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Bus,tram&Metro Vienna
200 Reviews The service is fast and reliable - there are a number of ticket options and the automated ticket machines are able to deal with a number of languages apart from German. The tickets seem fairly cheap;...
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Trains Salzburg
23 Reviews Slovene railways offer really good price for travelling from Ljubljana to Salzburg and back. When you travel between the days including Sunday, the price for return ticket is only 47 Euro. I even pay...
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Trains Innsbruck
18 Reviews Intercity Express trains run between Salzburg and Innsbruck in an hourly frequency. In 2009 April the journey used to take about 1 hour 50 minutes We pre-booked the tickets from ÖBB travel portal at...
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by train to Vienna Vienna
60 Reviews The old Südbahnhof is replaced by the future Central Station, until that is finished: Trains to Roma, Milano, Zagreb, Warsaw, Praha, Ljubljana, Klagenfurt and Graz leave only from Wien...
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Getting to Salzburg Salzburg
21 Reviews After getting on to Vienna we availed the ÖBB train service from Vienna (Wien Westbahnhof) to Salzburg (Salzburg Hbf). The journey took around 3 hours (317 km) and costs around 40 EUR per head for...
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Public Transport Innsbruck
15 Reviews As a small town transport in Innsbruck does not cause big problems. Connections with buses and city-trains on main routes are well established, except for late hours (esp after midnight); public...
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Vienna Card & day tickets Vienna
42 Reviews I bought the Vienna Card at the train station for 18.50 Euro. It is valid for 72 hrs for all trams, metro, buses and city trains. The card also brings discount from so many shops and museums; we will...
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To/Around Salzburg
56 Reviews The Salzburg trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network serving Salzburg. Together with the Salzburger Lokalbahn, the system is currently operated by Salzburg AG, which markets it...
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Airport Innsbruck
10 Reviews Find great travel deals from and to Innsbruck. I don't remember anymore where I 've read it , but sky europe - the low cost company - included Innsbruck in his travel destinations, making the capital...
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Excursions FROM Vienna Vienna
29 Reviews Cheapest way from Vienna to Chesky Krumlov (or České Budĕjovice) would be "EURegio Ticket" for € 29, 4 day return via Gmünd - České Velenice. Vienna - Znojmo € 16 Vienna - Mikulov €...
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Horsedrawn Carriages Salzburg
14 Reviews It's a very unique service, but not cheap though: about 35 Euro a person, but you can see a lot and at the same time take pictures. E-mail: office@fiaker-salzburg.at www.fiaker-salzburg.at
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Driving Innsbruck
12 Reviews Driving by car in Innsbruck is not a big problem. The local drivers are, like all Austrians, fairly civilized drivers :-) There are the typical "rush hours" but they never really get bad. You han hire...
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by airplane to Vienna Vienna
69 Reviews From London Heathrow there are around 10 daily flights to Vienna. We booked our seats in the morning flight of British Airways. The journey took 2 hour 15 minutes and the flight was pretty punctual....
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Directions Innsbruck
7 Reviews This tourist map of the city centre. Hahaha, of course I found this little map when I got home, and I didn't have it while I was in Innsbruck :-)) The Altstadt in Innsbruck is very small, and the...
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by car & highway to Vienna Vienna
24 Reviews I discovered this service, as it was booked for me by my Austrian colleagues. They offer an airport collection and pick up service; as well as a sightseeing service. It is fairly cost effective and...
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Up the Mountains Innsbruck
4 Reviews If you fancy climbing a mountain but the physical climb is the problem, you should take a combination of the Hungerburgbahn and cable cars up to the Hafelekar. For EUR 24 return, you will enjoy a...
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Bike & Viennabike Vienna
20 Reviews I rented a Vienna bike yesterday from the city bike and was totally dissapointed . the bikes are extremely uncomfortable, have no gears, hard solid rubber tyres and i would not reccomend these bike to...
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Walking Innsbruck
3 Reviews The train station is very close to the main centre of the town and makes travelling easier to other cities such as Vienna & Salzburg. Travelling by trains...trams and walking is the best moe of...
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Fiaker Vienna
17 Reviews One day they asked Nasrettin Hodja a Turkish denker and joker " What they do the old moon when the new moon appears?" he answered They it cut in pieces and make new stars" Now I ask What they do to...
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parking of a car Vienna
5 Reviews You would indeed have to pay to park. You can purchase parking "passes" in any traffik/tabak shop. They are usually pads with designated times for parking that you leave on your dashboard after...
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zzz- under construction Vienna
3 Reviews From Vienna you can travel east to Slovakia and Hungary or west to Krems and Passau. To get to the boats you need to head to U1 station Vorgartenstrasse and follow the signs to DDSG. You can buy the...
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If you hold a Vorteilscard from the ÖBB, then you can capitalise substantially on long-haul routes by booking second class and upgrading to first class for EUR 7 a leg on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. An example of the saving would be Wien Westbahnhof-Innsbruck for EUR 52.60 return costing EUR 66.60 return with upgrades each way. To upgrade each way when making the upgrade at a station counter will cost you EUR 19.20 on the same stretch!!!
The best part of MÁV web site is this one:http://www.mav-start.hu/res/europasparpreise2008.pdfSo a round-trip between Budapest and Innsbruck would be 103.60 Euro for one person using CITY-STAR tariff. The regular price is more: 84.20 Euro in each direction.The best trick (for me):1) go to Sturovo (Párkány), the ticket is 6 Euro round-trip. Do it now, as your time permits.2) buy a Bratislava-Innsbruck CITY-STAR in Slovakia (Sturovo) for 54 Euro round-trip. It is valid for a month and you have to buy it minimum 3 days in advance - so it's probably the time. The cashiers in Sturovo know, many Hungarians go there for cheaper tickets :)3) buy in Budapest a Budapest-Bratislava-Budapest round-trip ticket for 16 Euro.The total will be 70 Euro (+9 Euro you get to/from Sturovo + your time). Depending on your preferences you can do one or the other. I prefer Sturovo simply because from my house...
From personal experience, buying a train ticket for onward travel at Vienna's Westbahnhof or Südbahnhof can sometimes be a lengthy process. I now always buy online, but if that is not an option for you and you need to buy a ticket at the station, I would recommend that you use any station with a ticket office to buy the ticket - queues are often shorter than at the big stations (e.g. Westbahnhof and Südbahnhof), and tickets can be issued for any destination that is in the ÖBB's computer system, and they ticket can be issued in advance of travel - making a poor connection time a good time to book your onward travel.
Driving from Italy to Austria and staying for 5 days, we needed to purchase the "vignette" to use Austrian motorways. The best ticket for us was valid 10 days, and it cost 7,40 €. We bought it at the last Italian petrol station before entering Austria, but it can be purchased at the "vignette station" just before entering Austria. The vignette is a sticker that you must put on your car's front window, in order to be shown if needed. The price is cheap compared to Italian motorways, if you consider that you can drive wherever you want!UPDATE: I was back in Austria for a quick visit in December, 2007. Of course we needed to buy a vignette and it was a pity, since we were just going to Velden and Villach - just a few km from the Italian border. The smallest vignette available cost us 7,40 €.Pay attention! The vignette's glue is so strong and difficult to be cleaned away...
... can be difficult and dangerous, especially if you are not used to driving with winter conditions. Here some of a mountain-girl's advice:-> in winter (approx. beginning of November until May) make sure you have winter-wheels on your car! This is not only necessary for driving on snow, but also because of the low temperatures! Sometimes, especially in November, when it starts getting very cold, the streets look harmlessly dry, but they aren't! Driving on these streets with summerwheels is very dangerous.-> when driving to skiing-destinations make sure you have chains for the wheels with you. Most of the traffic jams and accidents are caused by people trying to drive to St. Anton/Ischgl/wherever with summer wheels. That is dangerous and irresponsible. I have witnessed MANY people close to a nervous breakdown because they would not cope with the snow conditions.
From 1st September 2007, all Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen) trains are smoke-free - hurray!!! Previously only local trains had been non-smoking, but now also long distance trains are smoke-free. ÖBB has put a clever spin on the news for smokers - smokers can now sit wherever they want in a train - whereas they used to be limited to the smoking compartments - of course the remark is a bit tongue in cheek, as they won't be able to smoke. For smokers there will be smoking allowed in marked areas of stations - just check how long the train is in the station before you seek out a smoking area ;o)
Some more things you should know when driving in Austria:-> Seatbelts are mandatory in the front AND back. Note there are also special guidlines for children's seats and children up to age 14.-> at least ONE reflective jacket (e.g. as described in European Standard EN 471) has to be taken in the car (make sure you check that when you hire a car). That is for situations when you have a car breakdown on the Autobahn, then you have to put this jacket on first before getting out and securing the car.-> Helmets are mandatory for any person travelling on a motorbike/moto-roller/..-> legal blood alcohol limit is 0,5 permilles. But: don't drink and drive ;-) thanks-> talking by phone is only allowed with a hands-free kit.
No matter if you rent a car or travel with your own, the following info will be useful for you:TOLL charges for using the AUTOBAHN: if you use the freeway make sure you buy the VIGNETTE beforehand and stick it on your car window. Note that if you bought the Vignette and did not stick it on your window, it is NOT valid and if you get controlled you will pay a high fee. Make sure it is sticked as described on the Vignette itself. For information on the Vignette see link below. Note for motorhomes, that when you exceed a certain weight, you need to use the go box which is more expensive (for info on that see http://www.go-maut.at).WHERE TO BUY the vignette? Entering the country by car you will have signs indicating "Vignette hier kaufen" (sold here). At airports at any kiosk (mostly indicated with TABAK TRAFIK) , in the cities aswell at a kiosk. When renting a car, double-check and ask if...
Speed limits are indicated in kilometres per hour. The following speed limits apply for cars, motorbikes, motorhomes and trucks up to a weight of 3,5 tons:-> in villages/townships: 50 km/h normally (applies if no other sign put at the entrance of the village/township/city); sometimes signs are put next to the village/town/city sign, that means that the speed limit applies for the whole village/town/city area.-> country roads (LANDSTRASSE and SCHNELLSTRASSE): 100 km/h-> highway/motorway (AUTOBAHN): 130 km/h with an exception for the following highways: Tauernautobahn (A10), Inntalautobahn (A12), Brennerautobahn (A13) und Rheintalautobahn (A14) during night times (10PM until 5AM) the speed limit for these highways is 110 km/hThis information is taken from the OEAMTC webpage (the Austrian Touring Club), just to give you a short overview. For updated and complete informations please...
To drive in Austria you must be 18 years old and carrying your full UK drivers licence, passport and car registration documents (log book). If the vehicle is not registered in your name you MUST have a letter from the owner giving their permission for you to be driving it.You MUSt have adequate insurance and I believe you should have a "green card" (which you would usually be given by your insurance company).The following items are COMPULSARY : 1. red warning triangle2. reflective jacket (which you MUST wear if you step onto the motorway)3. first aid kit.Lights Must have been adapted to drive on the right and a spare bulb kit MUST be carried at all times. Dipped headlights MUST be on when driving during the day.You MUST display a GB sticker unless you have an EU registration plate (with the 12 stars on it). Speed limits are : urabn 50kph non urban 100kph motorways 130kphIf you are towing...
Hotel Imperial Vienna
6 Reviews and 237 Opinions the hotel imperial is located downtown within walking distance of many of the sights of vienna. this...
Hotel Sacher Salzburg Salzburg
9 Reviews and 310 Opinions I stayed here for a weekend in the spring of 2011. The staff were lovely, the food (especially the...
Best Western Hotel Goldener Adler Innsbruck
5 Reviews and 245 Opinions I really cannot praise this hotel more highly. It stands in the heart of the old town just a few...
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