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 (From Spring 2024)
    • 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 – Wroclaw – Berlin
• Graz – Innsbruck – Zurich

 

EuroNight (EN)

• Munich – Liz – 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
  • 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, 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 (Required June 1st until September 1st) / 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