Help: bus/train from Hallstatt, Austria to Venice, Italy?
Apr 10th, 2014, 08:52 PM
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Help: bus/train from Hallstatt, Austria to Venice, Italy?
Hello, I was going to book train tickets for my friend and me to go from Hallstatt to Venice, but now that I'm looking closely, I see that it is at least partially via bus (I'm looking at the oebb.at website).
This is for 20.05.2014, and I'm looking at the option of departing Hallstatt 07:32 and arriving Venezia 16:25. The details show:
Hallstatt to Stainach-Irdning to Bischofshofen to Villach Hbf to to Villach Hbf (Busbahnhof) Venezia Tronchetto
Can anyone shed light on this? Is this the best cheap way to get to Venice? Anything I should be aware of? Am I supposed to select the options to make reservations for an addition 6 euro each? It says reservations are compulsory for the one Villach to Venezia but that one is 0 euro.
I'm just confused and wanted to check in with some 'experts' before committing to the tickets! Thank you!
This is for 20.05.2014, and I'm looking at the option of departing Hallstatt 07:32 and arriving Venezia 16:25. The details show:
Hallstatt to Stainach-Irdning to Bischofshofen to Villach Hbf to to Villach Hbf (Busbahnhof) Venezia Tronchetto
Can anyone shed light on this? Is this the best cheap way to get to Venice? Anything I should be aware of? Am I supposed to select the options to make reservations for an addition 6 euro each? It says reservations are compulsory for the one Villach to Venezia but that one is 0 euro.
I'm just confused and wanted to check in with some 'experts' before committing to the tickets! Thank you!
Apr 10th, 2014, 10:28 PM
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Just go to Austrian Railways www.oebb.at and book from Hallstatt to Venezia.
Ignore any departures shown with ICBus as any part of the journey.
Look for the 08:28 departure from Hallstatt, without any bus involved, it's by train all the way with 2 changes arriving Venice Santa Lucia right on the banks of the Grand Canal at 18:10.
Fares from 39 euros, you print your own ticket. Easy!
This takes you on high-quality Innsbruck-Venice EuroCity train with proper restaurant car through the lovely scenic Brenner pass, see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uucEm3op7uc
Ignore any departures shown with ICBus as any part of the journey.
Look for the 08:28 departure from Hallstatt, without any bus involved, it's by train all the way with 2 changes arriving Venice Santa Lucia right on the banks of the Grand Canal at 18:10.
Fares from 39 euros, you print your own ticket. Easy!
This takes you on high-quality Innsbruck-Venice EuroCity train with proper restaurant car through the lovely scenic Brenner pass, see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uucEm3op7uc
