An ÖBB Railjet below snow-capped peaks in eastern Switzerland

Itinerary · Vienna, Austria

By rail: Vienna, Budapest and on to Belgrade

Three capitals by train along the Danube: Vienna, Budapest by Railjet, and south on the new line to Novi Sad and Belgrade.

Five days or more, by train

  1. Day 1

    1Wien Hauptbahnhof

    Favoriten·Main station

    Railjets to Budapest leave every hour, ÖBB says.

  2. Day 1–2

    2Vienna by rail: the back story

    Wien Hauptbahnhof·In depth

    Budapest, then the line south; see the ULTIMATE Belgrade and Budapest guides.

  3. On your return

    3ÖBB Nightjet

    Vienna·Sleeper trains

    Sleep west to Zurich, Hamburg or Rome.

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