[Anonymous]

16 February 2020 at 0:32:17 #825233

Hello there, i’m alice, i’m from Indonesia, have a plan to traveling in August both Swiss and Austria alone,and my first city is Vienna, and i must back to Vienna again to catch my plane. So my plan is to buy both of swiss pass and austria pass.

Do i still need buy ticket to cross the border ? (from Austria to Swiss and back again to Austria).

Can anyone suggest what the itinerary for 15days for Austria and Swiss by train/public transportation.

Thank u so much for your help.

Alice darmadi

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[rockoyster]

Reply 1 of 6 • 16 February 2020 at 4:36:09 #930228

Hello Alice and Welcome to MySwissAlps,

I don’t know much (ie anything) about Austrian trains or Austrian passes but have a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/austria. Certainly if you have a Swiss Travel Pass active then you won’t need a ticket from the Swiss border to your Swiss destnation. But be aware that depending on where you are going in Switzerland it may be cheaper just to have a Railjet ticket from Austria to Zurich (say) than using a day from a Swiss Travel Pass. You may also want to consider http://www.myswissalps.com/eurailglobalpass.

Based on your personal itinerary you should read “How to choose the best travel pass” (http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass), download the handy spreadsheet calculator and do the math. The spreadsheet also includes links to the “Where it’s valid” page for all available passes. Be sure to check those pages for each pass you are considering. Study the map AND read all the text on those pages to fully understand what is covered by the respective pass.

For checking timetables see http://www.myswissalps.com/forum/topic/checking-train-timetables.

[User]

Reply 2 of 6 • 16 February 2020 at 5:35:44 #930229

Hello, and thank you so much for your information. Yes i was wrong about Austria pass, i mean do i need like Vienna pass, Salzburg pass when i visit Austria?

i’m planing to visit Austria 6days, and Swiss for 7days.

and how i can go to Zurich from Innsbruck? Do i need a pass or i just can buy a one way ticket? because after i’ve visit Swiss i must back to Vienna again to catch my plane back to Indonesia.

thank you so much for your help,

Alice Darmadi

[Annika]

Reply 3 of 6 • 16 February 2020 at 12:39:23 #930230

Hi Alice!

I’m afraid we’re not experts on journeys and rail passes for Austria. If you need a pass there, and which one, strongly depends on your exact itinerary.

Here are some options for your journey, considering your stay in Switzerland and the journeys from and to Austria:

• get an 8 day Swiss Travel Pass for your 7 day stay in Switzerland: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass. It’s by far the most flexible solution. With a valid pass, your journey from Zurich to Inssbruck-Vienna will be covered as far as Buchs SG. Get an additional ticket from Buchs to Inssbruck-Vienna: http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/austria.
• get a Eurail Global Pass, covering main train lines in both Switzerland and Austria: http://www.myswissalps.com/eurailglobalpass. You won’t need an additional ticket when traveling between both countries. Note that the Eurail Global Pass coverage for Switzerland isn’t quite as good as that of the Swiss Travel Pass, especially in terms of buses and mountain transportation.

The page mentioned by Rockoyster provides explanation and tools, helping you to find the rail pass that suits your plans best.

As for the journey from Zurich to Innsbruck and Vienna: please consult the advanced SBB timetable at http://www.myswissalps.com/timetable, and read the instructions on how to use it. As you’ll see, there are several direct connections between Zurich and Vienna, without the need to change trains in Innsbruck.

[User]

Reply 4 of 6 • 16 February 2020 at 13:36:37 #930231

Thank u so much for your help. And one more thing i want to ask, i don’t understand, i read i must fill in the itinerary for the ticket, if i dont fill it, the ticket wont be valid.

Thank you so much

Alice darmadi

[Annika]

Reply 5 of 6 • 16 February 2020 at 14:03:13 #930232

Hi Alice,

I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you mean. If you order a ticket online, e.g. through any of the retailers at http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/italy/price, you’ll have to enter a departure and arrival station. Then you’ll also select a travel date and time. All of this information will be printed on your ticket, which is then valid.

If it’s about buying a rail pass such as the Swiss Travel Pass (http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/price): you’ll have to select a start date when ordering it, and provide some more information. This too will be printed on your pass, which is ready to use once you receive it. Further validation isn’t necessary: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/howtouse.

[User]

Reply 6 of 6 • 17 February 2020 at 1:38:37 #930233

Hi all,

Thank you so much for your information 🙂 it helps me a lot.

Alice