International high-speed trains in Austria

Railjet

• Links Austria to several European cities on the routes:
  • Vienna – Linz – Munich – Stuttgart – Frankfurt
  • Vienna – Gyor – Budapest
  • Graz – Vienna – Brno – Prague
  • Bratislava – Vienna – Salzburg – Innsbruck – Zurich
  • Vienna – Graz – Villach – Venice
  • Munich – Innsbruck – Verona/Bologna/Venice
    
    • Seat reservations are optional all year round only for domestic Austrian trips 
    • Mandatory supplement if you are travelling to/from/within Italy
      • 1st class: €15 (including supplement)
      • 2nd class: €10 (including supplement) 
      • Business Class upgrade: €30 (including supplement) 
      • A supplement can be bought on board for a small extra fee, costing €5, on top of the standard fee mentioned above

RegioJet

• The yellow RegioJet trains connect Vienna with Brno and Prague (Czech Republic). You need an Interrail Global Pass to travel on this train. Reservations available via RegioJet.

ICE

• Links Austria to several cities in Germany on the routes:
• Vienna – Nürnberg – Frankfurt – Cologne – Dortmund
• Vienna – Nürnberg – Erfurt – Berlin - Hamburg
• Innsbruck – Munich – Stuttgart – Berlin
• Innsbruck – Bregenz  – Stuttgart - Berlin

EuroCity

• Links Austria to several European cities on the routes:
  • Vienna – Ljubljana – Trieste
  • Graz – Vienna – Ostrava – Wroclaw/Krakow – Rzeszów – Przemysl
  • Klagenfurt – Salzburg – Munich – Cologne – Dortmund
  • Zagreb – Ljubljana – Salzburg – Munich – Frankfurt
  • Munich – Innsbruck – Verona – Venice/Bologna/Rimini
    • Mandatory supplement if you are travelling to/from/within Italy. 
    • 1st class: €15 
    • 2nd class: €10 
    • A supplement can be bought on the train for a small extra fee, costing €5, on top of the standard fee mentioned above

Westbahn

• Runs frequent trains on routes from Vienna to Munich, Stuttgart and Lindau
• 2nd class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class
• 1st class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class or an upgrade for Comfort and First class

Private railway companies in Austria

The following private railway companies accept Eurail Passes on their trains:

• Micotra trains operate on the route Villach – Tarvisio (Italy)

• Westbahn
  • Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Innsbruck – Bregenz – Lindau
  • Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – Munich – Stuttgart
  • Vienna – Linz – Salzburg – St. Johann im Pongau
  • 2nd class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class
  • 1st class Passholders can buy a reservation for Standard Class or an upgrade for Comfort and First class
• Raaberbahn, ONLY from Ebenfurt to Sopron and from Neusiedl/See to Pamhagen (Gr)
• RegioJet, yellow trains that travel to the Czech Republic. You need a Eurail Global Pass to travel on this train.

For more details, see Railway Companies covered by the Pass