The Einfach-Raus-Ticket lets two to five people travel regional trains all day for a flat fare — the cheapest way to reach Wachau, Semmering or Neusiedler See if you can find a colleague to split it with.
For mountains, Semmering and Schneeberg are reachable in under two hours and need no car. For lakes, Salzkammergut is a longer haul but worth one of your longer stretches off.
Bratislava is roughly an hour by bus, Budapest under three by train. Both are cheaper than Austria, which makes them good options at the end of a pay cycle.
Quick takeaways
- •Einfach-Raus-Ticket for group day trips
- •Semmering and Schneeberg: mountains without a car
- •Bratislava and Budapest for low-budget weekends
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