Salzburg to Hallstatt

Hi

Me and my wife will be travelling to Hallstatt from Salzburg end of this month. The earliest regional transportation I found at OEBB site involves 2 bus links.

Can anyone suggest if it would be good idea to take bus or should I only prefer trains? I would have only few hours to spend in Hallstatt before I continue my journey to Vienna.

Also, any sugesstions for travel from Hallstatt to Vienna would be very helpful.

Options that I have found so far is to either take fast train (4 to 4 1/2 hours) or go with regional trains using Einfach-Raus-Ticket for 28 Euros for both me and my wife(6-7Hours). Tough 2nd option is much cheaper but I am not sure if it would be good idea to travel till Vienna on regional trains. Any sugessions?

Thanks

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EuropeCrazy in January I did the trip From Vienna to Hallstatt along the southern route via the Semmering Railway as I wanted to get a variety of scenery. For me it was well worth the trip and I enjoyed the views greatle. Travel did involve some regional trains and took 2 changes from memory- but it was well worth it. It did not take that much longer than travelling Vienna Hallstatt via the northern route.

I then went north from Hallstatt to Bad Ischl and onto Salzburg. If I had come to Hallstatt from the north I would have been seeing the same scenery twice. The jourey by train from where the main line meets the Salzburg/ Vienna Line is no where near as spectacular IMO as the southern route. You do get to see bits along the Danube near Melk.

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From Salzburg take the bus #150 to Bad Ischl where transfer to Hallstatt-bound trains (coming from Attnang-Pucheim) is available. It is also possible to catch this Hallstatt-bound train at its origination point %26quot;Attang-Pucheim%26quot; which is North of Hallstatt. All IC trains running between Salzburg and Linz (as well as Vienna) stop in Attang-Pucheim. If you are confused now, then use GOOGLE Maps or GOOGLE Earth to locate the places mentioned. Then it should be clear. If you go to Hallstatt on a Saturday or Sunday, then you could use the Einfach-Raus-Ticket (ERT) for most parts. Going to Vienna on regional trains is frankly a bad idea but you can use the ERT to Attnang-Puchheim where the regional train meets the IC train taking you to Vienna. The ERT wasn%26#39;t created to promote long-distance traveling.

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Yes, a Einfach-Raus-Ticket is only valid for travel on regional trains - not buses.

oebb.at/pv/…index.jsp

The normal one-way 2nd class train fare from Salzburg to Hallstatt via Attnang-Puchheim is 22,50 € each so using a Einfach-Raus-Ticket would certainly save money for your travel to Hallstatt.

RegionalExpress train REX departs Salzburg Hbf at 08:33 and arrives in Attnang-Puchheim at 09:45. REX train 3412 departs Attnang-Puchheim at 10:13 and arrives at the Hallstatt train stop at 11:27.

The Hallstatt train stop is literally just that, a stop with a little leanto beside the tracks. From there you walk about 50 yards down an asphalt path to the ship landing for the short boat ride across the lake to town. The one-way fare is 2,20 € paid to the Captain.

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Ships traveling across the lake are timed to meet arriving and departing trains.

For you travel onward to Wien [Vienna], I would buy a separate ticket. The return train from Hallstatt to Attnang-Puchheim is a 2nd class only regional train.

Train R 3423 departs the train stop at 14:32 and arrives at Attnang-Puchheim at 15:47, connecting with EuroCity train 645 departing Attnang-Puchheim at 15:57 and arriving at Wien Westbahnhof at 18:18.

The standard 2nd class fare from Hallstatt to Vienna is 47,50 €.

The train ride scenery between Attnang-Puchheim and Hallstatt is very nice.

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If being in possession of the Einfach-Raus-Ticket when reaching Hallstatt, you don%26#39;t need to buy a regular train ticket from Hallstatt to Vienna as the ERT is also valid on the regional train back to Attnang-Puchheim. A regular ticket is necessary for Attnang-Pucheim to Vienna.

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I%26#39;m planning a trip from Salzburg to Vienna either from 12 or 13 Nov this year.

I came across this forum where there are train route to Hallsttat, and would like to stop over this small town for a few hours before continue my train ride to Vienna.

Questions:

1) Is November a good time to visit this place?

2) Since I%26#39;ll carry my big trolly bags along, is there any lockers in the train station that I can check-in my bag while I explore on the area?

3) I%26#39;m getting a Euro pass, does that allow me to train on the Einfach-Raus rail?

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Questions:

1) Is November a good time to visit this place?

Well, it is off-season, so few tourists but if the weather is nice, go there.

2) Since I%26#39;ll carry my big trolly bags along, is there any lockers in the train station that I can check-in my bag while I explore on the area?

The train stop of Hallstatt is just one track, a platform and a small waiting-building, not even a person is working there (tickets from the conductor on the train).

I contacted the Hallstatt Tourism Board some time ago and they answered that is is possible to leave luggage in their office (in the village, small Congress Center) during their opening hours. In the off-season they open Mon-Fri 9-12 and 14-17, Sat/Sun closed. Maybe you send them an e-mail and ask them if it is possible to store luggage:

http://www.hallstatt.net/tourismus-info/

3) I%26#39;m getting a Euro pass, does that allow me to train on the Einfach-Raus rail?

The pass allows travel on all trains in Austria except of the very few private run local railways (which you won%26#39;t use anyway).