car wachau

I%26#39;m going to Vienna in the first week of april. We would like to tour the Wachau.

I have looked at the boat and train proposals in the vienna forum.

It seems that train plus boat trip would be pretty expensive.

How much would it cost to rent a car for a day, do you think? Any adress? We will live in Josefstadt.

Personally I would prefer the bike but the two lazy children wouldn%26#39;t.

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Train ticket for the entire family including Vienna%26gt;Melk and Krems%26gt;Vienna for only 28€. Valid on all regional trains in Austria. Search for %26quot;Einfach-Raus-Ticket%26quot; (means Get-out-of-city-ticket) in the forum. You see that it is not that expensive. Moreover, a trip on a vessel is much more exciting than sitting in a car. Even if somebody decides to drive there, I would suggest to take the ship. The views are way more memorable.

A lot of visitors do this trip, but additionally tour the gorgeous abbey in Melk, where the upstream dock of the danube vessel is located.

http://www.stiftmelk.at/

Train schedule can be found here:

http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en

(Select %26#39;Einfach-Raus-Ticket%26#39; in the product pull down to display allowed trains)

Danube passage fares:

Adult: 19€

Children up to the age of 10: free

Children between age 10-15: 50% discount.

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You do not mention the age of your children and to me this can be important for this day trip.

Remember 1 1/2 hour trip by train Vienna - Melk - about a 2 hour boat ride can be boring to some kids - only you know their likes and dislikes .

The boats do not begin river journeys until April 5 and service is limited.

A car can offer you much flexibility to see most all things at your own pace with time to eat where you wish - give young kids some play time.

Some auto rentals

Sixt

in Kragran ( not far from Leopoldstadt)

Wagramerstrasse 117

or Sudbahnhof

example of rate daily - often cheaper weekend rates

77 euro for a mazda or VW Polo - unlimited mileage you just pay gas price. Roads are excelent - limited access autobahn most of the way to Krems.

The Wagramerstrasse office offers very easy access to the A-22 towerd the wachau.

Even a McDonalds near this road close to Korneuberg exit.

The auto allows easy access to the nice towns of Spitz ( with ship museum )

Weissenkirchen ( with nice museum )

Mautern ( with roman museum ) and of course the luxury of staying at each place as long or as short as you wish.

Also if you wish a chance to drive through the vineyards and apricot orchards hopefully in bloom in early April.

Whichever you choose - a nice day trip.

The driving time Vienna to Krems less than 1 hour - Krems Melk is 35 klometers 20 minutes by car.

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If you want to rent a car, I recommend using an online price-comparison site such as www.expedia.com or www.kayak.com and book online in advance. You can get a compact car from a reputable agency downtown from around 50,- Euro per day.

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Thank you! I know it is a while ago but I had not checked the answers out. Both kids loves trains so we will do this!

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