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How to take the lovely journey by direct train from Innsbruck across Austria to Graz
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Innsbruck to Graz by train
On the latest timetable the Innsbruck to Graz journey by train has been transformed.
In place of just two direct trains per day there are now departures in every other hour!
Routes you can take to go from Innsbruck to Graz
When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.
Choose one of the following options:
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Route Information
Option 1: taking the EC train
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
5hr 50 min (approx)
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
1 x direct train per day
Purchase Tickets
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Trainline Guide
Omio Guide
Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
The three key advantages of using Omio are
- it offers prices in multiple currencies
- it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
- when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.
The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.
Other Ticket Providers
OBB Guide
OBB is the national rail operator and its booking service offers journeys by express trains within Austria, as well as international journeys which don't involve making a connection outside of Austria.
It pays off to book online, as the discounted 'Sparscheine' tickets are only ever made available on the website, and when making international journeys to and from Austria, these Sparscheine tickets tend to be cheaper.
OBB can offer particularly good value for money when travelling with children on international rail journeys, but something to watch out for when travelling between Austria and Germany on daytime trains, is that reservations are an optional extra; but if you book 1st class tickets with the Germany railways website DB, the reservations are complimentary.
OBB often takes a unique approach to its booking path, but a key thing to keep in mind is that the first price you will see for any journey is that of a Second Class seat.
The costs of upgrading to first class, a reservation, or a sleeping cabin etc, is then added to this price.
Happyrail Guide
Happy Rail is a Netherlands rail ticket agency which sells tickets for both national and international journeys within a range of countries including Belgium France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland.
HappyRail doesn't charge booking fees in the conventional sense, but if you're not Dutch you can expect to pay additional transaction fees, which will be added to the total cost.
That's because the most common form of online payment used in The Netherlands is 'iDEAL' and HappyRail doesn't charge a transaction fee for 'iDEAL' payments, but only Dutch residents can sign up to 'iDEAL'.
Other forms of payment include Visa debit cards will incur a fee.
Travel Information
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Journey Features
Good to Know
This train is the 'Transalpin' EC express which will be heading to Graz from Zurich.
This train includes a special observation car within is formation, which can be accessed by holders of 1st class tickets or rail passes, without the need to pay a surcharge.
If the comfort of a journey matter more than price, and the timings of this train suit, then it is worth targeting for this journey.
It has more luggage space than the alternative IR trains and has other facilities they lack including on-board catering.
This will be a fabulous journey, for pretty much the entire trip, the train will be travelling through Alpine Valleys.
Between Wörgl and Bischofshofen the train will travel on the beautiful Salzburg-Tyrol railway which passes through Kitzbuhel and Zell am See.
The views towards the Glemmtal Alps and the River Salzach are on the right, but the Zeller See, which the train passes by either side of Zell am See station, is on the left.
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
It can pay off to take a look at the guide to Austrian train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.
Exchanges and Refunds
Book a Non-Flex ticket or a Semi Flex Ticket and it will be specific to the departure you selected when making a booking
Meaning that if you arrive at a station too late to board a train because your taxi got stuck in traffic, or there was a fault on the tram etc, you will have to pay the full price at the station for a replacement ticket.
The only scenario in which these ticket types can be used for an alternative, later departure is IF your journey involves more than one train AND a delay to an OBB train causes you to miss the departure you were booked on to.
Non-Flex and Semi Flex Ticket tickets also can't be exchanged to an alternative departure pre-travel.
However, if post-booking you subsequently change your travel plans, you can cancel a Semi Flex ticket and receive 50% of your payment, but Non-Flex tickets can't be refunded at all - And that is the key distinction between the two types of ticket!
These terms also apply if you want to use Semi Flex and Non Flex tickets to travel in First Class!
If you will want to have the freedom to both refund your ticket and take any train on your travel day, you will need to pay extra for a Flex ticket.
Seat reservations
Reservations are available, but optional and in both 1st class and 2nd class cost €3 per person when booking Non-Flex and Flex tickets, but are included as a complimentary benefit when booking Semi-Flex tickets.
Note that reservations will also be required for any children aged 5 to 15 - children aged 4 and under don't require tickets, but the expectation is that they will be travelling in the adult's lap.
Child tickets
When booking 'Sparschiene' (Non-Flex or Semi Flex) tickets each adult (aged 15 and over) can take up to four children aged 14 and under for free!
These children will still require tickets, but there will be no charge for them.
When not booking 'Sparschiene' tickets;
- Children aged 5 and under travel for free
- Children aged 6 – 14 travel at half-fare
Bike tickets
You will need purchase both a bike ticket AND a reservation for your bike prior to boarding; more info on how to do this is available on the [bikes on trains guide](/travel-info-and-tips/taking-a-bike-on-a-european-train/).
Dog tickets
If your dog is too large to be taken in a pet carrier you will need to add a dog ticket when making your booking;
Rail pass users
If you have a valid Eurail or Interrail pass you can opt to make reservations for this journey, ort you can simply board with a pass and hope that seats will be available.
Route Information
Option 2: Taking an IR train service
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
6hr 5min (approx)
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
6 x trains per day
Purchase Tickets
OBB Guide
OBB is the national rail operator and its booking service offers journeys by express trains within Austria, as well as international journeys which don't involve making a connection outside of Austria.
It pays off to book online, as the discounted 'Sparscheine' tickets are only ever made available on the website, and when making international journeys to and from Austria, these Sparscheine tickets tend to be cheaper.
OBB can offer particularly good value for money when travelling with children on international rail journeys, but something to watch out for when travelling between Austria and Germany on daytime trains, is that reservations are an optional extra; but if you book 1st class tickets with the Germany railways website DB, the reservations are complimentary.
OBB often takes a unique approach to its booking path, but a key thing to keep in mind is that the first price you will see for any journey is that of a Second Class seat.
The costs of upgrading to first class, a reservation, or a sleeping cabin etc, is then added to this price.
Travel Information
The train will reverse direction on departure from Bruck am der Mer.
These trains are typically scheduled to depart shortly before 06:15, 08:15, 10:15, 14:15; 16:15 and 18:15.
The gap between 10:15 and 14:15 is covered by the Option 1 departure of the EC train.
Final Destination: Graz
All trains also call sat: Schladming and Radstadt and Stainach - Irdning (connect for Bad Ischl) and Seltzhal and Leoben and Bruck am der Mer
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Journey Features
Good to Know
Reservations are optional on these trains, but whether you have or haven't made a reservation, it can be a good idea to be at the station in Innsbruck around 20mins before departure, so that you can be among the first to board.
The trains used for this service only have three or four coaches/cars and space for larger items of luggage is comparatively limited.
Also they don't have a system to show passengers which seats have been reserved and which haven't.
So as these trains commence their journeys in Innsbruck, being among the first to board will enable the selection of optimum seats - and for those with reservations to be able to find or claim their seats.
This will be a fabulous journey, for pretty much the entire trip, the train will be travelling through Alpine Valleys.
Between Wörgl and Bischofshofen the train will travel on the beautiful Salzburg-Tyrol railway which passes through Kitzbuhel and Zell am See.
The views towards the Glemmtal Alps and the River Salzach are on the right, but the Zeller See, which the train passes by either side of Zell am See station, is on the left.
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Though typically you can save €5 by booking at least a few days ahead, but you seemingly won't need to book weeks and months ahead to save money.
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
It can pay off to take a look at the guide to Austrian train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.
Exchanges and Refunds
Book a Non-Flex ticket or a Semi Flex Ticket and it will be specific to the departure you selected when making a booking
Meaning that if you arrive at a station too late to board a train because your taxi got stuck in traffic, or there was a fault on the tram etc, you will have to pay the full price at the station for a replacement ticket.
The only scenario in which these ticket types can be used for an alternative, later departure is IF your journey involves more than one train AND a delay to an OBB train causes you to miss the departure you were booked on to.
Non-Flex and Semi Flex Ticket tickets also can't be exchanged to an alternative departure pre-travel.
However, if post-booking you subsequently change your travel plans, you can cancel a Semi Flex ticket and receive 50% of your payment, but Non-Flex tickets can't be refunded at all - And that is the key distinction between the two types of ticket!
These terms also apply if you want to use Semi Flex and Non Flex tickets to travel in First Class!
If you will want to have the freedom to both refund your ticket and take any train on your travel day, you will need to pay extra for a Flex ticket.
Seat reservations
Reservations are available and are recommended by SMTJ for this journey by these trains.
You can then claim your seat when boarding in Innsbruck and be confident that you can remain in this seat / these seats for the entire trip.
If you don't reserve, other passengers with reservations may claim your seat(s) for themselves at subsequent station calls, as these trains lack an on-board info system to indicate which seats have been reserved for all or part of the journey - and which will be available.
So it can be easy to assume that a seat(s) will be available for the entire journey, but that may not be the case.
Child tickets
When booking 'Sparschiene' (Non-Flex or Semi Flex) tickets each adult (aged 15 and over) can take up to four children aged 14 and under for free!
These children will still require tickets, but there will be no charge for them.
When not booking 'Sparschiene' tickets;
- Children aged 5 and under travel for free
- Children aged 6 – 14 travel at half-fare
Bike tickets
You will need purchase both a bike ticket AND a reservation for your bike prior to boarding; more info on how to do this is available on the [bikes on trains guide](/travel-info-and-tips/taking-a-bike-on-a-european-train/).
Dog tickets
If your dog is too large to be taken in a pet carrier you will need to add a dog ticket when making your booking;
Rail pass users
If you have a valid Eurail or Interrail pass you can opt to make reservations for this journey, but you can simply board with a pass and hope that seats will be available.
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