Trenitalia seems to be running a train from Villach to Venice again (I see in the recent past you had to take the bus) but I cannot figure out how to purchase the train ticket (EC 31) . I am trying to travel from Salzburg to Venice. I can buy a ticket as far as Villach on DB Bahn or OBB but no further. I can buy an eticket from Villach to Venice on Trenitalia, but you must pick it up before boarding by printing it out at a machine in Italy. Anyone have any ideas?
Posted by
Seattle area
50 posts
Hi
I just purchased tickets from Villach to Venice using the link on the right of the travel forum page - the one for purchasing tickets. It worked fine.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19274 posts
The Austrian Rail website gives you this message if you try to purchase Salzburg (O8:12) to Venice online from their website.
"It is not possible to purchase a ticket online for the section of your journey „Villach Hbf - Venezia Santa Lucia“. Please acquire the ticket separately. Kindly note that this will cause additional costs for your journey. Please contact our ÖBB Customer Service on +43 (0)5-17 17."
Note: Rail Europe sells a non-exchangeable ticket with limited refundability for 34€. Emoore1, is that what you found?
Posted by
OP
Athens, GA
2 posts
Thank you emoore1. I used the Rick Steves Rail Europe site to purchase the Villach to Venice ticket. I was more than willing to pay the delivery fee for the paper tickets since I had already purchased 5 "Sparpreis" non-refundable tickets from Salzburg to Villach. I was worried I was going to have to wait 2 hours for the next bus out of Villach. Still ended up much cheaper (~$30-50 less / ticket) and faster (1.25 hr) than going via Innsbruck, though not as pretty.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
Sounds like you're set. Another option would be to buy it in a train station in Austria or Germany on an earlier day.