Domestic trains in Austria

 

Regional Express (REX) and Regional (R) trains

• Regional trains throughout Austria  

 

S-Bahn

• A suburban train network that runs within and around major cities in Austria

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

   

Cityjet Express (CJX)

• Commuter trians for short distance traffic  

 

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 until the Koralm tunnel is finished  

• 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 by ÖBB

 

Railjet (RJ) (RJX)

• 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

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
  • 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 a small extra fee, costing €5, on top of the standard fee mentioned above

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 a small extra fee, costing €5, on top of the standard fee mentioned above

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

ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) runs one daily domestic night train on the route Vienna – Bregenz

 

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 – Hamm – Münster – Amsterdam
• Innsbruck – Munich – Hamm – Münster – Amsterdam
• Innsbruck – Munich – Hannover – Hamburg
• Graz – Vienna – Wroclaw – Berlin
• Graz – Innsbruck – Zurich

 

EuroNight (EN)

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

 

European Sleeper (ESL)

• Brussels – Breda – Cologne – Munich – Innsbruck – Verona – Venice
  • Twice a week in February and March

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
  • Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Innsbruck – Bregenz
  • Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Munich – Stuttgart
  • 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, yellow trains that travel to the Czech Republic. You need a Eurail Global Pass to travel on this train.

 

For more details, see Railway Companies covered by the Pass

 

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
Vienna – Dortmund	ICE	10h 20m	Optional
Vienna – Berlin	ICE	7h 30m	Optional
Innsbruck to Munich (Germany)	EuroCity / Railjet	1h 50m	Optional
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/Required (EuroCity & Railjet)
Vienna to Milan (Italy)	EuroNight	12h 25m (overnight)	Required
Vienna to Munich (Germany)	Railjet / Westbahn	4h	Optional / 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