Extra Pass Benefits in Austria

Discounts for Eurail Pass Holders

In Austria you can profit from reduced boat crossings and other benefits.

The benefits mentioned here are available to holders of a:


Reduced boat crossings

Blaue Danube Schiffahrt (DDSG)

20% discount on the boat trips:

  • Melk - Krems
  • Vienna - Dürnstein (on Sunday only)
  • Sightseeing trips by boat in Vienna

More information: www.ddsg-blue-danube.at

Donauschiffahrt Wurm & Köck (boat trips on the Danube)

Special price on the route:

  • Linz - Passau (reservation compulsory)

More information: www.donauschiffahrt.de

BSB, SBS & ÖBB

50% discount from May to October on:

  • Trips on Lake Constance (Bodensee)

More information: www.bsb-online.com

Other discounts

Meininger Hostels & Hotels
logo Meininger hostels Book directly with Meininger City Hostels & Hotels and get 10% off on your stay and 10 minutes Internet for free. All-you-can-eat breakfast is only 3,50 Euro and WiFi Internet is free at the hostel. 
There is a Meininger Hostel in Vienna (10. Bezirk, Columbusgasse). 
For reservations, mail to welcome@meininger-hostels.com.
Or call: +49  30 666 36 100.
More info: www.meininger-hostels.com.

Private railway
A Eurail Pass valid in Austria is also valid on railway lines operated by the private railway company ROeEE/GYSEV:

  • Ebenfurth – Sopron (Hungary)

These are some rules for the bonus facilities:

  • some bonuses are free and some entitle you to reductions. If you travel on a Eurail Global Pass, a Eurail Select Pass, a Eurail Regional Pass or a Eurail National Pass, you can only use a free bonus on a day which you fill in on your Pass (a Travel day). This does not apply when you use a reduction only, this can be used anytime, within the general validity of your pass
  • bonuses can only be bought locally
  • for reduced travel on international shipping lines your Eurail Pass must be valid for the country of departure OR for the country of arrival. For free travel, the Pass must be valid in the country of departure AND the country of arrival. For domestic shipping lines, your Eurail Pass must be valid in the country you travel in.