Vienna (day trip from Budapest)

[Eve]

I'm off to Budapest in June and am planning a day trip by train to Vienna.

Has anyone done this and have any idea as to the cost of tickets and the best things we can do to make the most of our day in Vienna?

Thanks :)

[Lil O'lady]

I did the trip the other way round, from Vienna to Budapest. It was a smooth safe ride but I had read dire warnings on the net of pickpockets and fake officials demanding wallets, passports etc - this didn't happen on my trip. The station is quite to the west of Vienna centre but the trams are fantastic. I would get a day ticket then travel into the heart - look round the old streets and cathedral in the city centre - the modern art gallery is fantastic, didn't go in the national museum as I was too hot and it seemed too much of a commitment at my time of life. Ditto Schoenbrunn palace - just too too much in a day. I did go out to the Belvedere and saw all the gorgeous Gustav Klimt paintings but I think they're all at the Liverpool Tate just now. Have a ride on the big wheel in the Prater Park, have some lunch and a few biers and then it'll be time for back to Budapest.

[tara20]

Don't forget this year some games of the European Football Championships are also being held in Vienna in June, so be prepared for lots of fans ( the group involves Austria, Germany, Croatia and Poland).

With the All-Day ticket you can use any means of public transport (bus, tram and train) within the city boundary.