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Re:After 27 years within budget Austria open 6thlongest rail... by jack_tripper on Friday December 12, 2025 @10:15AM (#46244888)
Yep, single tickets on Austrian ÖBB is not cheap at all without subscriptions or discounts.

Prices are good only if you use it regularly as a commuter via a yearly subscription (Klimaticket), but for one off trips, prices are more expensive than flying.

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Re:After 27 years within budget Austria open 6thlongest rail... by spacechild1 on Saturday December 13, 2025 @05:26AM (#46253553)
> but for one off trips, prices are more expensive than flying.

Sparschiene tickets are very cheap. For example, Graz-Vienna (200 km) is between 10€ and 25€. How is that more expensive than flying!?

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Re:After 27 years within budget Austria open 6thlongest rail... by rcbdev on Sunday December 14, 2025 @08:09AM (#46262753)
That is the point! Austria is on the verge of overtourism, it's a conscious political decision in this case to tax transport of tourists highly and allow the population cheap subscription plans.

No voter in Austria would want it any other way.

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