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

• Connects Vienna to Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, and München (Germany).
• Special upgrades available to Pass holders via Westbahn.

International high-speed trains in Austria

 

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

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

InterCity buses

• Run from Villach and Klagenfurt in Austria to Venice and Udine in Italy.

EuroCity

• Links Austria to several European cities on the routes:
  • Vienna – Ljubljana – Trieste
  • Graz – Vienna – Ostrava – Krakow – Rzesów - 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

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 (does not run from 12 June – 08 September)
• Vienna – Bologna – Ancona (runs from 12 June – 08 September)
• Vienna – Verona – Milan – Genoa – La Spezia
• Vienna – Linz – Udine – Venice
• Vienna – Linz – Zürich
• Vienna – Linz – Munich – Stuttgart – Paris
• Vienna – Nürnberg – Hannover – Hamburg
• Vienna – Nürnberg – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Amsterdam
• Innsbruck – Munich – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Amsterdam
• Innsbruck – Munich – Hannover – Hamburg
• Graz – Vienna – Wroclaw – Berlin
• Graz – Innsbruck – Zurich

 

EuroNight (EN)

• Graz – 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

Private railway companies in Austria

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

• Micotra trains operate on the route Villach – Tarvisio (Italy)

• WESTbahn trains connect Vienna with Salzburg.
  WESTbahn offers 1st class pass holders an upgrade to WESTbahn PLUS for only €9.90. With this you can enjoy superior seating, a free welcome gift and newspaper as well as refreshment services to your seat. You can get this upgrade on the train. 
• Raaberbahn, ONLY from Ebenfurt to Sopron and from Neusiedl/See to Pamhagen (Gr)
• RegioJet, yellow trains that travel to the Czech Republic. You need a Eurail Global Pass to travel on this train.

 

The following private railway companies do not accept Eurail 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

 

We suggest the following routes to travel between Austria and other European countries:

 

Route	Which train?	Travel time	Reservations
Vienna to Amsterdam / Brussels (Netherlands / Belgium)	Nightjet	14h / 13h 45m	Required
Innsbruck to Munich (Germany)	EuroCity	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
Vienna to Prague (Czech Republic)	Railjet / RegioJet	4h 30m	Required (Railjet) / Optional (RegioJet)
Vienna to Venice (Italy)	EuroCity / EuroNight	7h 45m / 10h 40m (overnight)	Required