Archive for the 'Austria' Category

Buses in Austria, Europe – Transport

Austria has an excellent rail network. But the Alpine villages and other hard to get places are serviced by buses. The bus service complements the rail services. The bus service run by OBB (Austrian Federal Railways) was called

S-Bahn in Austria, Europe

The S-Bahn (or Schnellbahn) is a system of urban and suburban railway network with fast electric trains with short stops. In Austria there are S-Bahns in Vienna and Salzburg. The Salzburg S-Bahn is Austria’s first

U-Bahn in Vienna, Austria

The U-Bahn or Untergrundbahn is the underground rail system in Austria (and also Germany) a.k.a the Metro or Underground or Subway. The Austrian symbol of the U-Bahn is a white “U” on a round blue background. In Austria, the U-Bahn services Vienna. Here it is connected with the

Getting around in Austria – Transport options

Commuting within Austria and Vienna in particular is very convenient given the incredible network of rail, road, underground / metro, tram and buses available here for commuters. So if you are visiting here and opt not to hire a car – it’s going to be

Intercity-Express (ICE) trains – Austria Transportation

The Intercity-Express (ICE) of Deutsche Bahn AG connects Germany to Austria (apart from Switzerland, Belgium & Netherlands). It mainly runs in Germany but services some neighboring countries.

The Eurocity (EC) Trains – Austria

This is an international train service, introduced in 1987, within the European inter-city rail network.  With speeds up to 200 km/hr and frequent trains connecting main cities in Europe, the EC is a fast and convenient way of travelling across borders. Essentially it replaced most of the routes of the erstwhile Trans Europ Express (TEE). [...]

Getting to Austria – Air, Rail and Road Transportations

Austria is a land locked country. It is well connected by flight from all major cities of the world and also by rail and road from the neighboring countries. To Austria by Air- Austria has five international airports – Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Linz, Graz and Klagenfurt. They provide

Austria – An Introduction for visitors

Austria is a central European country sharing its borders with 8 other European countries. It has Germany and Czech republic in the north, Italy and Slovenia in the south, Hungary and Slovakia to the east and Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the west. The capital is Vienna. Official Languages in Austria – Hungarian, German, Slovenian and Croatian. [...]