  • Connects Innsbruck, Salzburg, Graz and Kufstein.
  • Reservations are optional but recommended during peak season (May to September) and for public holidays.

 

Domestic high-speed trains

 

Railjet (RJ)

  • Links Vienna to larger Austrian cities like Innsbruck, Salzburg and Graz.

  • Reservations are optional but recommended during peak season (May to September) and for public holidays.

 

Westbahn

  • Runs frequent trains on the route Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Munich/Innsbruck/Bregenz
  • 2nd class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class
  • 1st class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class or an upgrade for Comfort and First class

International high-speed trains in Austria

 

All long-distance trains to/from Germany are subject to mandatory reservations from June 1st till September 1st.

 

Railjet

  • Links Austria to several European cities on the routes:
    • Vienna – Linz – Munich – Stuttgart - Frankfurt
    • Vienna – Gyor – Budapest
    • Graz  Vienna – Brno – Prague
    • Bratislava – Vienna – Salzburg – Innsbruck – Zurich
    • Vienna Graz – Villach – Venice
    • Munich – Innsbruck – Verona/Bologna/Venice
      • Seat reservations are optional all year round only for domestic Austrian trips
      • Mandatory supplement if you are travelling to/from/within Italy.    
      • 1st class: €15 (including supplement)
      • 2nd class: €10 (including supplement)
      • Business Class upgrade: €30 (including supplement)
      • A supplement can be bought on board for an additional fee, costing €5

RegioJet

  • The yellow RegioJet trains connect Vienna with Brno and Prague (Czech Republic). You need an Interrail Global Pass to travel on this train. Reservations available via RegioJet.

ICE

  • Links Austria to several cities in Germany on the routes:
    • Vienna – Nürnberg – Frankfurt – Cologne – Dortmund
    • Vienna – Nürnberg – Erfurt – Berlin - Hamburg
    • Innsbruck Munich – Stuttgart – Berlin
    •  Innsbruck Bregenz  – Stuttgart – Berlin

EuroCity

  • Links Austria to several European cities on the routes:
    • Vienna – Ljubljana – Trieste
    • Graz Vienna – Ostrava – Wroclaw/Krakow – Rzeszów – Przemysl
    • Klagenfurt Salzburg – Munich – Cologne – Dortmund
    • Zagreb – Ljubljana – Salzburg – Munich - Frankfurt
    • Munich  - Innsbruck – Verona – Venice/Bologna/Rimini
      • Mandatory supplement if you are travelling to/from/within Italy. 
      • 1st class: €15 
      • 2nd class: €10 
      • A supplement can be bought on the train for an additional fee, costing another €5

Westbahn

  • Runs frequent trains on the route Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Munich
  • 2nd class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class
  • 1st class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class or an upgrade for Comfort and First class

Night trains in Austria

Night trains run from Austria to France, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Czechia and Switzerland:

 

ÖBB Nightjet (NJ):

  • Vienna – Florence – Rome
  • Vienna – Verona – Milan – Genoa – La Spezia
  • Vienna Linz – Udine - Venice
  • Vienna – Linz – Zürich
  • Vienna Linz – Munich – Stuttgart - Paris
  • Vienna Linz Munich – Cologne - Brussels
  • Vienna – Nürnberg – Hannover – Hamburg
  • Vienna – Nürnberg – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Amsterdam
  • Innsbruck – Munich – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Amsterdam
  • Innsbruck – Munich – Hannover – Hamburg
  • Graz – Vienna – Prague – Dresden – Berlin (EN Metropol)
  • Graz Innsbruck – Zurich

 

EuroNight (EN)

  • Munich – Linz Vienna – Katowice – Krakow – Warsaw (EN Chopin)
  • Bratislava – Vienna Graz – Maribor – Split
  • Stuttgart – Salzburg Villach – Ljubljana – Zagreb/Rijeka (EN Lisinski)
  • Stuttgart – Munich Linz – Vienna – Budapest (EN Kalman Imre)
  • Zurich – Feldkirch Innsbruck Vienna – Budapest (EN Kalman Imre)
  • Zurich – Feldkirch Innsbruck – Ljubljana – Zagreb (EN Alpine Pearls)
  • Zurich – Feldkirch Innsbruck – Ceske Budejovice – Prague

 

Travel to Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein is a small country between Austria and Switzerland. If your Interrail Pass is valid in Austria, you're also covered for train travel in Liechtenstein!


An ÖBB train runs through the country, from Feldkirch (Austria) to Buchs (Switzerland). Liechtenstein has 4 train stations: Forst Hilti, Schaan-Vaduz, Nendeln and Schaanwald. You can reach the capital city Vaduz by bus from Schaan-Vaduz (not included in the Interrail Pass).

 

Popular connections

What are the travel times between Austria's top cities? You won't need a reservation for the following high-speed train routes:

 

Route

Travel time

Graz to Salzburg 2h 30m
Innsbruck to Salzburg 1h 50m
Innsbruck to Vienna 4h 15m
Salzburg to Vienna 2h 30m
Salzburg to Villach 2h 30m
Vienna to Villach 4h 15m
Route Which train? Travel time Reservations
Vienna to Amsterdam / Brussels (Netherlands / Belgium)  Nightjet 14h / 13h 45m Required
Innsbruck to Munich (Germany) EuroCity / Railjet 1h 50m Required
Salzburg to Budapest (Hungary) Railjet 5h 10m Required
Salzburg / Innsbruck / Vienna to Zurich (Switzerland) Railjet 5h 25m / 3h 30m / 7h 50m Optional
Vienna to Budapest (Hungary) EuroCity / Railjet 2h 40m Optional (EuroCity) / Required (Railjet)
Vienna to Milan (Italy) EuroNight 12h 25m (overnight) Required
Vienna to Munich (Germany) Railjet / Westbahn 4h Optional (Required June 1st till September 1st) / Optional
Vienna to Prague (Czech Republic)  Railjet / RegioJet 4h 30m Required (Railjet) / Optional (RegioJet)
Vienna to Venice (Italy) EuroCity / Railjet / EuroNight 7h 45m / 10h 40m (overnight) Required

 

Reservations

How to make reservations for trains in Austria:

Interrail reservation self-service system

Administration costs when booking through Interrail self-service

  • € 2,- p.p.per train
  • Additional € 9,- per order (for paper tickets)

With railway carriers

By calling the ÖBB booking center

  • +43 5 1717 (open 24/7)

When calling, you'll hear a menu in German. Select extension "1" for train information and bookings. The booking center can deliver your reservations to any country you prefer, without charging you booking costs. The delivery cost is €5. You can also pick up your reservations at large Austrian train stations. Just take your order number to a ticket office in the station. This call center can make reservations for the majority of European high-speed and night trains.

 

Locally at the train station in Austria

 

How to book your reservation in Austria

ÖBB

Book reservations for Austrian domestic trains and international (night) trains that arrive/depart in Austria at the website of ÖBB:

  • Choose your route and click on 'One-way tickets and day tickets' in the results.
  • Before you pick your train, go to the top right corner and click on 'Who is going?'. Here you click on 'Add discount' and scroll down or search for 'Interrail/Eurail – Globalpass', then select it and click confirm.
  • Now you can select the train you want to take and you'll immediately see the Pass Holder reservation fee you have to pay.
  • Go through the booking process and finalise your reservation. Please note that reservations for some routes can only be printed at an ÖBB self-service machine or helpdesk in Austria.

Many seat reservations can also be made without selecting the ‘Globalpass’ tariff:

  • Simply select ‘Seat reservation only (no ticket)’ under ‘Find Services’ and proceed with the usual steps.

 

Westbahn

Book reservations for Westbahn trains on the Westbahn Website.

  • Click on ‘Reservation / Upgrade / Bike / PRM’
  • Choose the preferred route.
  • Choose ‘Reservation / Upgrade’
  • Select the quantity, travel date and exact train departure
  • Choose the travel class
  • Seat number and coach are shown
Reservation fees in Austria

ÖBB Railjet, ICE, Intercity and Eurocity trains

2nd and 1st class: € 3.50 (excl. € 3 online reservation fee)

 

Westbahn trains

For Westbahn trains, Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class and upgrade for Comfort and First Class online via westbahn.at or directly on the train for an additional fee.

 

Fees (depending on the travel distance)

  • First Class: €9.90 – €44.90
  • Comfort Class: €7,90 – 11.90
  • Standard Class (optional): €1.90 – €4.90

 

Get your Pass for Austria

Interrail Austria One Country Pass

 

  • Offers you extensive rail travel in Austria

  • Youth, senior and family discounts available

  • Prices from € 144

 

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Interrail Global Pass

 

  • Offers you rail travel in 32 European countries including Austria

  • Youth, senior and family discounts available

  • Prices from € 212

 

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Tips and tricks for Austria

Austrian main train stations

Austria's 3 main stations have connections to many domestic and international destinations. These stations are:

  • Wien Hbf (Vienna)

  • Innsbruck Hbf

  • Salzburg Hbf

 

The main stations in Austria have great facilities for travellers. They usually include:

  • Lockers

  • Cash machines and a foreign exchange desk

  • Restaurants and cafés

  • Tourist information

  • Elevators, escalators and access for disabled passengers

Spelling of names in Austria

You'll usually find the local spelling of Austrian cities on Austrian train timetables and at train stations in Austria.

 

Good to know:

  • Wien = Vienna

Bus routes and other discounts

If your Interrail Pass is valid in Austria, your ticket on the following bus routes is FREE. You'll only have to pay for the seat reservation.

  • Klagenfurt – Graz

 

You'll also get discounts on boat cruises on the beautiful rivers and lakes of Austria.

 

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