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Train ticket from Hall in Tirol to Salzburg

I would like to purchase a SparSchiene ticket for June from Hall in Tirol to Salzburg. It looks like I have the option of using either Öbb, DB Bahn or Trainline.eu.

In the past, while traveling though France, I used Trainline's site successfully when it was called "Captain Train." I have only used DB Bahn to look up information. I have never used Öbb, but have read on this forum that it is it tends to have problems and is difficult to purchase tickets using a US credit card.

Which train site do you recommend?

Thanks so much!

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Don't know about the SparSchiene but if you have 2 or more in your group, the Einfach-Raus tickets are a good deal and can be bought at the train station on day of travel.
http://www.oebb.at/en/angebote-ermaessigungen/einfach-raus-ticket

Valid on the selected day: Saturday, Sunday and holidays all day long
until 3:00 a.m. of the following day, Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m.
until 3:00 a.m. of the following day

Group ticket for 2 - 5 persons, the price is calculated based on the
number of persons (independent of age)

34 EUR for 2 to 46 EUR for 5 = 17 EUR per person and less.

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751 posts

Thanks, Edgar, I'll look into it. Yes, there will be 2 of us traveling. The Einfach-raus-ticket seems like a great solution, but I don't think it will work because it looks like Railjet or IC (not regionals) are on that line. I could be wrong.

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Use the OBB Route Planner: http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?
Enter route: Hall in Tirol to Salzburg Hbf
Then date/earliest time
In the "Products" section enter/select "Einfach-Raus Ticket"
When you "Search Connection" the webpage should return the eligible routes and times.
Note that the regional trains will take 4:06 and one connection to 4:55 and two connections but the slower trains are a scenic and relaxing way to go. As said, you can buy the ticket at the station from a real person just before you depart.

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751 posts

Ok, found it! I like the idea that we can buy the ticket from a real person on the same day as travel. Thanks again, Edgar!

Posted by
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An Einfach-Raus ticket is only good in Austria. The fastest, most normally used route to Salzburg goes from Hall to Kufstein, Austria, then through Germany to Salzburg via Rosenheim. The only Austrian trains that can use that route through Germany are the express trains. They go non-stop through Germany. The Einfach-Raus ticket cannot be used on these trains, but you could buy an Austrian Rail ticket all the way. The RailJets do not stop in Hall; you would have to take an S-Bahn from Hall to Jenbach and catch the RailJet there. I'm sure an ÖBB ticket purchased in Hall would include the S-Bahn to Jenbach.

If you want to take that route, but avoid the more expensive express trains, you can take the S-Bahn from Hall to Kufsteins and use regional German trains (Meridian) from there to Salzburg. For the part from Kufstein, which is a border station for German Rail, to Salzburg, you can use a Guten-Tag-Ticket, which is like a Bayern-Ticket except only good on Meridian trains, which are the regional trains from Munich to Salzburg via Rosenheim and for Kufstein to Rosenheim. The Guten-Tag-Ticket cost 23€ for the first person, 6 each for person 2 to 5.

If you take the S-Bahn from Hall to Kufstein note that you must purchase your ticket in advance at the station and validate it. You cannot buy a ticket on the S-Bahn and you will be fined if you don't have one.

Another alternative using the Einfach Raus would be to use regional ÖBB trains to Salzburg via Bischofshofen. That route would be slower by several hours (it's longer because it goes around Berchtesgaden to the SE). It has a change of trains in Zell am See or thereabouts.

Except for the express train ticket including the RailJet, all of these tickets can be purchased at the time at the station. There would be no discount for advance purchase.

Looking at Trainline, they, of course, don't show any of the fares using regional passes (Guten-Tag-Ticket or Einfach-Raus-Ticket). They do show the connection using an Austrian express train through German. That's the most expenive ticket they sell at 59,-€/P. They do show a connection using the S-Bahn to Jenbach, an EC from Jenbach to Rosenheim, and a Railjet from Rosenheim to Salzburg. That connection is 19,90€/P, which is less than any connection except the Einfach-Raus-Ticket for the trains via Bischofsheim.

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Thanks, Lee, for the information. Using the S-Bahn and Guten-Tag-Ticket looks like a good option for faster connections without having to buy the tickets in advance. On DB Bahn, I'm pricing the total of this trip to be 28.5 euros per person. Even though the Guten-Tag-Ticket is a great price, I'm only finding tickets on the S-Bahn from Hall in Tirol to Kufstein for 13 Euros per person.

In contrast, I can get the Sparschiene ticket that changes in Jenbach and Rosenheim for 14 Euros on Öbb or 19.9 Euros from DB Bahn, but of course these are advanced purchased tickets only and I would need to figure out how to buy them online.

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Buying online from the Bahn website is easy, but, of course, the price is almost 6€ more per person. If you don't want to spend the extra money, you can take your chances with the ÖBB website. That ticket is also available on Trainline, but for the Bahn fare.

The regional route via Bischofshofen is still the least expensive, using the Einfach-Raus-Ticket. It's about an hour and a half longer, but, IMO, a more scenic route.

Posted by
751 posts

Yes, I'm leaning towards the Einfach-Raus-Ticket. My husband and I really enjoy European train travel, so we are OK with a little longer, yet more scenic, route with only 1 change. Thanks again, Lee.

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It looks like I may also be able to use the Einfach-Raus-Ticket traveling from Melk, Austria to Sopron, Hungary. Correct?

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Einfach-Raus-Ticket traveling from Melk, Austria to Sopron, Hungary?

Checking Melk to Sopron Einfach-Raus-Ticket for We, 07.03.2018 after 9:00:

Melk Bahnhof Sopron
07.03.2018 09:38 dep 12:37 arr 2:59 2 REX 1915S 80REX 7612 Ticket and prices

Melk Bahnhof Sopron
07.03.2018 10:38 dep 13:36 arr 2:58 3 REX 1917S 80R 2331R 7131 Ticket and prices

Melk Bahnhof Sopron
07.03.2018 10:38 dep 13:37 arr 2:59 2 REX 1917S 80 REX 7614 Ticket and prices