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vienna to venice....train or air?

best way to venice from vienna -- train or air?

Posted by
277 posts

Train by far, for me at least, is the only way to travel. If you have the time, is it not better to see the country, meet some of the locals, and get a feel of the country? Why travel otherwise?

Posted by
1003 posts

I've taken this train, the one I took was a direct train leaving around 6:30am. It was gorgeous, sunrise through the mountains, beautiful countryside, etc. Check the OBB site, sometimes they have great fares if you book in advance. I paid about 30 euros, I believe, by booking it there in advance.

Posted by
118 posts

I took a train, but it broke down and I lost most of the day on this impossibly slow train. However, that route is beautiful. I would do it again.

Posted by
8700 posts

As Debra said, if you book well in advance on the Austrian Rail site, you can get cheap SparSchiene fares. These fares are sold for the night train as well as daytime trains. See here.