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| Train station of the Bad Ischl, Austria |
Luggage with the train
You can take to train all luggages you can carry. Just find the rack for the luggage and that will do.
In modern railjet trains, luggage rack is in the middle of the 2nd class train.
Buying the ticket
- If you know your departure and destination, you can just buy and print the ticket from ÖBB Route planner web site already.
- Train stations have also red colored ticket vending machine that you can buy a ticket - vending machine also handle english language.
- You can also buy ticket from the ticket counter - note, very small train stations as Hallstatt train station have no ticket cashier but they have a vending machine.
- Or using a mobile ticket using android or iOS phones.
Example ticket
I bought and printed the ticket from ÖBB Route planner web site and it looks like this:
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| Valid train ticket - printed in home - ready to jump into train - click for enlarge |
Other notes:
Nobody does seat reservation in Austrian train, nobody, just sit where ever you can find empty seat.
If you can - take a railjet train, railjet is the most modern, fast and comfortable trains in Austria - Railjet trains are moving in every main route.
If you are travelling only in Austria with train, one ticket can have multiple persons "ERWASCHSENE(R)" and only the ticket buyer must provide the ID of himself to train inspector (if they ask ID). But when you are moving to another country with train - you can order multiple person train ticket - and it will ask each person name for train ticket - each person will get own ticket and every person must provide their ID to train inspector.
If you are travelling only in Austria with train, one ticket can have multiple persons "ERWASCHSENE(R)" and only the ticket buyer must provide the ID of himself to train inspector (if they ask ID). But when you are moving to another country with train - you can order multiple person train ticket - and it will ask each person name for train ticket - each person will get own ticket and every person must provide their ID to train inspector.
Boarding into train without the ticket
If - for some reason - you are unable to get a ticket for train - for example - small train station's only vending machine doesn't work. You can still board into train - but you must purchase ticket immediately after the boarding eather at the ticket machine on the train (at one end of the train) or by seeking out the train crew to purchase ticket as soon as you are able to. If you do not pay immediately, the charge is increased by an administration fee of 30 euros. If you do not contact to train crew, an inspection fee is 70euros.
