Forget the high speed train!! MUNICH to VIENNA via Salzburg by slow trains

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Railjet can zip you between Munich and Vienna in 4 hours. If you're in a hurry, that's fine, but if you want a chance to see some of the scenery, chaning trains is the way to go. I catch local state operator Bayerische Regiobahn between Munich and Salzburg, and Westbahn from Salzburg to Vienna. #westbahn #BRB
Filmed July 2023 | Munich, Germany.
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*** TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:52 The train from Munich
00:03:15 Rosenheim
00:03:55 Arrive Salzburg
00:05:14 Depart Salzburg
00:06:42 Arrive Vienna Westbahnhof
00:07:02 Conclusion

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@ronconpereira1626 20 күн бұрын

Hi Scott, Thanks for this lovely and informative video. Would be very helpful to me

@heikozysk233 8 ай бұрын

Actually, the tickets for the Munich to Salzburg service with BRB can also be bought via the regular Deutsche Bahn app, webshop or ticket machines at the station. This may not be very obvious, but when any railway company does not run REGIONAL services on their own tracks, they offer that service based on having won a State-commissioned tender for that line which comes with certain obligations. If the service is designated as an "RE" or "RB" service, that's usually a hint. In those cases, Deutsche Bahn is obliged to sell tickets for those competitors' services via their app, ticket machines or other outlets. This obligation does not apply for any other non-DB services, e.g. long-distance Flix Trains. Tickets for the latter can only be bought from the respective railway company and DB won't be obliged to sell those.

@paulhoughton5266 8 ай бұрын

If I could, I would live in Austria as you are in the heartt of Europe. Very easy to get to most places by train, the scenery is stunning and everything is so neat and tidy.

@steve-marsh 8 ай бұрын

With that scenery a slow(ish) train or two is the way to go! Cheers for this Scott!

@ianraffel7505 8 ай бұрын

Great video Scott, there's a good view from that top deck.

@lvsluggo007 8 ай бұрын

Back in 1972-73 when I spent a year in Germany, courtesy of "Uncle Sam", I rode those DB trains all over Germany. There weren't all these additional railroad companies competing with DB. I learned quickly how ON TIME all trains were.. If the schedule said arriving at 4:01, the train was in the station AT 4:01, not 4:00 or 4:02... I made many trips via regional trains from Bamberg to Bitburg. Bamberg is in northern Bavaria and Bitburg is way over near the Luxembourg/Germany/Holland border. The trip was a 10 hour journey, Bamberg to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Trier, Trier to Bitburg. Actually the Trier to Bitburg was by bus. Had a blast on my time in Germany, would LOVE to go back again. Your videos are a great replacement for that.. Thanks!!

@gentuxable 8 ай бұрын

Having lived in Spreitenbach for 2 years and having taken the S11/S12 services there everyday I always think of local S-Bahn services when I see those Stadler double decker trains though they are configured for long distance this distinct look of stairs, lights, ceilings gives it that vibe. Then again I'm stunned again and again that those little swiss regional trains are ruling the world.

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

Certainly Stadler Flirts are popping up everywhere, even in East Anglia (Emgland). Unfortunately double-deck Kisses (which are certainly not 'little') are too big for Britain.

@gentuxable 8 ай бұрын

@@Fan652w lol I meant little for Switzerland not the train. They just started to sell international straight away with big success that's rather unusual.

@davidj7650 8 ай бұрын

Top notch. Love visiting Munich and Salzburg - Vienna I’d like to go to.

@ronik24 8 ай бұрын

Nice to see you in my home city of Vienna 😊

@alanwilson32 8 ай бұрын

Have you been to the stunning village of Hallstatt amazing place but loads of tourists

@djmark143 8 ай бұрын

Lovely wee impression of that particular journey Scott, enjoyed your video as always. 💚

@gavinhagan8357 8 ай бұрын

Hi Scott, just wanted to say hi from Australia. I've been watching Steve Marsh's videos for a little bit and when you ahd he did that collaboration this week it was absolutely awesome. I watch both videos and love the contrast in they way you both do your stuff. I shall be wading my way through your back catalog as Im certainly enjoying your style as well. Both myself and my partner are having a few health issues so travel is not something easily done, so we get our travel fix by watching yours, and Steve's videos. Stay safe and keep enjoying yourself. Cheers. Gavin and Anna.

@barrymcevoy-spiritualsense6593 8 ай бұрын

Another intriguing train journey Scott.... love your roving train reporting safe travels onwards!!!😊

@kathleenmorrow3792 8 ай бұрын

I love your videos, Scott. This phrase that "coffee gets you to a cruising altitude" is becoming a favourite of mine. 🤎☕☕

@JonathanMcCormack 8 ай бұрын

If you are still in the area, Kufstein is a lovely little town worth a visit.

@Gez-C 8 ай бұрын

Great job 👏

@mikestephens5622 8 ай бұрын

Lovely scenery. Also I like the way you colour co-ordinate the title text with the train colours...Nice touch, Scott.

@PlanesTrainsEverything 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike. I think you're the first person to comment on that. My titles usually include a colour from the thumbnail.

@nowaymuller6643 8 ай бұрын

How much do I need you to pribe you to read my E-Mail I send you back then? I wish I could meet you someday when you come back to Austria again.... @@PlanesTrainsEverything

@abdullahh.ramdan7465 8 ай бұрын

Lovely scenery

@ozenfant_ozn 8 ай бұрын

welcome to Vienna!

@baseballfan99 8 ай бұрын

If only UK trains were this long.

@xix94 8 ай бұрын

Love this video Money well spent 😂

@clebisongomes7 7 ай бұрын

Wow. 😃👏🏽

@jonron4729 8 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@briandobson9272 8 ай бұрын

nice one,,,,,, brian d.

@victoriaaletaaustria2817 8 ай бұрын

I went to Sslzburg from Munich Hauptbanhof using ICE by DB Bahn, booked online and had a fast pleasant trip. Stayed in Salzburg for the Sound of Music Tour and see sights. Then after 5 days was to return to Munich to catch the DB Bahn coach to Prague.

@simonwood3638 8 ай бұрын

I got the Munich - Salzburg train the other week and it was absolutely packed, some people had to stand the whole journey. My friend had the same experience the week before, we both assumed it was due to the Deutschland ticket, looked like you had a much more pleasant experience.

@drsteele 8 ай бұрын

I did it in October and on an afternoon from M to S it was very quiet - only about 10 of us on the carriage. Guess it depends on the time of year. That its easier to get to Salzburg via Munich rather than direct from Scotland is one of those little mysteries of life.

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

@@drsteele But October 2022 was after the 9-Euro ticket expired, but before the introduction of the 49-Euro a month Deutschland Ticket. Last year's nine-Euro ticket and the permanent Deutschland Ticket are valid to Salzburg, as is the 27 Euro one day after 0900 Bayern Ticket.

@tonygrinney7115 8 ай бұрын

Hi Scott! I live in Burghausen in Germany on the border with Austria. I have done the journey to Vienna a number of times and then continued on to Bratislava and then Martin in Slovakia. The entire journey takes me about 10 hours. I took the BRB to Tußling. and then to Freilassing where I get the S bahn which takes me to Salzburg. I then take the Railjet to Vienna. Then two very close capitals a short trip to Bratislava and finally a 3 hour journey to Martin.

@mikeschumacher 8 ай бұрын

Perfect timing! I have an upcoming trip using BRB and Railjet from Munich to Linz, so it's nice to see the interior of the BRB trains. Fortunately I was able to book in advance and it cost me €18.90 for the entire run.

@adema1978 3 ай бұрын

There are 4 direct WestBahn trains from Munich to Vienna. For those who do not fancy a change in Salzburg.

@michaelbruchas6663 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@PlanesTrainsEverything 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael. Greatly appreciated.

@Avgeek1564 8 ай бұрын

Flying to Dusseldorf next week, then on to Wuppertal to do the monorail.

@christiann5903 8 ай бұрын

If you like monorails you could also visit Dortmund‘s university. They also have one. It starts at the train stop „Dortmund Universität“ and has two lines. BTW: all (train travel to Wuppertal and Dortmund+monorails) can be done with one single ticket.

@Avgeek1564 8 ай бұрын

I am not interested in monorails pe say, just the Wuppertal one because of the history.

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

@@Avgeek1564 But the Dortmund line makes an interesting contrast with the Schwebebahn.

@Avgeek1564 8 ай бұрын

@@Fan652w I'm only there 48 hours!

@lynnb_and_ky_springer_spaniel 8 ай бұрын

Have subscribed Scott 🥰

@raphaelklijn6358 8 ай бұрын

Next time buy a 10 euro summer ticket and take unlimited regional trains through Germany. Like to see your videos on that. And why not visit Salzburg next time?

@vitusna 8 ай бұрын

Rode that BRB RE5 couple months ago!

@rogercolaris8175 8 ай бұрын

That train between salzburg and wein looked very much like those in the netherlands.

@peter-paulwitta9504 Ай бұрын

Westbahn is not so slow compared to ICE or Railjet between Munich an Vienna actually its pretty fast. However you got me by leaving out Linz in the timelapse sequence :-) Greets from Vienna we live some 2km from Westbahnhof :-) so Westbahn we know :-)

@BobTravellin 8 ай бұрын

I do love double-deck trains, and always use the upper deck for the improved viewing experience and (generally) quiter ambience. IMO the Swiss remain the best. I just wish there were some in Britain!

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the loading gauge (maximum height) of British trains prevents the use of double-decks.

@BobTravellin 8 ай бұрын

@@Fan652w I know - and this government is never going to be pragmatic and commit funds to do something about it! Who cares about a little discomfort and overcrowding?

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

@@BobTravellin Making Britain's railways suitable for double-decks would mean rebuilding all our Victorian era tunnels and underbridges. Clearly impossible. What are government should be doing is spending huge sums of money on railway electrification, and (where needed) longer trains.

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

Scott, I have just discovered your channel, and have immediately decided to subscribe! Even from this brief video, I can see that on your travels you behave very much as I do. Eg you opted for a forward facing seat at Munich. However, if you really wanted to view the scenery on the Austrian section you should have used OBB slow trains. That would mean changing at least in Linz, Amstetten and St Polten. As far as St Polten the trains would be single-deck, but you would get some great views on the 'old' line, especially around Melk. From St Polten slow trains will be double deck but take the scenic route through the Vienna Woods. Your Westbahn train was mostly in tunnel east of St Polten!

@rodericmitchell8496 8 ай бұрын

Westbahn have extended some of their Vienna - Salzburg services to Munich. I travelled from Munich to Salzburg in July on a very packed Westbahn train. DB and ÖBB tickets are not valid on Westbahn trains, and there were staff on board and on the platform reminding everybody of this. Westbahn offer some cheap deals on advance purchase tickets, but as you found their trains get very busy and seat reservation is essential. For my return trip from Salzburg I'd booked a Eurocity train to Frankfurt, but this was cancelled (well of course it was cancelled, given the state of Deutsche Bahn these days). The BRB train was therefore very busy and seemed to take forever. It was late, but experience has taught me to allow 60+ minutes for making a connection anywhere in Germany, so I got to Frankfurt in one piece. Enjoy Vienna, I'll be going there for my third visit in 10 days time. Hopefully it will be warm and sunny.

@stephenhorobin580 8 ай бұрын

I reccomend you take this train to Prien then take the steam Tram down to the Chiemsee.

@leDespicable 8 ай бұрын

Kinda surprised you couldn't book the ticket online, because that definitely is possible and also what many commuters do.

@walterfillingham 8 ай бұрын

I prefer to do what you did and see the lovely scenery rather than be on some fast train, not that we have a choice in Scotland.. slow train or slow train here!

@WINGSANDRAILS 6 ай бұрын

Yep stay away from the toilets in most of the trains. Good choice! ;-)

@callumkent7155 8 ай бұрын

You should take a visit to eagles nest (hitlers mountain getaway ). It’s near Salzburg. In berchestgarten. The views are stunning from up there

@BengtHansves 8 ай бұрын

RE50 Munich - Salzburg departs every 30 minutes from M In Germany you pay with cash !

@quentinmunich9819 8 ай бұрын

To Salzburg every hour! Not every 30 minutes. And of course you can pay with card. And you can also book online. Maybe some bankcards from some crazy brexit countries are not accepted.

@muli166 5 ай бұрын

Guys ÖBB Railjet are faster than Westbahn

@ADAMEDWARDS17 8 ай бұрын

I'm now expecting a UK local train ride: Paisley - Glasgow - Carlisle via Dumfires, then over to Leeds on the Settle line (scenery!) and then from Leeds local trains to Sheffield then Nottingham to Peterborough and Thameslink to London. How many hours and how much?

@chrisneppiras9408 8 ай бұрын

them modern EU rail sets look so similar to one another, probably built by bombardier transport or DB possibly even Siemens ( their flirt).

@dazziola 8 ай бұрын

Was so disappointed with how inefficient everything seemed about the railways i experienced in Munich during a short trip last year. Ticket machines were slow and many not accepting card is crazy. We also had to get off a train in the middle of the countryside into Munich and were given no information about how we could get to Munich central. Thanks God for Google Maps.

@TheDaorti 8 ай бұрын

What? I don't understand why you paid 35 eur. Before the D ticket I would buy a bayern ticket for around 27 EUR and you had regional trains in Bayern for the whole day and those tickets can be bought with card in the DB machines. Those ticket become especially convenient for travel with more people because every additional person costs around 7 eur. In German as I see it buying single tickets is extremely discouraged by the pricing

@quentinmunich9819 8 ай бұрын

Yes, and you can buy it online, always, even some minutes before the trains leave.

@barvdw 8 ай бұрын

The D-ticket is more expensive, but I agree, I don't get why they sold him this ticket instead of the Bayern-ticket, it's valid into Salzburg, even.

@quentinmunich9819 8 ай бұрын

I have watched the train again, he is leaving at 8:56. Under the week the Bayernticket is not valid before 9. He should have jumped on the train at München Ost , then he would save the money.

@jordikuijt1004 8 ай бұрын

D-ticket is sold as monthly subscription though and may be a hassle to get as a non-german @@barvdw There are the regional or nation wide day ticket alternatives though. (schonertag tickets, quer duthcs land etc)

@andymo4671 8 ай бұрын

Even ordinary tickets (single Journey with BRB ) and also Bayern Ticket can be bought online with DB Navigator. This App works with credit Card. +++ May you think, it s a different company (transdev - BRB) why I can buy with DB Navigator? In Germany the (local) goverment order regional rail service on lines. So they already paid. They earn only on top at commision on ticket sales or on "Schwarzfahren" (fines for Not having a Ticket)

@DavidNewmanDr 8 ай бұрын

Was there a carriage for bicycles on the Austrian train? I once took a train along the north bank of the Danube to Melk from Vienna. It had a whole carriage to put bicycles in.

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

Certainly not a whole carriage. But I think Westbahn will carry a limited number of bikes.

@TimSmith-gx3zh 8 ай бұрын

I’ll be getting some serious value out of a Deutschland ticket in couple of weeks alongside freeby travel on DB due to my railway employees entitlements. I’m wondering what the price would have been from the Austrian border if you’d used a Deutschland ticket as far as there.

@quentinmunich9819 8 ай бұрын

The Deutschland ticket is valid to Salzburg main station. You don't need an extra ticket. You can go with the Deutschland ticket to Salzburg, to Kufstein or Reutte. All towns in Austria close to the border.

@grandadontour1963 8 ай бұрын

@@quentinmunich9819 that’s cool , In September I doubt I’ll reach close to any borders but if u do I’ll check out how far the D ticket can send me.

@Fan652w 8 ай бұрын

@@quentinmunich9819 In case it is relevant for you, the Deutschland Ticket is also valid to Basel.

@Ian-Steele 8 ай бұрын

Why do continental trains all look far more appealing than British trains - or is it just my imagination 😊

@barvdw 8 ай бұрын

Partially imagination, partially true, all depends on the trains you compare. But it is true that British trains are slightly smaller, because of the many Victorian-era bridges and tunnels, British trains have to be slimmer and not as high. But a commuter rush-hour train in France or Germany isn't always nicer than their British counterparts, and e.g. HSTs are some of the better trains from their era. The Pendolinos aren't too bad either.

@alexmcwhirter6611 8 ай бұрын

Mainland Europe has a more generous loading gauge compared to UK. Hence rolling stock is larger. By the way I realise Scott did not mention this but that Westbahn train, I believe, is made in China. Chinese rolling stock manufacturers are keen to get a foothold in Europe. They must have offered Westbahn a great deal !

@barvdw 8 ай бұрын

@@alexmcwhirter6611 from the looks of it the train he took was likely a Stadler KISS, not a CRCC train. Westbahn isn't really a regional train, either, so naturally it has some more trimmings as your standard local train.

@baseballfan99 8 ай бұрын

Our trains just need to be longer.

@TheJG3870 8 ай бұрын

@@alexmcwhirter6611The Westbahn Stadler Kiss Double Decker train Scott was on was made in Switzerland not China

@cehaem2 8 ай бұрын

Scott, BRB is not owned by the state.

@hanshartfiel6394 8 ай бұрын

Munich is my least favourite city. I hope you sampled coffee and cakes while in Vienna. Should I ever make there I guess I'll gain a stone or two in weight as I'm a sucker for Torte (cake) and all things sweet