Thanks to these direct trains, it's a straightforward journey from central Germany to the city on The Danube.
Final Destination: Wien Flughafen or Wien Hbf
All trains also call at: Regensburg and Passau and Wels
5 x trains per day
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have:
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day - so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
It can also be particularly worthwhile comparing prices on the national ticket agents for this journey - when the cheapest tickets have sold out on the DB (German railways website), they can still be available on the OBB (Austrian railways wesite) and vice versa.
Seat reservations:
Reservations are highly recommended for this journey, If you book a First Class ticket on DB your seat(s) will be assigned, but OBB will charge a reservation fee for First class tickets.
You will have to pay to add a reservation when booking second class tickets, no matter which ticket agent you use.
Reservations are optional, but recommended if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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DB Bahn | from €35.90 | |
OBB | from €39 | |
OBB | from €36 |
The scenic highlights of the journey come largely after Nurnberg, between there and Regensburg the train travels across a rolling landscape of hills.
Between Regensburg and Passau the railway line is beside the River Danube, which can be seen on the left.
The highlight of the journey comes to the south of Passau, between there and the Austrian border, the railway line is by the banks of the River Inn, but on this part of the journey the river is over to the right.This second version of ShowMeTheJourney is exciting and new, so we are genuinely thrilled that you are here and reading this, but we also need your help.
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