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Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / October 2005Bratislava-Vienna train trip
I want to travel from Bratislava to Vienna by rail. Leave on Friday, return back to Brat. on Monday. * Is it best to use Petralzka station in the south of Bratislava? * Can I buy a return ticket in Brat. ? If so, will that save me money compared to buying 2 x singles Brat-Vienna and Vienna-Brat. * Info. on time taken, costs please. Thanks Bruce > I want to travel from Bratislava to Vienna by rail. Leave on Friday, > return back to Brat. on Monday. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > * Info. on time taken, costs please. It's about an hour, and at least from Vienna a single was 11.50 euro, though there looked like discounts for day trips. Sorry, I can't advise about returns, and the slovak railway website doesn't seem very helpful, so maybe someone who has done the journey knows. Whatever, it's not going to be expensive, which is the main thing. We took the train to the main station, which is north of the old city. It was about a 15 minute walk to our hotel, which was close to the castle. I can't quite tell how long it would take to walk to Petralzka, though both are served by public transport. All things being equal, it looks like the trains to Petralzka are slightly faster, but we had no problem getting to our hotel from the main station.  SignatureDavid Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk photos at http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer Petrzalka was the old border crossing for trains It is a part of Bratislava, where a lot of concrete buildings have been built. there is really nothing to see there you can take a bus from Petrzalka to Bratislava you will have just to cross the river. alternative would be to go to Kittsee.. and cross the border on foot to Petrzalka. I do not know really whether this border crossing is reserved to austrians and slovaks only pls try the webpage www.bratislava.sk train in slovak is Vlak station is Stanica ( pronounced Staniza ) you will have to look for Vlakova stanica. >> I want to travel from Bratislava to Vienna by rail. Leave on Friday, >> return back to Brat. on Monday. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Petralzka are slightly faster, but we had no problem getting to our > hotel from the main station. tile schrieb: > Petrzalka was the old border crossing for trains > It is a part of Bratislava, where a lot of concrete buildings have been [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >>Petralzka are slightly faster, but we had no problem getting to our >>hotel from the main station. I guess Petrzalka is the newer boder point. Regards & X-post, ULF the border for cars and buses has always been Berg / Petrzalka for the train. it was petrzalka. there were two trains a day in the old times. with about 30 minutes stop at the border there is a new border at Kittsee, but as my son has Slovak passport. I cannot really say weather this border crossing is open for all nationalities > tile schrieb: > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Regards & X-post, ULF > the border for cars and buses has always been Berg / Petrzalka > for the train. it was petrzalka. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > cannot really say weather this border crossing is open for all > nationalities Surely now that SK is in the EU, they must treat *all* EU nationals equally in this respect. tim > the border for cars and buses has always been Berg / Petrzalka > for the train. it was petrzalka. No, Petrzalka is quite new; the name at the Austrian side is Kittsee. In old times all trains went via Devinska Nova Ves (CSSR; later SK) and Marchegg (A); this line is not electrified. Franz >> the border for cars and buses has always been Berg / Petrzalka >> for the train. it was petrzalka. > >No, Petrzalka is quite new; the name at the Austrian side is Kittsee. >In old times all trains went via Devinska Nova Ves (CSSR; later SK) and >Marchegg (A); this line is not electrified. And neither route is restricted to Austrian citizens only (nor were they before Slovakia joined the EU). Petrzalka is a long way from Bratislava Hl St, and I seem to recall that connections between the two are not so frequent. The OeBB trains via Kittsee would be a lot more useful if they crossed the Danube! SignatureRegards Mike mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet > Petrzalka is a long way from > Bratislava Hl St, and I seem to recall that connections between the > two are not so frequent. Train connections are not frequent, but by bus it is only 13 minutes to go > The OeBB trains via Kittsee would be a lot > more useful if they crossed the Danube! Yes and no, because by bus you can reach (from Petrzalka) the citycentre in 8 minutes (buses ride quite often, about every 3-5 minutes), so there is no need to go via hl.st. Franz > Petrzalka is a long way from > Bratislava Hl St, and I seem to recall that connections between the > two are not so frequent. Not the railway connections, but by bus it is only 13 minutes >The OeBB trains via Kittsee would be a lot > more useful if they crossed the Danube! Wouldn´t help you much, because from Petrzalka to the city centre it is only 8 minutes by bus, which go quite frequently. Franz >> Petrzalka is a long way from >> Bratislava Hl St, and I seem to recall that connections between the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Wouldn´t help you much, because from Petrzalka to the city centre it is only >8 minutes by bus, which go quite frequently. Fair enough, but I was thinking in terms of using the train from Vienna to get to Hl St. for a connection to somewhere else in Slovakia, such as Kosice. SignatureRegards Mike mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet try also www.slovakiatravels.com in many languages when yoiu are in Kosice.. you might consider going to Ucraina. if you do not need a visa. >>> Petrzalka is a long way from >>> Bratislava Hl St, and I seem to recall that connections between the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Vienna to get to Hl St. for a connection to somewhere else in > Slovakia, such as Kosice. on the webpage of the low cost www.skyeurope.sk you will find all connections with timetable and costs bestween Vienna and Bratislava I guess they also have a low cost flight to Kosice In any case.. buses are much better than trains in the slovak republic. >>> Petrzalka is a long way from >>> Bratislava Hl St, and I seem to recall that connections between the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Vienna to get to Hl St. for a connection to somewhere else in > Slovakia, such as Kosice. tile schrieb: > on the webpage of the low cost www.skyeurope.sk > > you will find all connections with timetable and costs bestween Vienna and > Bratislava Am I confused, or do you recommend *flying* from Vienna to Bratislava (about 65 km)? That's a bit like driving to the bathroom, I'd say. ... Martin >tile schrieb: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >That's a bit like driving to the bathroom, I'd say. No worse than a VIP plane flying from Schiphol to Rotterdam Airport to pick up royals and VIP politicians to save them up to 15 minutes of car travel. SignatureMartin that was yet another funny commentary by martin the band occupier >>tile schrieb: >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > pick up royals and VIP politicians to save them up to 15 minutes of > car travel. >> on the webpage of the low cost www.skyeurope.sk >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Am I confused, or do you recommend *flying* from Vienna to Bratislava > (about 65 km)? On that site, Vienna and Bratislava are listed as *one* destination, so it seems to me that there are no flights between these 2 cities. No there's a bus connection >>> on the webpage of the low cost www.skyeurope.sk >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > On that site, Vienna and Bratislava are listed as *one* destination, so > it seems to me that there are no flights between these 2 cities. >> On that site, Vienna and Bratislava are listed as *one* destination, so >> it seems to me that there are no flights between these 2 cities. > No there's a bus connection I see. Did you find any more info about these buses on the airline's homepage? >>> On that site, Vienna and Bratislava are listed as *one* destination, so >>> it seems to me that there are no flights between these 2 cities. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I see. Did you find any more info about these buses on the airline's > homepage? Assuming that you are talking about buses from VIE to Bratislava city they are on the airport website: http://english.viennaairport.com/bbpp.html tim Mike Roebuck schrieb: >>>Petrzalka is a long way from >>>Bratislava Hl St, and I seem to recall that connections between the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Vienna to get to Hl St. for a connection to somewhere else in > Slovakia, such as Kosice. The 8:20 to 15:28 service is direct from Wien West... Regards, ULF >Mike Roebuck schrieb: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >The 8:20 to 15:28 service is direct from Wien West... Yes, but the others are not, of course. I'm amazed at how often the railways forget they are an integrated system. SignatureRegards Mike mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet In misc.transport.rail.europe tile <supertile@libero.it> wrote: > there is a new border at Kittsee, but as my son has Slovak passport. I > cannot really say weather this border crossing is open for all nationalities I don't think there are very many restrictions for borders between EU-countries if any. In any case I tried both train crossings between Vienna and Bratislava in May 2004. Both were fast and completely hassle free as one would expect. At least my train also continued to the Bratislava main station from Petrzalka when coming from Vienna and I would assume this route works the other way around as well.. A few photos from the return trip (via Marchegg) can be seen at: http://perus.kuvat.fi/kuvat/late/joukkoliikenne/2004/eurooppa/ Soviet concrete suburbs can be quite impressive, but they are probably best experienced without luggage :) -Late > I want to travel from Bratislava to Vienna by rail. Leave on Friday, > return back to Brat. on Monday. > > * Is it best to use Petralzka station in the south of Bratislava? It's better to use the main station - it's closer to the city centre. > * Can I buy a return ticket in Brat. ? If so, will that save me money > compared to buying 2 x singles Brat-Vienna and Vienna-Brat. Return ticket Bratislava-Vienna-Bratislava is 7,70 euro (valid both for trains via Kittsee and Marchegg, including InterCity trains), which is less than a single-way Bratislava-Vienna ticket. igor > > I want to travel from Bratislava to Vienna by rail. Leave on Friday, > > return back to Brat. on Monday. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > trains via Kittsee and Marchegg, including InterCity trains), which is > less than a single-way Bratislava-Vienna ticket. It's less than I paid for a single from Vienna to Bratislava. If they have such a screwed up system that a return is cheaper, why don't they offer it to people buying single tickets? SignatureDavid Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk photos at http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy wrote: >>>* Can I buy a return ticket in Brat. ? If so, will that save me money >>>compared to buying 2 x singles Brat-Vienna and Vienna-Brat. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > have such a screwed up system that a return is cheaper, why don't they > offer it to people buying single tickets? The prices of the discount return tickets from Bratislava are diffrent than the prices from Vienna. Bratislava-Vienna-Bratislava costs 7,70 euro and is valid for 30 days. Vienna-Bratislava-Vienna costs AFAIR 14 euro and is valid for 4 days (or something like that). igor >I want to travel from Bratislava to Vienna by rail. Leave on Friday, >return back to Brat. on Monday. >* Is it best to use Petralzka station in the south of Bratislava? The main station north of the city centre is a little better located, but it's not something I'd really worry too much about; just take whichever train suits you better timewise. There are plenty of buses from Petralzka to take you to the city centre. When I was there, I walked, because I didn't have any Slovak currency and I don't think that there was an ATM at the station. Mind you, I wouldn't particularly recommend walking. I estimate that it took me about an hour, and until I got to a point where I could see the tower on the bridge, I wasn't entirely sure that I was walking in the right direction... SignaturePaul Dwerryhouse | PGP Key ID: 0x6B91B584 >>I want to travel from Bratislava to Vienna by rail. Leave on Friday, >>return back to Brat. on Monday. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > was there, I walked, because I didn't have any Slovak currency and I don't > think that there was an ATM at the station. Even if you have money our experience was that the ticket machines did not work and we could not buy a ticket for the bus (tram?). > Mind you, I wouldn't particularly recommend walking. I estimate that it > took me > about an hour, and until I got to a point where I could see the tower on > the > bridge, I wasn't entirely sure that I was walking in the right > direction... You definately walked in the wrong direction. 15-20 minutes if you know where you are going, perhaps 30 if you have to stop and look at your map, check road names etc. Unless, that is, your weren't going to the centre in which case one does need to consider which station to arrive at tim On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:36:50 +0200, "tim \(moved to sweden\)" <tim_in_sweden2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> Mind you, I wouldn't particularly recommend walking. I estimate that it >> took me [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >You definately walked in the wrong direction. >15-20 minutes if you know where you are going, What if you stop for a few beers on the way? Something I would recommend in Slovakia, as it's cheap, social, and good. Signature--- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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