Trains from Prague to Vienna

I%26#39;m exploring options for traveling from Prague down to Vienna. Originally we were planning to rent a car and drive down. However, it appears that on the day we are planning on traveling (Thursday in October) many of the top attractions are closed (eg Lednice-Valtice Castles)

Has anyone had any experience traveling by train. I%26#39;ve noticed that local trains all have one stop over while the Eurrail trains do not. I%26#39;m not so concerned with the price as I am with getting down there comfortably and quickly.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

-N

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This question is asked on a daily basis. Please use the search function of the forum which will display numerous threads on that. As you used the %26quot;bad word%26quot; %26quot;EURAIL%26quot; I may say that you should keep distance to this company (=reseller) if you don%26#39;t want to be screwed. Their point2point tickets are much more expensive than the ones sold 10 minutes prior to departure. Train services in the Czech Republic are provided by the state-owned company CD (České dráhy).

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Yes - Eurail (I can hardly bring myself to write the word) is to be avoided. A train from Prague to Vienna costs €19 (information provided almost on a daily basis :) ), but if you want to go to Lednice-Valtice you will need to get a ticket to Břeclav and get a local train/bus from there. On Thursdays in October it is open from 07.30 to 15.30 very close is also Mikulov http://www.mikulov.cz/tourism/ most if not all other attractions will be open as well - which other ones did you want to see? You could spend a week or more stopping at all the places between Prague and Vienna.

A ticket from Prague to Břeclav costs 385 Crowns, and from Břeclav to Vienna I don%26#39;t think it costs much and you can buy a ticket on the train from the Austrian conductor, or at the station.

If you drive you will incur a very large drop-off fee if you don%26#39;t intend driving back to the Czech Republic. The train is a very comfortable and fast way of travelling.

See www.idos.cz for all train times (English button bottom right)

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PS - perhaps the word you are looking for is %26#39;Euro City%26#39; or %26#39;Inter City%26#39; - Eurail/Rail Europe are re-sellers that charge massive additional fees on top of the %26#39;real%26#39; price and have nothing to do with the national railway companies (despite the misleading and sometimes false information that they provide on the website)

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Thanks for the clarification. I had thought that these were separate operators. I will be sure to book locally now that I know they%26#39;re the same trains.

Thanks!

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hey,

one of you mentioned that it was possible to get a train from Prague to Vienne for 19 euros: is this when booking in advance or just turning up on the day and purchasing it?

Also roughly how long is the travel journey?

Thanks for your help

Cat

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Only when bought here in advance https:/…search_cd-obb.aspx

About 4.5 hours

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I took the bus from Prague to Vienna for $24. It took about 4 hours. I think it was Eurolines. The bus was cheaper than the train.