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Travel plans, routes and timetables / Re: need help with train tickets from Vienna to Budapest

« on: March 30, 2016, 02:38:43 pm »

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help. I bought tickets at MAV website for ticket from Budapest to Prague, I guess I will be in Budapest, so I can print ticket. I also bought ticket at MAV for tickets from Vienna to Budapest, so I guess that will be problem. I thought I will be in Vienna train station to print the ticket to Budapest.....I guess I was wrong. Thank you for pointing out. those tickets are non-refundable, right? I won't be able to use them, right?
thank you so much!

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Travel plans, routes and timetables / Re: need help with train tickets from Vienna to Budapest

« on: March 30, 2016, 12:36:18 am »

I was able to book the ticket from Vienna to Budapest at http://www.mavcsoport.hu/en website.  however, i still need to book ticket from Salzburg to Vienna, for that, MAV website doesn't work. so I went back to OBB website https://ticketing.oebb.at/inet/pub/en/ticket, again, no train is available, how could that be possible?
I still have trouble understand what train station to enter, when i enter Salzburg, there are many different ones to choose from, I want the one at city center, but I don't understand which one to choose. also for Vienna, we will stay at Imperial riding school Renaissance, I don't know which station to choose from.

About the ticket that bought this way, are they limited to board on specific train number/station? then how can I find the right train and station? can I find English speaking staff at train station?  I also bought train tickets at DB, everything is in German, I don't know if the ticket said that there is specific number of train/station that I suppose to board,  but I can't understand a thing, now I am really worried if I can get everything correct....but it's too late to buy eurorail pass , as I already bought almost everything. Please help!
Thank you so much for your help!

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Travel plans, routes and timetables / need help with train tickets from Vienna to Budapest

« on: March 29, 2016, 10:40:30 pm »

Hi, I try to book train tickets from Vienna to Budapest on evening of May 4 2016.  we have family of 3.  we will stay in imperial riding school area, Ungargase, I googled, the nearest train station is called Rennweg. however, when I go to https://ticketing.oebb.at/inet/pub/en/ticket to buy tickets, I couldn't find Vienna Rennweg, I don't know if the train station should be Vienna, or Vienna city, or Vienne, some have little yellow green H square box in front of the train station, other have little blue white box, I don't understand the difference.
also when I search, there is no train availble for evening or afternoon, how is that possible? please help!
Thank you so much!

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Travel plans, routes and timetables / Re: Booking Budapest to Prague Overnight Train for arrival at 6:30 am

« on: March 29, 2016, 04:22:21 am »

I am in the same situation, we have 3 traveling together. I am trying to book night train from Budapest to Prague. i have read this post and other posts. you suggested to book to next station pass Prague to overcome the issue with the website. since it arrive Prague too early 4am, can I go to the next station, then ride back? do I need to buy additional ticket to ride back? I still would have to wake up ~4am, right? If I missed the stop, what would happen?
is there train arrive Prague in the morning past 6am?

also, I don't understand name of different train station, BUDAPEST*-  vs. Budapest Keleti.  if I buy BUDAPEST*- can I board train on any train station?  Budapest Keleti- means I can only board train on Keleti station?  how do i find out the nearest train station to the hotel I stay?

Please also share you perspective about 1st, and 2nd class seat, sleeper, own compartment, Couchette etc, I guess own compartment would be more quite, but most expensive. without own compartment, we would have to share with others. I don't mind, but just worried about if it's too much noise.  Thanks!