I got an email about a ticket I have booked from Vienna (Wien Mitte) to Salzburg on November 22. It's all in German, so after translating, it appears that they are telling me I can't make my connection at Meidling. It looks like there is an earlier train from Wien Mitte, so do I just take that? Thanks in advance!
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
6984 posts
Probably. If you paste the text from the email here there are many people on the forum that speak German.
Posted by
OP
32 posts
Great idea!! Here you go!
(i) Neue Information zu Ihrer Reise am 22.11.2024
Wien Mitte-Landstraße Bahnhof > Salzburg Hbf
Abfahrt um 11:43
Ankunft um 14:49
Jetzt aktuellen Fahrplan abrufen >
Hinweis zu Ihrer Reise
Geplanter Umstieg nicht möglich: S 3 (an Wien Meidling Bahnhof 22.11.2024, 11:55) auf RJ 642 (ab Wien Meidling Bahnhof 22.11.2024, 11:35)
Geänderte Abfahrtszeit: RJ 642 von 12:02 (22.11.2024) auf 11:35 (22.11.2024)
Posted by
Cornwall
345 posts
You could paste it into Google Translate
Posted by
Cornwall
345 posts
It says
New information about your trip on November 22nd, 2024
Vienna Mitte-Landstraße train station > Salzburg main station
Departure at 11:43
Arrived at 2:49 p.m
Get the current timetable now >
Note about your trip
Planned change not possible: S 3 (at Vienna Meidling Bahnhof November 22nd, 2024, 11:55) to RJ 642 (from Vienna Meidling Bahnhof November 22nd, 2024, 11:35)
Changed departure time: RJ 642 from 12:02 (11/22/2024) to 11:35 (11/22/2024)
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
I think what they are saying is that you were schedued to take an S3 from Vienna Mitte-Landstraße at 11:43, arriving at Vienna Meidling Bahnhof at 11:55 to connect to RJ 642, leaving at 12:02, but now RJ 642 is leaving at 11:35 so you will have to take an earlier train (S3?) from Vienna Mitte-Landstraße to Vienna Meidling Bahnhof.
Looks like there is an S3 leaving Mitte-Landstraße at 11:09, getting to Meidling Bahnhof at 11:25, or there is an earlier S4, leaving Mitte-Landstraße at 11:06, getting to Meidling Bahnhof at 11:22.
Posted by
OP
32 posts
Thank you for replying. Does anyone know if that is ok then to just hop on another train earlier? I probably should have posted this in Austria, but thought I would start here.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
What kind of a ticket do you have? I assume your ticket specifies the 10:43 S3.
If it is an "open" ticket, valid just from point A to point B, it shouldn't matter.
If you are using a discounted, advance purchase ticket, valid only on a specific long distance train, I cannot tell you for sure, but in Germany, those tickets are train specific only for the long distance trains. Local trains used to get to or from the long distance trains are optional, even if they hadn't changed the schedule. You would be able to use any local trains to get to your long distance train in the morning. In this case it's not your fault they changed the schedule.
Posted by
Paradise
7072 posts
Your final train's current schedule: RJ 642: Lv Wien Meidling 11:35, Ar Salzburg 14:49
All you need to do is get from Wien Mitte to Wien Meidling before 11:30 or so. Your ticket already allows you to do that. Regional trains (like the S-Bahn) that connect you to your long-distance train are time-flexible. There are S-Bahn trains at 11:04, 11:02, and 11:13 which take 12-13 minutes to reach Wien Meidling. Take one of those.
Posted by
OP
32 posts
Again, I love this forum! I so appreciate all of you taking the time to help out!