I want to travel from London to Vienna. Should I purchase tickets in advance? Where should I purchase them? Train or plane recommended? I'll be traveling in September 2008.
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
It's a 16 hours train ride with 5 changes. Or it can be a 2 hours nonstop flight. And low cost air is definitely cheaper than any kind of rail ticket. Check airberlin.com, aua.com, ba.com, easyjet.com, ryanair.com (although they only fly to Bratislava/Pressburg which is around an hour from Vienna). Book as early as you can to get the really low rates from like €29 one way...
Posted by
Nottingham, UK
658 posts
Do not take the train.
If the price of the flight from London to Vienna isn't quite what you want try Birmingham. It's only a couple of hours train out of London to Birmingham airport and Vienna is served out of the Birmingham Eurohub, prices can be quite a bit cheaper for mid-week, mid-morning or early afternoon travel.
Please please please - no not take the train.
Posted by
White Bear Lake, MN, USA
479 posts
Plane (and I'm the one who usually says night train, not this time though!).
Posted by
Charlotte, NC, USA
3428 posts
FLY! we did it in Nov/Dec. Easy!