Thursday, May 14, 2015

Getting from Budapest to Vienna

Related to my previous post on getting to nearby European cities here is another good combo: Budapest and Vienna.  By train Budapest and Vienna are only about 3 hours apart, making it even possible to do a day trip to Vienna or Budapest from the other city.

You can use the Eurorail train to get from Budapest to Vienna.  While not the least expensive way to travel between the two cities it is quite efficient and fast.

A less expensive, but more time consuming option is to the take the bus.

A scenic option comparable in price to the train, but much slower than the train available only during the summer is to take a boat.

Worth noting is that Vienna in German is Wien and is often referred to as Wien on schedules.

It may also be worth noting, if you are trying to decide which city of the two to use as your primary base, Budapest is significantly less expensive than Vienna.

Also, Austria is German speaking and uses the euro.  Hungary is Hungarian speaking* and does not use the euro**.

*but many people in Budapest also speak at least some English and/or German.

**but some merchants will accept euro.


                                               

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