Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Munich->Venice, Bahn.de, when can i book?

Hello All,





I found a previous thread that said the booking window for trains was 89 days out. I%26#39;m going to be traveling on Dec 22nd, from Munich to Venice, but when i try and book on bhan.de it tells me that date is outside the booking window.





Does anyone know how far in advance i can make the reservation? I%26#39;m hoping to get the %26#39;special fare%26#39; to save some money. Also, this is a day-time train, not a night train.





Thanks!




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As soon as the new timetable for 2010 (valid from 12. Dec. 2009) is online.



Should be online till mid of October.




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Ah, so in this case it isn%26#39;t a set number of days, i%26#39;m just waiting for the official schedule.





Good to know i wasn%26#39;t missing something, i was worried this being my first experience with it. Thanks for the assurance.





--steve




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It looks like the schedule is now up and your trip can be booked.




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Thank you for the notice. It looks like there is not a day train on the schedule, and the only option i have now is a train to Villach, followed by a bus to complete the journey into Venice.





Is that correct?




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The Austrian railways schedule is not up yet http://www.oebb.at/pv/en/index.jsp so you can%26#39;t book it on-line just yet. Keep checking - it should be up soon.





It isn%26#39;t an ordinary bus, though - it is quite plush, and apparently the views from upstairs (%26#39;2nd class%26#39;) are great, whereas %26#39;1st class%26#39; (downstairs) are of the road surface. It costs €24 from Villach, but there may be special offers available all the way through. There are several posts about this on the Austrian forum so check there.

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