Christmas is just around the corner and so is traveling to families. It is not only noticeable that travelers sometimes have to deal with ÖBB chaos, but above all: tickets are disproportionately expensive! Krone+ has looked at the secret tricks you can use so far to travel by train as cheaply as possible, and not just on public holidays.
Anyone who wants to travel cheaply around Christmas quickly finds themselves on the brink of despair: prices are skyrocketing like no other. Only on Wednesday did the ÖBB comment on problems with the data feed, which led to terrible prices for train tickets. There were also disruptions to rail jets that were damaged by falling overhead lines and are now being repaired. The Railjets should be operational again by Christmas.
Yet this year, 250 million people in Europe will travel home to their family or on holiday during the holidays. In Austria too, many people choose to travel by train – for the climate or for reasons of convenience, as the train station is often more conveniently located than the airport. But the high prices are not for weak wallets!
You are often even punished for climate-friendly travel: as Greenpeace recently revealed, traveling by train is on average twice as expensive as flying! But you don’t have to be left out like a Christmas goose: Krone+ has insider tips on how to get cheaper train tickets on the busiest days of the year.
Source: Krone
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