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RINGTRAM - the new tourist-tram around Ringstrasse Bus,tram&Metro Review

In some of your older tourist-guides and also in some VT-tips you might still find infos about the trams #1 and #2 going around Ringstrasse all day and beeing the ideal and cheapest way to see all sights there : that is not possible anymore:

The trams #1 and #2 are
NOT going the FULL circle of the Ringstrasse anymore !
Now we have a seperate tourist-tram going the full circle around Ringstrasse with headphones at every of the 34 seats and explanations given in many languages.
The Ringtram starts at Schwedenplatz always
15 and 45 min after the full hour
Once around the Ringstrasse it takes about 25 min.
The price for this Ringtram is 9 euros for the full day
14 euros is an ordinary dayticket for ALL transportation in Vienna
including the Ringtram
hop on and off as often as you like,
the ticket is valid between 10.00am and 06.00pm
NO standing-places available !!!
6 euros is a single ride of Ringtram
(1 round = 30 min. max)

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Type: Other

From Vienna to Gyor for 19 Euros return Excursions FROM Vienna Review

Gyor is a well-known pilgrim-town in Hungary and there is a special ticket from Vienna to Gyor and back to Vienna within 4 days, it is a so-called EUREGIO-Ticket, taking you for a fixed price to different places over the border. There will be a Passport-control during the train-ride, finally you are leaving or returning to the Schengen-Area.
These tickets are valid to and from ALL stations in Vienna, so the net of S-Bahn (BUT NOT the metro, tram or bus!) is included and you don`t need an extra-ticket.
children pay half of that price !
This ticket is available for everyone without restrictions or limitations, ask for this ticket at the counter or print it out yourself at the machines. This is a price you can count on, not like the many "Sparschiene"-tickets for other destinations, that only a few people may catch for each train !

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Type: Train

Website: http://www.oebb.at

Taste the beer in Budweis for 19 euros return Excursions FROM Vienna Review

Ceske Budejovice / Budweis is the place in Czech Republik, where that famous beer comes from, AND you may get there easily by train from Vienna using an EUREGIO-ticket for just 19 euros for a return-ticket and it is valid for 4 days !
One-way takes about 3-4 hours, a few trains will go direct, mostly you have to change, BUT that should be no problem for the concerned beer-lovers ;-)
Children 06-14 years and dogs pay just 9,50 euros.
You may get these tickets at the counters and at the ticket-machines, just click at "EUREGIO-Tickets"
You can check the timetable form the trains at the web-link below !

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Type: Train

Website: http://www.oebb.at

Vienna-Znaim-Vienna for just 9 euros Excursions FROM Vienna Review

Why not taking an easy hop over the border to Czech Republik, while you are on vacation in Vienna ? Znojmo is famous for lovely architecture and culinary delights : "Znaimer Gurkerl" (small pickled cucumbers), Znaimer Goulasch (yes, also that dish includes the famous cucumbers) etc.
You can get easily and fast from Vienna to Znojmo / Znaim in the Czech Republik by using an Euregio-ticket:
You will pay only 9 euros for the return-ticket Vienna - Znojmo - Vienna and you may stay up to 4 days in Znojmo / Znaim.
You may start at any OEBB-station in Vienna, so that ticket includes also the transport INside of Vienna, BUT ONLY by S-Bahn-trains !!!
Children of 06-14 years and dogs pay just 4,50 euros !
Znojmo / Znaim is a perfect day-excursion from Vienna and taking the train saves you a lot of stress at the Schengen-border in both directions. These controls are done easily during the train-ride !
Buy that ticket at the counter or at the ticket-machines , click at "EUREGIO-Tickets" !

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Type: Train

With comfort to Brno for 29 € return Excursions FROM Vienna Review

A trainride from Vienna to Brno / Bruenn might be more comfortable that the cheap busride for just 5 euros one way (see my other tip about that busride!)
BUT that special return-ticket for the train is 29 euros and might make a perfect ticket for a day-excursion!
You can choose between 5 direct trains daily, leaving Vienna SUED-Bahnhof
at 06.08 + 09.08 + 11.08a.m. + 03.33 + 06.33p.m.
the direct train will take 100 minutes to arrive in Brno
the train-station is close to the old centre of town !
From Wien Floridsdorf there will be a lot of other trains as well, but they take 3 hours and you have to change trains !
For holders of VORTEILSCARD this ticket is just 19 euros !!
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Buy your ticket at the counter or at the ticket-machines. Search there for the tickets of EUREGIO-Zone !!
NO reservations needed, there will be a lot of spaces in the trains, this ticket is NOT such an offer like Sparschiene, where only a small number of ticket are sold for 29 euros !!!

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Type: Train

Website: http://www.oebb.at

From Vienna to Brno for just 5 Euros Excursions FROM Vienna Review

This sounds like an offer for students-only, BUT it is ment for everybody !!!
Daily throughout the year you may choose between 4 different times to start this bus-tour :

All buses start at the airport of Vienna
at 08.05 + 11.05a.m. and at 06.05 + 08.30p.m.
next stop, OR the place Where to start: Wien - Praterstern
From U1 Praterstern take the exit NORDBAHNSTRASSE, the bus-station is
just in front of the BILLA-supermarket !!
at 08.35 + 11.35a.m. and at 06.35 + 08.55p.m.
arrival in BRNO:
at 10.50a.m. + 01.50 + 08.50 + 11.10p.m.
arrival in Prague FLORENC Busst.03:
at 01.30 + 04.30 + 11.55p.m. + 01.35a.m.
Vienna Airport to Wien Praterstern to Brno / Bruenn is 300 Czk/10 euros
Vienna-Praterstern to Brno / Bruenn is 150 Czk/5 euros
from Brno / Bruenn to Vienna the buses start at
AN u.hotelu Grand, Benesova tr. st7
at 03.05 + 06.00a.m. + 01.15 + 03.15p.m.
riding-time to Vienna Praterstern is about 2 hours, 10 minutes
to Vienna-Airport 2 hours 40 minutes
Have your passport handy !!
Brno to Vienna-Praterstern is 150 czk / 5 euros
Brno to Vienna Airport is 300 czk / 10 euros
reservations could be done and might make sense :
+420 542 42 42 42
Web-page & maybe also the operator of the telephone will be in czech language only...
;-(
BUT : Compare it with my transportation-tip by OEBB :
Vienna-Brno-Vienna for 29 euros, return within 4 days
its much more comfortable & several more trains to choose from !

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Type: Bus

Badnerbahn Bus,tram&Metro Review

Badnerbahn looks in the first moment like an ordinary streetcar / tram, but in fact it is the easy way to get to Baden bei Wien, a small spa south of Vienna.
You will recognize its wagons by the blue color, some of the wagons are brand new some in the older style, like you can see on my pics. This tram starts opposite of the Opera and as long as it uses the ordinary tram-tracks of Vienna you can even use it, when you have a day-ticket etc. from the Viennese transport-system.
The wagons are a bit more comfortable and also less crowded but the schedule of that train is less often.

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Type: Train

Sightseeing by Vintage-Trams

Wienrundfahrt mit der Oldtimer-Tramway is the austrian expression for the Vintage-tram that goes on a regular tour for sightseeing with tourists every summer.
Mostly they use trams dating back to the year1928/29,the tour takes about 1 hour and takes you along Ringstrasse and to Prater and finally Messegelände.

These tours are only at Saturday+sunday+Holidays
beginning of May till beginning of october
Thours start at Karlsplatz at a side-track (see my main-pic)
Saturday at 11.30a.m. and 01.30.p.m.
Sunday & Holidays 09.30 + 11.30a.m.+01.30p.m.
Ordinary tickets are 15 Euros / 13,50 with Vienna-Card
Children untill 15 pay 5 Euros
You may hire such a tram also for your private festivities !

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Phone: 7909-100

Type: Subway/Metro

Website: http://oldtimer@wienerlinien.at

Vienna - Nightlines Bus,tram&Metro Review

Nachtbusse / Night-buses are rather new for Vienna and their system is really great. Most of them will start or at least have a station at Schwedenplatz (close to the "Bermuda-triangle of Vienna's Nightlife) and you will mostly have 2 buses for each hour after 01.00a.m.
Tickets are available at small ticket-machines at Schwedenplatz, AND you may use them also without paying anything extra,when you still have a valid ticket for 24- , 72- hours, Vienna-Card or Week- Month- ect. ticket.
ONLY the single stripe of yesterday's ticket ofyour "8-Tageskarte" will not be valid there, BUT when you cancell on e of those stripes for the next day, it is valid rightaway and for the rest of the day untill "Betriebsschluss" , that is the end of the day of the ordinary trafic shortly after midnight...

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Type: Bus

Website: http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal/

The cheapest bus from Vienna to Prague is 16 euros Excursions FROM Vienna Review

This sounds like an offer for student-only, BUT in fact it is ment for everybody !!!Daily throughout the year you may choose between 4 different times to start this bus-tour from Prag to Vienna and back :
Buses start at the airport of Vienna
at 08.05 + 11.05a.m. and at 06.05 + 08.30p.m.
next stop, OR the place Where to start: Wien - Praterstern
From U1 take the exit NORDBAHNSTRASSE, the bus-station is
just in front of the BILLA-supermarket !!
Buses are leaving at Wien-Prterstern :
at 08.35 + 11.35a.m. and at 06.35 + 08.55p.m.
arrival in BRNO is 2 hours and 15 minutes later, and there you have 10 minutes to change your bus:
Departure of the other bus from Brno to Prague is:
11.00a.m. + 02.00 + 09.00 + 11.15p.m.
arrival in Prague FLORENC Busst.03:
at 01.30 + 04.30 + 11.55p.m. + 01.35a.m.
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Vienna Airport to Vienna Praterstern is 8euros
Vienna-Praterstern to Brno / Bruenn is 8 euros
Brno / Bruenn to Prague is 8 euros
so the totel distance Vienna-Prague is only 16 euros
(+ 8 euros IF you start at Vienna airport !)
reservations could be done and might make sense, because you never know how many people will be already on the bus, when you get there in Brno !!!
+420 542 42 42 42
The Web-page also has an english translation now !

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Type: Bus