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Itinerary Help for Day in Melk

Posted by (Idaho, USA) on

We'll be coming from St. Wolfgang Tuesday morning, which will be 4 hours by bus/train to reach Melk. For ease, we're just staying overnight in Melk at Hotel Restaurant zur Post. Then we'll be off to Vienna for 5 days.

Questions:
I'm seeing that the Abbey is a place that's popular with tour companies. Is there any advantage going through it Tuesday late afternoon vs. Wednesday morning?

Transportation - train/boat combo to Vienna. Do you recommend this (we'll have a carry-on suitcase), and if so, which one do you recommend?
Usually I purchase our train tickets on-line ahead of time if there's discounts available. How much ahead of time should I purchase for Austria train travel?

Thanks for your help!

Posted by
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We went to Melk Abbey yesterday from Vienna so I can give my impressions. We arrived at 10:30 AM on a Sunday and had no problem touring after taking the 9 AM train from Vienna (1 hour 15 min).

We then caught the 1:45 PM boat to Krems and the 16:01 PM train back to Vienna. We are staying at Pension Suzanne so we got off the last stop, Franz-Joseph Plaza, bought 48 hour pass at the OBB ticket window in Franz- Joseph for Vienna and took the Tram D to the Opera house (different for what RS recommends as the stop was closer)

We buy as we go because we want to flexibility in time etc

Gene

Posted by
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We toured the abbey last week, as a day trip from Vienna. There was no big tour company there, at the time. We took the 11 A.M. English guided tour. In your place, I would ask to leave the luggage at the hotel, while visiting the abbey. You can then take the boat to Vienna - - relaxing and scenic. We stopped at Krems for a short visit, and took the train the rest of the way back. I'm not sure that train station has baggage storage, however, which would complicate matters for you. It's a stop on a very local line. If you go to the OBB site, you can see the options for combining boat and train. I would think, also, that your hotel can help with advice on transportation.

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