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Trains in Austria

Train tickets and rail travel passes and high speed train tickets in Austria

Train travel in Austria - information and links to book tickets
  • Book tickets for trains in Austria.
  • Austrian railway network bookings and information.

Book train tickets and reserve seats for rail travel in Austria

The Austrian Federal Railway network has a length of about 5,700 km and connects Austria directly to the European railway network. The railway company of Austria, BB ( sterreichische Bundesbahnen), runs modern InterCity and EuroCity trains hourly on the main rail routes in Austria between Vienna and Linz, Salzburg, Graz and the district of Carinthia. These trains are equipped to first-class standard, with service right to your compartment.

There are a number of passes for railway travel in Austria. These all offer a discount on standard ticket prices, sometimes as much as 50%. For

  • Austria Pass provides unlimited rail travel in Austria, in 1st or 2nd class.
  • Austria Saverpass offers a discount on the standard Austria Pass for two or more travelling together by train in Austria.
  • There are passes allowing train travel between Austria and various combinations of other countries e.g. Austria, Croatia and Slovenia: Austria and the Czech Republic; Austria and Germany; Austria and Hungary; Austria and Switzerland; the East European Pass which covers Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

Austrian trains are a great way of seeing this beautiful country, with frequent and efficient connections with major cities both inside Austria and in neighbouring countries. You can travel by train directly to Budapest, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Venice, Basel, Prague and Munich, amongst other cities.

Make reservations and bookings for trains in Austria