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Train fares and tariffs / Need your advice..pls help...
« on: July 09, 2010, 06:28:05 pm »
hello,
We are family of fur, 2 adult and 2 kids (7 yr and 1 yr).
Our journey commences from Munich and ends in Prague..
Our train journeys are
Munich - Salzburg
Salzburg - Vienna
Vienna - Budapest
Budapest -Prague
We want to travel 1st class since we are with kids and preferably compartment type, if thats available and reserved seats..
Iam unable to decide on few things, first the fare structures, some routes which are closer more expensive and some are far but less expensive than near ones...
For eg,
on Railjet Salzburg to Budapest 1st class for a fixed train is 59 euro per person
Salzburg to Vienna 1st class for a fixed train is 83 euro per person
Vienna to Budapest 1st class for a fixed train is 29 euro per person
Munich to Budapest 1st class for a fixed train is 69 euro per person
Munich to Vienna 1st class for a fixed train is 59/69 euro per person
Since we are going from Munich to Salzburg to Vienna then Budapest n to Prague..
So is it possible to buy Munich-Budapest ticket and break journey in Salzburg 5 days and Vienna 5 days and resume the last leg to Budapest ? in that case we would save money as we would be paying 138euro for all 4 of us..
Same way Salzburg -Budapest is 59 euro and is it possible to break journey in Vienna for 5 days ?
Munich-Vienna 1st class is 59/69 euro and can we stop in salzburg for 3 days and resume to vienna ? as salzburg-Vienna 1st class itself is 83 euro ?? so we save for salzburg-Vienna route at cheaper price..
So,are the above stop overs are permitted ? i have read somewhere that if u book onliine then the validity is 2 days and at the counter in the station is 2 months..so 2 months gives time for stop overs..however some of the fares above on Railjet are specific train only, so not sure it wud be possible to break journey and resume again...
Should we book online or buy when we get there on the same day, that wud mean we wud be buying 2/3 days before departure..
East european pass , is it any useful for the above cities and cheaper ? Then there is City Star ticket ?
We dont mind paying a little more but dont need to go here and there for reconfirmation or reservations etc..
Totally confused..
apologies for long and confusing mail, i hope i made myself clear..
Pls help
Thanks
We are family of fur, 2 adult and 2 kids (7 yr and 1 yr).
Our journey commences from Munich and ends in Prague..
Our train journeys are
Munich - Salzburg
Salzburg - Vienna
Vienna - Budapest
Budapest -Prague
We want to travel 1st class since we are with kids and preferably compartment type, if thats available and reserved seats..
Iam unable to decide on few things, first the fare structures, some routes which are closer more expensive and some are far but less expensive than near ones...
For eg,
on Railjet Salzburg to Budapest 1st class for a fixed train is 59 euro per person
Salzburg to Vienna 1st class for a fixed train is 83 euro per person
Vienna to Budapest 1st class for a fixed train is 29 euro per person
Munich to Budapest 1st class for a fixed train is 69 euro per person
Munich to Vienna 1st class for a fixed train is 59/69 euro per person
Since we are going from Munich to Salzburg to Vienna then Budapest n to Prague..
So is it possible to buy Munich-Budapest ticket and break journey in Salzburg 5 days and Vienna 5 days and resume the last leg to Budapest ? in that case we would save money as we would be paying 138euro for all 4 of us..
Same way Salzburg -Budapest is 59 euro and is it possible to break journey in Vienna for 5 days ?
Munich-Vienna 1st class is 59/69 euro and can we stop in salzburg for 3 days and resume to vienna ? as salzburg-Vienna 1st class itself is 83 euro ?? so we save for salzburg-Vienna route at cheaper price..
So,are the above stop overs are permitted ? i have read somewhere that if u book onliine then the validity is 2 days and at the counter in the station is 2 months..so 2 months gives time for stop overs..however some of the fares above on Railjet are specific train only, so not sure it wud be possible to break journey and resume again...
Should we book online or buy when we get there on the same day, that wud mean we wud be buying 2/3 days before departure..
East european pass , is it any useful for the above cities and cheaper ? Then there is City Star ticket ?
We dont mind paying a little more but dont need to go here and there for reconfirmation or reservations etc..
Totally confused..
apologies for long and confusing mail, i hope i made myself clear..
Pls help
Thanks