When I use Bahn.de it says there is a tariff they can't determine to show what the cost of the ticket is. Any idea what the cost of first and second class ticket is? I use RailEurope.com, but they do inflate their ticket costs and I am trying to determine a budget.
Thanks!
I tried the Austrian Railways site: www.oebb.at, but didn't get a price. You might try calling Austrian Railways. With those 10-10 long distance numbers, you can make a several minute call for less than $1:
from the website:
"For round-the-clock enquiries about rail and bus services our CallCenter is available by phone on +43 (0)5-1717 (00:00-24:00 hrs).
For calls from all over Austria local rates are charged and there is no need to dial an area code."
Generally, DB does not sell tickets online for train travel starting and ending outside of Germany. However, the short distance of track from the border into Salzburg is run by DB and the Salzburg Hbf is considered a border station. Therefore, tickets for a trip starting in Salzburg, but going immediately into Germany and from there to the Czech border to Prague will be offered by DB.
Such is the case with the all regional connection leaving Salzburg at 9:11 and going through Landshut, Regensburg, and Schwandorf. You can find this connection on the DB site and it gives a fare of €55,70.
You could also do this trip for less by buying "Anschluß tickets" from Furth im Wald to Prague for €18,70 per person and using a €27 Bayern-Ticket from Salzburg to Furth. That uses the same trains as the €56 per person ticket.
There are also trains that go from Salzburg to Linz to Prague, crossing the border just beyond Summerau. The ÖBB fare from Salzburg to Summerau is €27,90. The Czech Rail fare from Horni Dvoriste, just over the border, to Prague, is 274 Kc, about €10. Since Austrian Rail will probably charge more than Czech Rail for the part in the Czech Rep, you can guess that the fare from Salzburg to Prague via Austria will be a little more than €38.
