The Innsbruck – Salzburg Train This ride, one of Austria's most scenic, takes you through the heart of the Tyrolean Alps (3.5 hrs). If you wish to break your journey, stop at Kitzbühel, a world-famous upscale ski resort, or at Zell am See, a small mountain-ringed lake-side town. In the summer you can take super hikes in the neighboring Alps from either village. Note: Most trains take a faster two-hour route through a slice of Germany via Kufstein. Although this mainline route is scenic and covered by the Austria Flexipass, if not pressed for time, we recommend the slower route via Schwarzach-St. Veit; however, there is only a single direct train in the morning, otherwise you have to change in Schwarzarch-St. Veit.

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The Best of the "Blue" Danube An irresistible day trip out of Vienna is to take a cruise between Melk and Krems, the best part of the Danube. This two-hour ride will give you a look at three picture-postcard towns: Melk with its famous abbey, the Kloster Melk, a Baroque fantasy; Dürnstein with its castle ruin where Richard the Lion-Hearted was imprisoned after returning from the Crusades; and Krems, a historic wine town, with, of course, its own wine museum. A possible day trip is to take a train to Melk, a boat to Dürnstein or Krems, and then a train back to Vienna. If you are ambitious, there is a walking path along the bank of the Danube between Durnstein and Krems; the distance is just over four miles. Note: Railpasses valid in Austria give a 20% discount on the boats between Melk and Krems (DDSG Blue Danube Schiffahrt Company only; www.ddsg-blue-danube.at).

Booking a Hotel Online — How to get Started      In booking our own hotels, we use the booking sites shown on this page. But before we book, we make sure that our proposed itinerary really works, and that we can actually get from A to B in a straight forward way. (If railing, we consult detailed train schedules; if we find that getting from A to B is too complicated or takes much longer than we thought, we will either revise our itinerary or possibly look into flying between A and B.) Then using a few of the comprehensive booking sites, several of which are listed below, we search for hotels close to the train station as this saves us time in transferring between the station and our hotel; and is especially important if we are doing day trips, as we'll have more time for sightseeing. After finding several hotels in our price range, we will read hotel reviews of each prospective hotel (tripadvisor.com seems to do this very well). Finally, after reviewing cancellation polices and other fine print, we will book our chosen hotel on one of the major sites. As prices vary a bit from site to site, we will check several sites as well as the hotel's own site; personally, we often end up using hotels.com.        *If you book your hotels online via our web page and the links below, BETS earns a small commission that is greatly appreciated and that is used to help to offset the costs of this web page and the free rail consulting service that we provide to our valued customers by phone. Budget Europe has no affiliation with any of the companies whose links are provided below.

Hungary Flexipass Prices This flexipass provides 3, 4, 5 or 8 days of unlimited rail travel to be used anytime within a 1-month period on Hungary's national rail system.
Validity (in 1 month)	Adult1 Single Traveler 1st Class	Adult1 Single Traveler 2nd Class	Saver2 2 Adults 1st Class (Price/Adult)	Saver2 2 Adults 2nd Class (Price/Adult)	Youth3, 4 Ages 15-25 2nd Class
3 days 4 days 5 days 8 days	$141 $177 $210 $300	$114 $143 $169 $241	$121 $152 $179 $256	$96 $123 $144 $206	$94 $117 $138 $197
Children 4-11: 2 children are free per adult; additional children 4-11 buy Youthpasses (no child fare) -- children under 4: free. Price is per person based on two or more people traveling together; children 4-11: see child policy in footnote 1. You must be less than 26 at the time you activate your pass in Europe, but you can continue to use your pass if you turn 26 during the validity period of your pass. The Youthpass is also available in 1st cl (cost is about 23% more than the price of a 2nd-cl pass). Pass must be validated within 11 months of purchase. Prices are in U.S. dollars, and are subject to change due to fluctuations in the dollar to euro exchange rate.
To order this pass online, click on the text link to the right. Or call Budget Europe to order your pass directly from one of our rail experts, who will make sure this pass is the best deal for you and will also happily answer any questions you have about rail travel at the same time. 1-800-441-2387.				For More Info, To View a Rail Map or To Order Online, Click the Link Below Hungary Flexipass

All Passes for Austria and Hungary Below is a complete list of all railpasses that are available for travel in Austria and Hungary. Austria Flexipass Hungary Flexipass European East Flexipass A 4-country pass for Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia Eurail Select Pass: 2 Country Austria plus any country bordering Austria: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia/Croatia or Switzerland Hungary plus any country bordering Hungary: Austria, Montenegro/Serbia, Romania, Slovakia or Slovenia/Croatia Eurail Select Pass: 3 & 4 Country Eurail Global Pass

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Eurail Select: Austria & Hungary Flexipass Prices Choose 4, 5, 6, 8 or 10 days of unlimited rail travel to be used anytime within a 2-month period on the national railroads of Austria and Hungary.
Validity (in 2 months)	Adult1 Single Traveler 1st Class	Adult1 Single Traveler 2nd Class	Saver2 2 Adults 1st Class (Price/Adult)	Saver2 2 Adults 2nd Class (Price/Adult)	Youth3, 4 Ages 12-25 2nd Class
4 days 5 days 6 days 8 days 10 days	$366 $413 $456 $532 $599	$295 $332 $367 $427 $480	$312 $352 $389 $453 $510	$252 $284 $313 $364 $410	$241 $271 $299 $348 $392
Children 4-11: 2 children are free per Adult Pass; additional children 4-11 buy Youthpasses (no child fare) -- children under 4: free. Price is per person based on two or more people traveling together; children 4-11: see child policy in footnote 1. You must be less than 26 at the time you activate your pass in Europe, but you can continue to use your pass if you turn 26 during the validity period of your pass. The Youthpass is also available in 1st cl (cost is about 23% more than the price of a 2nd-cl pass). Pass must be validated within 11 months of purchase. Prices are in U.S. dollars, and are subject to change due to fluctuations in the dollar to euro exchange rate.
To order this pass online, click on the text link to the right. Or call Budget Europe to order your pass directly from one of our rail experts, who will make sure this pass is the best deal for you and will also happily answer any questions you have about rail travel at the same time. 1-800-441-2387.				To Order Online, Click the Link Below Eurail Select Pass