I%26#39;d like to know if i need to buy 1st class train ticket from Vienna to Salzburg before i arrive from website like Raileurope?I%26#39;m not sure yet about my schedule so it%26#39;s best that i buy right at the station but i don%26#39;t want to risk the chance to miss the train.i%26#39;ll take the train in mid April in the 10.20am train.
Thanks for the helps :-D
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First, the train tickets cannot be sold out and don´t change the prices. Second, if you arrive with a ticket you don´t have to worry about the %26quot;right%26quot; train, a ticket is valid for any train within several days.
If you want to buy a ticket in advance (to save yourself a few minutes at the counter or ticket machine), don´t let yourself be gouged by agencies like RailEurope. The Austrian Railways´ website is www.oebb.at
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Tickets cannot be sold out as they are not tied to a certain train (as already mentioned). If somebody fears a congested train (what sometimes occurs), it is possible to additionally resere seats for 3€. Hence, it is absolutely not necessary to buy a 1st class ticket to be on the train. Practically, you always find a vacant seat! As most passengers arrive relatively short before departure, you could show up earlier if you like in order to occupy a seat of your choice (e.g. window seat).
In addition, between Vienna and Salzburg you can rely on a vast number of trains (30 departures a day!).
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There%26#39;s no need to travel in 1st class, also 2nd is comfortable.
In general: buy your ticket from the ticket machine or ticket window before you go... buy one ticket for all passengers as there is a discount from the 2nd passenger on.
And it is also possible to buy the ticket onboard for a little surcharge from the conductor (only cash payment) if you don%26#39;t have time to buy the ticket.
Oneway tickets of more than 100 kilometres are valid for 6 days on any train.
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Whatever you do please take the good advice of Altimiro and do not use raileurope for tickets.
Their prices are generaly much too high.
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I just did a quick check - for a 1st class ticket Raileurope charge €84, and the %26#39;real%26#39; price is €77,-
2nd class with Raileurope is €51,- and the %26#39;real%26#39; price is €44,20
It is not much difference, but still too expensive. Not many people travel 1st class anyway as the difference in comfort is not too great to justify the price difference - it is more a prestige thing than anything else, and 2nd is perfectly adequate and comfortable.
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Thank you for all helpful answers!i%26#39;ve reached my decision that i won%26#39;t buy tickets online and i%26#39;d just buy 2nd class ticket right at the station before boarding.
I really appreciate all the helps since this saves me much $!!!
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And in regard to first and second class, I was just in Vienna on the train and I saw identical red seats and blue seats so I just went and sat in the red seats. After a while, the conductor came and asked for my ticket and told me I was in first class (and I had a second class ticket). I was sort of surprised since they looked identical. Anyway, since I was one of 3 people in first class, I asked to stay since I didn%26#39;t feel like moving my bags. After a big meeting with another conductor, I was sent to the absolutley identical seats in second class (identical in all aspects but color). One thing that I did notice in first class is they had a couple newspapers on a stand. However, I took the one paper I wanted back to the pauper section. (But returned it so the first class people wouldn%26#39;t think less of me).
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One last thing about train travel is that is there any difference in bag storage space?our luggages are pretty big and i%26#39;ve no idea if i alone have to life all of them on the overhead compartment..
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If you are going to train around Europe, I would try very hard to lighten your load. Nobody is around to help you with your bags. You have to lift them up a few narrow steps to get on the train, drag them to your seat, lift them overhead. There is limited room at the end of each cart for a larger suitcase but it%26#39;s first come/first served. I travel very light but I was travelling with someone who had a bunch of bags and it was really inconvenient dealing with the bags on the train.
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Excellent advice from HappiTraveller! Think again what you really need to have along, and what you _might_ need. Then leave the things of the second group at home.
The main difference between the 1st and 2nd class is that there are no 2nd class passengers (students, families, commuters...) in the 1st - it´s mainly people on expense accounts and tourists with an Eurail pass. The former are usually quite annoyed at the latter :-)
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