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Restrictions train route Prague to Vienna?

Posted by (Boston) on

Hello Travelers - We researched the train schedule from Praha to Wien on both the RailJet and OBB sites (same train). One site says "Restrictions on this Route" in red, both for a current date (for comparison) and a later date a few months on. Google did not yield any info on route restrictions.

Also, RailJet will not let us book this early but OBB seems to allow booking now. The price difference is tiny. Since it is a popular route, but knowing we will be traveling a few months after the summer rush, do you recommend booking now because the prices are lower now and will only go up closer to our travel?

Thanks everyone.

Posted by
439 posts

Railjet is a type of OBB train, do you mean RegioJet? Without knowing I dates I can't do any digging, but bear in mind that RegioJet also operate buses on that route and show both on the booking site.

Posted by
26895 posts

You said same train on both sites? So I am lost.

Your choices are OBB and the Czech company: https://www.cd.cz/en/ which should list the same trains but OBB may cost more. A third choice is the private rail company called RegioJet. They have their own trains and wont be listed on the other two sites. Be careful you dont pick a bus.

Buy early for best price options, but a month is generally early enough. Dont forget the seat assignment

Posted by
4064 posts

The "restriction" warning that you get refers to the fact that there are works ongoing between Breclav and Vienna. The result is that some trains may have their schedule changed. Nothing to worry about. The moment you have a ticket Praha - Wien the railways commit themselves to getting you there. But you may end up with small changes in the schedule.

Posted by
78 posts

Thank you to everyone.

WengenK - That explains it! Your reply was reassuring. Thank you. I wonder (closer to the date) if there is a site listing which trains are affected....

Me.crewe, Emily, Mr. E - Thank you for clarifying the various companies. I now get the distinctions. We were on different websites, rj, cd, and obb.

Mr. E - We did in fact purchase on RegioJet and it turned out to be a bus. We prefer the train and canceled right away with the plan to purchase train tickets, now a month out. Thank you.

Posted by
6083 posts

Please note that there is no RailJet website. Also be aware that you should only use the websites of the official train operators.

Posted by
4064 posts

Basically a day or two before your trip check the schedule online again. The on line timetable should include any changes due to works. it is however possible that the changes are already shown, and that the warning is just to inform you of that.

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