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How to Book Train Travel From Vienna to Salzburg

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Summary: To book train travel from Vienna to Salzburg, choose the direct route, taking about three hours, or the scenic route through Austria, which can be a much longer but more pleasant journey. Hop on a train at Austria's OBB national railway company in Vienna to get to Salsburg with tips from an experienced travel guide in this free video on travel.

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Sarah Sathmari is an experienced travel guide based in Hungary, Europe. She currently works for the company Yellow Zebra/Absolute tours. Sathmari is also organizing incentive tours for...read more

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"You have the chance to book train travel from Vienna to Salzburg on Austria's national railway company OBB. Osterreichische Bundesbahnen. Choose the quick and the direct way to get to Salzburg, or take the long way to travel around Austria and see the beautiful country. Enjoy your stay in the home of the yodeling festivals, good beer, and friendly people, Austria. Save money by jumping on the S Seven train. The S Seven leaves Schwechat Airport twice every hour. The trip from Schwechat to Vienna airport, the S Seven costs under only five Euro. Arrive in Vienna as quickly as possible by taking the CAT, the city transport train. This is the fastest but the most expensive train to Vienna. Get train travel information in English from one of the attendants at the information booths located in the Westbahnof. Remember that trains with no prefix in the name are not speed trains. See that trains with the IC or SC prefixes are high speed trains which travel only within Austria. Note that the train prefix EC denotes high speed trains that travel to other countries as well. Understand that the trip to Salzburg from Vienna will take at least three hours and perhaps longer depending on the type of your train you choose. Visit the OBB website to book a train from Vienna to Salzburg online. Type in the date you wish to travel. Select from the schedule one of the Salzburg by am trains departing. Purchase your ticket to Salzburg using a credit card. Purchase your ticket at Westbahnof staffed and automatic ticket machines are available. You can also book train travel from Vienna to Salzburg by calling Rail Euro."

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