Reccomended Stopover when traveling from Vienna to Prague?

Hi guys,

My wife and I are planning on a trip to visit Vienna and Prague via train in early - mid November and have one day in the middle free so was wondering if anyone has any recommendations as to a possible stopover?

Was looking at staying a night in Salzburg or Cesky Krumlov before heading to Prague but I%26#39;m not if we%26#39;ll be creating more work for ourselves by doing so...anyone have any thoughts or other possible destinations?

Thanks! :)

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Getting to Cesky Krumlov from Vienna is tricky and time-consuming. You could do Salzburg - but it is quite expensive that way, and also quite time-consuming - €48 Vienna - Salzburg (buy on the day, no need to reserve), then it is 7 hours by train to Prague (from €29 - www.oebb.at)

Alternatively you could stop off in Brno scroll down to response no. 8 here tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g190454-i147-k3133… which is bang in the middle.

For a user-friendly overview of all times see www.idos.cz

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Hi exswoo,

Having one spare day and not visiting Salzburg would be a lost opportunity .Salzburg is a beautiful town worth visiting for its scenic beauty,its palaces and museums.Don%26#39;t miss it. ( I agree with GCEK that it is a detour and a bit costly.But again,are you going to come back to Austria in future ?Decide.

arvind

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Definitely you have to see Salzburg - if only for several hours. I did that a few years ago %26amp; I hope it still works. Buy a rail ticket Vienna/Salzburg/Prague; get it stamped in Salzburg that you are breaking the trip. After 4-5 hours get on the next train to Prague. In fact, if this %26quot;Break%26quot; still works, you could do it anywhere...Check the Austrian Forum as well...

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I would personally make a short (a few hours) stop at Tabor while travelling from Salzburg to Prague. Look at tabor.cz/en/…

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www.virtourist.com/europe/brno/index.html

The train from what I remember actually stops in Brno on the way from Vienna to Prague. Don%26#39;t forget there are more beautiful cities besides Prague in the Czech Republic that are worth visiting.

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Yes indeed - Brno is bang in the middle on the same route and nicer than Salzburg IMO. Also take a look on Google Earth.