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Hello and welcome to another international trip report on the channel!
Today we’ll be riding with the Austrian national operator ÖBB, aboard one of their flagship Railjet services. We’ll be travelling from Vienna, Austria to Munich, Germany in Economy Class. These are one of the most thought out trainsets out there, being both fast, comfortable and reliable. Enjoy the ride!
**PLEASE NOTE** At the time of filming all travel was permitted and has been carried out in full compliance with the local restrictions.
Date of Filming: 5/8/20
Camera: GoPro Hero 7 Black
Operator: ÖBB Railjet
Departure: Vienna Hbf, Austria
Arrival: Munich Hbf, Germany
Cost: €25.90 + €4 Booking Fee (Advanced Ticket)
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37 Comments
I hoped on one of those 2 years ago. Very scenic view granted I start from Hungary.
Awesome… is the first time that I "hear" about a Kid's Playing Area on a train. Ha ha ha… I love those Toilets…!! Cool trip, thanks for the ride..!!
Greetings from Austria!!
Hope you enjoyed your trip!!
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Another excellent video! Really is the next best thing to being there. I love how you can hear everything without an annoying commentary or even worse, backing muzak! Please keep up the great work 👍
I wish the UK's rail system was a bit more like Europe's. Not only because Europe's is better, but because we'd have more international trains with more UK locations!
Loved it! Those trains really seem like they can get more people on the rails. Very accessible, comfortable and they do seem to cater for everyone!
One of the chief reasons for the large range of shops and supermarkets in Austrian main railway stations is because shop opening is banned on Sundays EXCEPT in railway stations and airports so, if you need to do a shop on a Sunday in Vienna then you need to go to the Hauptbahnhof or Westbahnhof to do it!
Amazing trip….Greetings from Satu Mare RO
Interesting video. But two points need to be made. Firstly, some type of temporary timetable must have been operating in August 2020. Normally the Wien-Munchen RJ trains leave Wien at 30 past the even hour and take just a couple of minutes over four hours. Secondly the local stopping trains between Salzburg and Munchen are not tun by DB but by an independent company called Meridian, which paints its train in a mainly blue livery.
I loved your video! It was really great! Daniel from Rio de Janeiro.
Big likes 😉
A pity that 1970s technology did not allow for anything close to YouTube and social media in general — or perhaps it was better without it? A channel such as this one would have been helpful, but a printed book of timetables and a good travel guide for low budgets — and the many tips one got from fellow travellers — also did the trick. It was like social media, but with real people :-).
Growing up abroad, I visited Europe as a child, but the real fun began with two Interrail tours in the mid 70ies. Literally, millions of young people from all over Europe packed their backpacks and embarked on weeks of criss-crossing the continent, sleeping on night trains or the occasional hostel. Trains were usually overfilled, with bodies in every gangway and galley, but the sense of adventure and camaraderie eclipsed a few smaller hardships.
Having a passport from a non-aligned country, I was even able to cross into Poland, Hungary, and the GDR, ending up in the Baltic countries — obviously no longer on the Interrail pass :-).
How much in advance do you purchase tickets?. As far as I know a ticket on this route costs something like 105 Eur on OeBB ticket site if you buy in a month before the ride
Amazing 😍😍😍
NIcely done. Was surprised to read that Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg have more station passengers than Berlin.
Why did you start your trip from Vienna?
My favorite train ❤️
greetings from Dallas – the Vienna Main is my favorite train station
Overall a good video, however I think one thing needs to be pointed out:
5:10 Unfortunately you have been traveling the route while there was temporary change in the timetable due to construction work, normally this train (RJX 62) departs half an hour later from Wien Hbf, hence the trip only takes just over 4 hours.
9:49 This also caused one additional stop (in Attnang/Puchheim), normally there are only 3 between Vienna and Munich.
It's awesome this channel I would give 100 %plus it makes me to travel Europe in train thank you for your service and dedication
Haha wieso wird mir das Video erst jetzt empfohlen.
Ich bin 1 Tag vor der Veröffentlichung des Videos exakt die selbe Linie gefahren nach München mit dem RJX 260 ohne Verspätung. Rückfahrt am Abend war mit einen EC217 , RJX 168 und von St.Pölten Hbf nach Tullnerfeld mit dem ICE T :). ( Erstes Mal mit einen ICE im Leben gefahren und war sehr begeistert, verstehe jedoch nicht warum der so runtergemacht wird)
After the departure you could hear food being unwrapped and some hungarian words ('this one is with cheese…'). It is very typical for us hungarians, if we see a trainset, let alone we board it, we instantly start unpacking food. You would never find a hungarian train without several passengers eating.
While I do like railjets, you can see that some of the older ones could already use a refurbishment. I expect ÖBB will start refurbishing some of them, once we the first railjet 2 trainsets arrive. I doubt they can spare any these days.
Thank you so much! If there's a video that shows us the process of changing the locomotives, that would be better
Planning of doing the opposite trip this coming December for my partner's birthday, getting really excited!
ÖBB Railjet uses 1216 & 1116 locomotives. Railjet also reaches Frankfurt Am Main Hbf & Flughafen via Augsburg Schnellfahrstrecke Mannheim Stuttgart. Your Railjet max out at 145 mph 230 kmh on Schnellfahrstrecke Wien St Polten. Frankfurt Am Main trips max out speed 3-4 times Schnellfahrstrecke Wien St Polten Hauptstrecke München-Augsburg Schnellfahrstrecke Ulm Stuttgart when completed and Schnellfahrstrecke Mannheim Stuttgart.
Wien Hauptbahnhof und Zürich Hauptbahnhof sind die besten, angenehmsten und saubersten Hauptbahnhöfe in Europa.
Is there a rail jet from Munich international airport to Vienna international airport and is there a layover that we have to get out of the train and get another train?
Great video but the map is crap
Can hardly see it!!
Hi ,do you had passeport control or anything like that!
Hello! Great video! I will do the opposite route in September, from MUC to VIE. Which side of the train should I reserve for the best views?
Slightly pity you were not on the left side of the train. Now I (and you) missed the superb mountain scenery. The rest is very fine.
have you ever been on the Business class of the RJ/RJX? If not I would like to see a Video about your opinion
What are the other stations in your Top 3?
Railjet color scheme is off da hook!
I'm surprised Berlin is not the largest station in Germany.
The trip shows one of the bigger shortcomings of train travel to and from Austria. The main western railway line in Austria between Vienna and Salzburg allows for good speed and you can hardly beat that line with a car. But once you hit the lines that connect Austria to Germany, the trains get frustratingly slow. I did business travel between Vienna and Munich and Vienna and Nuremberg for several years. Those lines need to be upgraded to close that gap in the European high speed rail network. As nice as it is to take a Railjet or ICE, having them go 120 km/h just is frustrating.