We are traveling from Ljubljana to Vienna in late October, and need advice regarding options. We are thinking of train- which is the best website for this? We looked at Eurail and RailEurope, but I think they are resellers?

We also looked at renting a car for the day (there are 4 of us), but it seems there is a huge drop fee. (One of our group hates flying, so that option is temporarily out.)

Thank you.

You may check http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passe...austria/vienna

You should not buy from RailEurope. Read the section on traveling by train from Ljubljana to Vienna on seat61. Buy your tickets in Ljubljana.

http://seat61.com/international-trai...agreb-Budapest

We just bought tickets at the station a day or so before leaving- went from Vienna to Graz stopped off for 4 days then on to Ljubljana for a week . Great train trip

OK, so no need for buying tickets prior to the day before we travel? That does make it easier. Thank you for your help.

See: http://www.seat61.com/international-...agreb-Budapest (also Ljubljana).

I'm planning to go in the other direction later this year, but I, too, will stop off in Graz for a few nights. (Been there before, but was limping at the time.)

I saw another post that said to buy tickets via http://www.oebb.at/en/ The train is Reservations Optional. I think we prefer knowing we have a nice window seat ahead of time.

Are they also a reseller? Sounds like the prices are correct (39 Euro pp)

oebb is the Austrian Railways so you are buying right from the source.