I'm wanting to book train tickets for mid September from Budapest to Vienna and looking for more insight on options on MAV. What is the difference in 1st and 2nd class? Is the restaurant /food available in both classes? I'd like forward facing seats for 2 of us, so any suggestions would be great, and I'm wanting to book the 9:30 train. Am I reading the site correctly that if 1 of us is over 65 the fare is free and we're only charged for 1 person? Thanks!!!
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Republic of Texas / U.S.A. / Magyarország / Budapest
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The over 65 discount fare does not apply to international routes. If you found something else written on the MAV website, please send me a link. I am curious.
For the technical questions try: https://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Budapest.htm#Budapest-Austria The trip is about 2:40. I have never purchased anything from the food counter / bistro car. No idea about it. If you are in second class and there are a lot of kids who didn’t buy seat assignments, you aren’t getting to the bistro car anyway. But I see you are staying at the Medosz so maybe you are on a tight budget, if so, 2nd class is fine. But for even better rates you might want to check out RegioJet https://regiojet.com/reservation/fare/there?routeId=8387280872&fromStationId=5404232005&toStationId=3741302011&tariffs=REGULAR