We are renting a car in Germany and are dropping it in Salzburg. There is no drop-off allowed in Vienna. (We have booked through Autoeurope). We are forced to take the train to Vienna which will cost the 2 of us about 93 euros. Is there a cheaper way to book a train ticket? Or a way to drop a car in Vienna?! Thanks for your help.
Pat
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
OBB, the Austrian national rail service, shows something called "1-PLUS-Freizeit-Ticket für die 2.Klasse" at 45 Euro, which may be a discount for 2. I would suggest trying their 24 hour help line at 011-43-5-1717 to see what's available.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
If you are willing to take only regional trains, making your trip from Salzburg to Vienna much longer, buy an Einfach-Raus-Ticket in Salzburg. The cost is 28€ and it is good for 2-5 people traveling together. See here: http://tinyurl.com/34rfm4.
For timetables go to www.bahn.de. Click on the drop-down window next to "Means of transport" and choose "Only local transport." After you get summary timetables, click on "Details for all" to see the connecting points.
Posted by
OP
Chilliwack, BC
13 posts
Thanks for the help. I'll check out both those options. Pat
Posted by
Anchorage
157 posts
Yes - for cheaper train tickets, don't know about Vienna drop for car. We recently purchased train tickets for two on OBB website. There is was a discount for two people, about 56 euro. It's all in German, but pretty easy to figure out (especially with a little cut and paste help from www.freetranslation.com).
Posted by
OP
Chilliwack, BC
13 posts
I checked out the website and saw the 2 for 1 tickets. Do I need to book this far in advance? Thanks for the info. Pat