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What does Country of Receipt mean on the train tix website?

Hi all,

I am trying to book a trip from Munich to Salzburg, and it keeps asking me for country of receipt? What does that mean?

Thank you.

Dani

Posted by
23178 posts

Which web site? I would put in US as country.

Posted by
2668 posts

Google Translate says United States is Vereinigte Staaten. Is that an option on the website?

Posted by
19656 posts

Why SNCF? That is a French train company and Munich to Salzburg is German.
BTW, there is an hourly regional train that has no reservations and no need to book in advance.

Posted by
16893 posts

It means the country where you will receive the ticket. But if it's an e-ticket, then you can choose Germany. I don't recall the German site tending to ask that question, although the French site does (and won't sell this ticket).

Looking Up Train Schedules and Routes Online gives you the Deutsche Bahn train schedule link and tips for using it. It sells the route you want, both regular tickets, advance discounts, and one-day regional train deals like the Bayern/Bavaria ticket, also sold in the station.

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52 posts

I have been exploring this for a while as well.
Will be doing this with my daughter this summer.
I found a site called Happytowander.com. She explains the Bayern ticket and how to obtain it, in a way that an inexperienced train traveler can understand.
I will also need to go from Salzburg to Vienna. But I decided my daughter can figure that out for us.
I like that the rail system is so advanced compared to what we have. However, the choices are overwhelming when you are not experienced. Hope this helps.

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8889 posts

Daisy, Salzburg to Vienna, you can buy tickets in advance at the ÖBB (Austrian Railways) website: https://www.oebb.at/en/

  • These tickets are cheaper if bought in advance.
  • If you buy online you get a "self-print" ticket (PDF file). Easy.
  • The tickets are only valid on the train listed on the ticket.
  • There is a rival operator, Westbahn. Same stations, same route, takes the same time. Website: https://westbahn.at/en

"the rail system . . . .. However, the choices are overwhelming" - the catch is there isn't one "rail system", there are different ones in each country, each with their own way of doing business. And cross border trains involve both systems and get even more complicated.

Personally, I find trains easier than planes. If you started travelling by trains first, and first flew as an adult, then flying is a confusing system. Lots complicated time-wasting airport stuff you need to learn (Why do you have to be at the airport so ridiculously early? what is a "check-in"? Why do you need to hand over your bags? When do you get them back? Why do you have to assemble in a second waiting area by the plane? Why is there somebody to check you again getting on the plane - totally superfluous, etc.)