My wife and I will be flying into Budapest on May 19th. Want to spend a couple of days in Budapest then take train to Vienna. Stay in Vienna 2-3 days, then train to Munich May 27. How do I schedule trains? Is it possible to stay in Salzburg a day on way to Munich
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Magyarország / Rep of Texas
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Then you get to choose, purchase in advance and save 10 or 20 euro per ticket but be locked into a schedule or wait till you arrive in Budapest and buy the tickets at the station and have some flexibility. Especially after you discover a couple of days in Budapest isnt near enough.
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Bavaria
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www.oebb.at shows you all you need. You can save money if you can book well in advance and commit to specific trains. Alternatively, for the Vienna - Salzburg leg you can use the Westbahn (tickets are flexible, walk up price is €26,90, sometimes cheaper, cf. westbahn.at), and for the Salzburg - Munich leg a Bayern Ticket (valid on any regional train after 9 am, €25/1, €31/2, buy from a vending machine in Salzburg).
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OP
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Thanks! exact information I was looking for. Found Hungarian MAV train site for trip from Budapest to Vienna
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Magyarország / Rep of Texas
20238 posts
You can book the Budapest to Vienna on the oebb site as well if you want. Just out of curiosity i compared fares for tomorrow morning with fares for two months out and they were the same at 19 euro and up.
They cost more at the station, how much more i don't know, but you can buy online for a train the next day. Today's quote for tomorrow's train MAV has tickets listed online for 13 and 19 euro.