Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Regional
A ticket for a day/week on a Regionalzug (R; regional train), Regionalexpress (REX; regional express), S-
Bahn (S) or RegionalS-Bahn (RB; regional S-Bahn) costs €5/10. The exception is when you buy a EURegio ticket, for
which bicycle transport is free on trains with capacity and with the bicycle symbol.
Intercity and international
On these trains with bicycle facilities you need to reserve ahead and place the bike in one
of the special racks on board. National tickets cost €10 (€5 discounted) and international tickets €12.
Hire
All large cities have at least one bike shop that doubles as a rental centre. In places where cycling is a popular pastime,
such as the Wachau in Lower Austria and the Neusiedler See in Burgenland, almost all small towns have rental facilit-
ies. Rates vary but expect to pay around €15 to €25 per day.
HIRE STATIONS
Some regions have summer bicycle-rental stations where you can rent and drop off a bicycle at different stations, often
using a credit card. In Lower Austria and Burgenland the system is very well established. A similar network is also loc-
ated around the Wörthersee in Carinthia. Vienna also has a pick-up and drop-off service using credit cards.
E-BIKES & E-MBS
Touring electric bikes (e-bikes) are available in most regions. Pedal cleverly using energy-saving options and you can
get well over 100km out of some models. A few places also rent e-mountain bikes (e-MBs) which cope with the hills
and distances remarkably well. Taking advantage of energy options and the terrain on a good model, it's even possible
to return an e-MB with almost as much juice as you set out with.
Movelo
(
www.movelo.com
) This e-bike operator has a network of partner outlets for hire and/or battery change in hol-
iday regions of Austria. Typically, an e-bike costs €20 to €25 per day or 24 hours, depending on the station. You book
the bikes directly through the stations (see the website for a list).
INTERNATIONAL TRAINS
TRAIN CONNECTION
PRICE (€) DURATION (HR)
Belgrade-Villach
82
11
Budapest-Graz
46
5½
Dortmund-Linz
163
9 (departs Vienna, change in Würzburg for northern Germany)
Frankfurt Main-Villach
147
8½
Ljubljana-Graz
41
3½ (some continue to Zagreb & Belgrade)
Ljubljana-Villach
23
1¾
Munich-Graz
87
6 (via Salzburg)
Munich-Innsbruck
41
2
Munich-Salzburg
35
2
Munich-Villach
70
4½
Prague-Linz
47
5
