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as well as help with the concessions. When buying a
booking of hotel rooms or ticket, seek advice at the ticket
other accommodation. office of the Reiseservicecenter
The main train station in as to which is best for you.
Vienna, Hauptbahnhof Wien, Young people up to the age
is located on Südtirolerplatz of 26 years may travel at a lower
and officially opened in 2014. cost at certain times and on
It serves all international routes some types of trains. Further
and is connected to line U1 information may be obtained
on the underground. from a ticket office, the ÖBB
Many trains from Germany, as A railway viaduct near the small town Reiseservicecenter or via the
well as some domestic services, of Mattersburg Internet (www.oebb.at). If you
terminate at Westbahnhof in are in possession of a credit card
the western part of the city. Tickets or Vorteilscard (advantage
Some of these trains will be Railway tickets are not cheap. card) you may have your ticket
rerouted to Hauptbahnhof A second-class ticket from printed straight away. It is then
Wien over the next few years, Vienna to Salzburg, 300 km valid in conjunction with proof
but many will continue to serve (190 miles) away, costs around of age and identity.
Westbahnhof. You can access €50 and this price is not A large number of different
this train station from the influenced by the speed of the Vorteilscards are available at low
U-Bahn underground lines U3 train. Prices are not calculated by prices, giving reductions on rail
and U6. Trains from the north the time it takes to reach your travel – Classic gives a 45 per
arrive at Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof; destination but according to the cent reduction on all Austrian
this is served by the Schnell- class of travel. Up to two children ÖBB trains and the majority of
bahn and the cross-city tram under six years, accompanied private lines, and 25 per cent off
“D”, which takes you to the by an adult, travel for free. Each of fares for international lines,
Ringstrasse in the centre. additional child, and children for one year. There is a family
aged 6–15 years, pay half price. version (Vorteilscard Familie),
Ticket offices can be found in one for young people up to
all larger railway stations. They the age of 26 (Vorteils-card<26)
also sell tickets for international and one for those over 61 years
routes. You can book a ticket (Vorteilscard Senior). When
on the phone with ÖBB Reise- buying these cards, you will
servicecenter (05 17 17) or need to have with you proof
online. International tickets, of identity and a recent
with only a few exceptions, are photograph. Alternatively,
valid for two months; domestic holders of a Vorteilscard can
tickets, for journeys over 100 km buy tickets on the phone, via
(62 miles), are valid for one month. text message or through the
There are many types of Internet on the Österreichische
The Schnellbahn, Vienna’s suburban tickets, such as group, family Bundesbahnen website
train line and tourist travel, with or without (www.oebb.at).
Railway Network Map
Gmünd Laa
Sigmunds
Key Mistelbach
Summerau
Main railway routes Schärding Martinsberg Krems Tulln Stockerau Gänserndorf
Braunau Linz
Wels St Valentin St Pölten
Ried Ampflwang Pöchlarn Baden Wien Wolfsthal
Bruck an
Vöcklabruck Steyr Amstetten der Leitha
Wiene
Gmunden Waidhofen Neustadt Eisenstadt
Salzburg Grünau Mariazell
Bad Ischl Mürzzuschlag Schneeberg
Selzthal Hieflau
Bregenz Reutte Kufstein Kitzbühel Bischofshofen Eisenerz Deutschkreutz
Lermoos Wörgl Schladming Leoben Bruck Oberwart
an der Mur
Feldkirch Scharnitz Zell am Radstadt Knittelfeld
Innsbruck Krimml See Mauterndorf Unzmarkt Zeltweg
Bludenz Langen Landeck Graz
Mayrhofen Bad Gastein Köflach
Brenner Kolbnitz Triebach Feldbach
Lienz Spittal St Veit Spielfeld
an der Glan Strass
Wies
Villach Klagenfurt
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