Eurail or not

I am planning to travel to Vienna in June.. and I am hoping to visit Salzburg, Prague, Budapest, Venice, and Florence, while I am there. I will be living in Vienna for about two months.. and I am hoping to do these trips either as day trip (or two) and four days trip for Italy.

I am just wondering if I should get 4 country eurail pass for this or not... would this be my best bet? Or would I able to get cheaper transportation by either individually booking trains..or buses?

Please let me know,

Thank you kindly!

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Will you do these trips consecutively? In my opinion a pass can be good if someone travels intensively and rather far - and not to %26quot;neighboring%26quot; cities (except destinations in Italy).

Oneway regular railway fares/(Discounted fares):

Vienna %26gt; Salzburg 44€ (n.a.)

Vienna %26gt; Budapest 35€ (19€)

Vienna %26gt; Prague 49€ (29€)

Vienna %26gt; Venice 69€ (29€)

Discounted fares need to be booked in advance to avoid inavailability. Moreover, alteration or cancellation forbidden.

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A pass is not really worth the money, especially if you plan to travel to/in Italy.

Trains in Italy are cheap and reservation fees for passholders are high.

Inside of Austria, all trains DO NOT require a reservation, so you just walk to the station and buy a ticket and catch the train you want.

Are you younger than 26 or older than 60 (female) or 65 (male)? Then there is also a discount card, granting you 45-50% off for rail travel in Austria and 25% abroad (for travel between two countries).

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Thank you RobbiAUSTRIA and Mikey_Vienna for the info! They were very helpful. Also, yes, I am under 26. Where can I get discount from?

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If you are younger than 26, you can get a Vorteilscard %26lt;26 at any railway ticket window. Mind that the form is just in German language (you can also fill it in on the website and print it out). Don%26#39;t forget a valid passport and a foto.

You will get a paper %26quot;card%26quot; which is valid before you get the real plastic card sent by post.

More info:

oebb.at/pv/…index.jsp

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Thanks a lot RobbiAUSTRIA! :)

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