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Day Excursions from Vienna
Because of its location on the Danube River and the eastern reaches of the Alps,
Vienna can offer some unusual day-excursion opportunities. Among them are
cruises on the Danube to Melk or tours through the Vienna Woods and the Austri-
an Alps by train.
Local trains can take you to Baden, one of the most famous sulfur-bath spas
in Austria. Express trains can whisk you from Vienna to Salzburg in time for
lunch—followed by dinner—and still return you in time to slumber in your base city
of Vienna.
Day Excursion to
Austrian Alps Tour
Via Villach and Salzburg
Depart from Vienna Meidling Station
Distance by Train: 541 miles (871 km)
Average Train Time: 4 hours, 40 minutes
The Austrian Alps probably provide more beauty than all of the fine-art master-
pieces in the world laid end to end. The fact that you can watch the splendor of
their alpine panorama unfold from the comfort of a train compartment makes this a
most unusual and thrilling day excursion.