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Extend Your Stay – Universität Innsbruck

EXTEND YOUR STAY

Travelling by train is very convenient in Austria. If you are planning to travel more within Austria, buy a Vorteilscard, a ticket that reduces the price for most train tickets by 50 %. If you book several weeks in advance, you can also buy a low-cost ticket (Sparschiene), which allows you to get extremely cheap tickets, but does not allow for any flexibility. You are not allowed to use another train connection on that day. It is bound to a specific time and train.

You could also consider getting an Interrail Pass if you want to explore Europe by train. The ticket either covers trips in multiple countries (Interrail Global Pass) or within one country (Interrail One Country Pass).

RECOMMENDED CITIES AND REGIONS WITHIN AUSTRIA

Vienna, the capital city of Austria

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck to Vienna
  • Duration: 4 h 20 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 82.00, reduced ticket € 41.20 (Vorteilscard required), book way in advance € 24.90 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to visit?

Belvedere Palaces

Belvedere Palaces

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Johann Strauß Statue

Johann Strauß
Austrian composer, famous for his waltzes

Salzburg, in the federal state of Salzburg

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck to Salzburg
  • Duration: 1h 48 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 49.90, reduced ticket € 25.40 (Vorteilscard required), book way in advance € 24.90 (Sparschiene Ticket)

What to visit?

Festung Hohensalzburg

Fortress Hohensalzburg

Statue Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The famous Austrian composer was born in Salzburg.

Salzkammergut, a beautiful region with (sub-)alpine lakes, rolling hills and steep mountain ranges

How to get there?

  • Option 1 Lake Attersee: Take the train from Innsbruck to Vöcklabruck (there are several direct trains throughout the day) + train to Kammer-Schörfling (at Lake Attersee)
  • Duration: 3 h 10 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 62.70, reduced ticket € 30.70 (Vorteilscard required), book way in advance € 24.90 (Sparschiene Ticket)

    

  • Option 2 Lake Traunsee and Hallstatt (Lake Hallstätter See): take the train from Innsbruck to Attnang-Puchheim (there are several direct trains throughout the day) + train from Attnang-Puchheim to Gmunden (Traunsee)
  • Duration: 3 h 10 min (to Gmunden) / 4 h 10 min (to Hallstatt)
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 61.30, reduced ticket € 33.20 (Vorteilscard required), book way in advance € 24.90 (Sparschiene Ticket)

What do do?

Hallstätter See, Berge, Halstatt

Hallstätter See

Graz, the second-largest city in Austria, in the federal state of Styria

How to get there?

  • Option one: direct train from Innsbruck to Graz
  • Duration: around 6 h
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 79.50, reduced ticket € 40.00 to € 50.00 (Vorteilscard required), € 24.90 (Sparschiene ticket)
     
  • Option two: direct train from Vienna to Graz
  • Duration: 2 h 36 min
  • Costs: € 20.80

What do visit?

Clocktower in Graz at night

Clock Tower

Aerial View Kunsthaus Graz

Museum Kunsthaus Graz

Schladming Dachstein, an impressive region in the federal state of Styria

How to get there?

  • Direct trains from Innsbruck or 1 change
  • Duration: 3 h 30 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 63.60, reduced ticket € 31.80 (Vorteilscard required) , € 19.90 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to do?

Southern Styrian Wine Trails are also worth looking into

Schladming Dachstein Aussichtsplattform Blick auf Bergspitzen

Schladming Dachstein

Schladming Dachstein Wanderer

Schladming Dachstein hiking

Bregenz, in the federal state of Vorarlberg

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck
  • Duration: 2 h 30 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 41.00, reduced ticket € 20.50 (Vorteilscard required)

What to visit?

 

Aerial view of Bodensee/ lake constance with historical cities of Lindau and Bregenz

Bregenz Lake Constance

East Tyrol, in the federal state of Tyrol

How to get there?

  • Direct bus from Innsbruck main station to Sillian or Lienz (buy the ticket in the bus, not in advance)
  • Duration: 3 h 20 min
  • Costs: € 25.00

What to do?

 

Linz, in the federal state of Upper Austria

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck
  • Duration: 3 h
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 67.00; reduced ticket € 34.20 (Vorteilscard required), € 34.90 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to do?

 

PLACES TO VISIT CLOSE BY

In Italy

Verona

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck to Verona Porta Nuova
  • Duration: 3 h 32 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 50.70, reduced ticket € 39.80 (Vorteilscard required), € 34.50 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to visit?

Lake Garda

How to get there?

  • Train from Verona to Peschiera del Garda or Desenzano del Garda/Sirmione
  • Duration: 15 min (Peschiera), 23 min (Desenzano)
  • Train from Innsbruck to Roverto, Bus to Riva del Arco
  • Duration: 4h

What to do?

Venice

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck to Venezia Santa Lucia
  • Duration: 5 h
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 68.90, reduced ticket: € 55.30 (Vorteilscard required), € 29.70 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to visit?

Other recommended cities in Italy:

Milan, Pisa, Florence

In Germany

Munich

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck
  • Duration: 1h 47 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 46.20, reduced ticket € 33.00 (Vorteilscard required), € 12.50 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to visit?

Berlin

How to get there?

  • Train from Innsbruck, 1 change in Munich
  • Duration: 6 h 51 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 195.30, reduced price € 160.00 (Vorteilscard required), € 62.60 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to visit?

In Switzerland

Zürich

Currency: Swiss Francs!

How to get there?

  • Direct train from Innsbruck
  • Duration: 3 h 33 min
  • Costs: regular one-way ticket € 72.30, reduced ticket € 53.40, (Vorteilscard required), € 37.70 (Sparschiene ticket)

What to visit?

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