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
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
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
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
This is meant for visits to 6 or more participating countries in Europe. In this case it does not matter whether the countries of travel
This is helpful during visits to 3 to 5 countries within Europe. However these countries should be border countries or have
In Europe there are numerous options of trains available for travel both domestically in a country and also across borders. The train travel expenses can be reduced by opting for rail passes. There are passes
Amongst the day trains in Europe some require reservation or supplement fees from Eurail Pass/Eurail Ticket holders. If purchased from outside Europe extra service fees might be charged. The requirements are
Being a landlocked country one can drive into Austria from the neighboring countries and driving is one fantastic experience in the whole of Europe. In Austria the experience is well accentuated due to the scenic beauty. There are however some rules that
Again a German undertaking, these are night trains serving European cities. It caters to