Vienna – Venice. The most spectacular train journey in the Alps!
Hello everyone! Today we are in Vienna, more precisely in Wien Hauptbahnhof, the official name of the station has a modern, spacious and bright design, having been completed quite recently in 2015. The roof has a distinctive shape that resembles some rhombuses or diamonds. It is an excellent visual symbol. The station is designed to be intuitive. The signs are clear, the digital screens are large and access to the platforms is easy via escalators and elevators. It is a transit station, it is not the end of the line, like the old station was, allowing trains to pass through it. It is part of the European railway project. It is the central point for all long-distance ÖBB trains, national and international. Basically, you can reach almost any ÖBB destination with a single train change. Every day, around 1,100 trains stop here and approximately 145,000 passengers transit. The station is perfectly connected to Vienna’s public transport system: metro (U-Bahn): Line U1 (red) has a stop here and takes you directly to the center (Stephansplatz). There are tram and bus lines nearby. As you can see, the station is not just a transit place. It is also a mall with shopping areas, cafes and restaurants. It has waiting areas, free Wi-Fi access and modern toilets. Also, information points (ÖBB InfoPoint), currency exchange offices and lounge areas This is our journey for today From Vienna to Venice We will travel on the RJ 131 train operated by OBB, in “economy” class The ticket was purchased online, about 40 days in advance, and the price was €32.9/person Our train arrives at the station There are not very many passengers at this early hour in October But let the journey begin! Don’t forget to subscribe! Thank you! You can support us with a like/share! This is what the economy class carriage looks like, in 2+2 configuration There are also seats facing each other with a small table This is extendable It also has a small cup holder It is also equipped with a waste bin The seats are not very thin We also have a magazine For the trip we chose this arrangement of seats It provides more privacy We also have a folding table with an extension to use a laptop It seems quite durable Under it a small net for storage Here is today’s route And these are our seats, 95 and 97 Each seat is equipped with a reading lamp We leave Vienna Hbf on time We already have a passenger who is talking very loudly on the phone and will continue to do so for dozens of minutes Although I knew that there were carriages with a “quiet zone” when I booked I omitted this aspect Let’s take a tour of the train To be honest, we were actually looking for the restaurant carriage 😅 The train is clean There are not very many passengers There are waste bins and toilets in each carriage I have reached the “quiet zone” It is marked with a green smiling face And the seats have green markings applied to the head area And YES, it really is quiet! It is not crowded here either Next time it will be an option for us too A new wagon with good mood! We arrived at a “family zone” wagon It has a space with a TV for children where cartoons are playing. Very cool! You don’t see anything like that in Eastern Europe! A space for bicycles and a passenger… we continue our journey… But we reached the locomotive 😇 Let’s see the toilet Surprise! It is pasted with gorgeous images from nature Everything is functional and clean One minus, it is quite narrow It was cleaned during the trip. You forget that you are in a toilet! Obviously the restaurant wagon was on the opposite side, one wagon away from us! 😀 The space is not very big, just a few tables Now let’s enjoy a coffee first thing in the morning The prices are affordable, a coffee around €3.80 We are already on the famous Semmering route Unfortunately there is not much light and it is raining Nevertheless the landscape is taken from a dream. It is not for nothing that it is included in the UNESCO heritage It’s quiet in the carriage now The occupancy rate is still low A lot of tunnels Buildings that steal your eyes But nature remains the supreme creator We pass through small towns with interesting architecture Let’s admire in silence… A small lake The traveling companion hasn’t finished the conversation yet… The clouds are gathering menacingly It’s raining lightly The green of the pastures seems unreal There are a few more travelers here A proud tower of an ecclesiastical building A new church Modern stations along the route The current situation… An impressive viaduct The clouds seem to be descending lower A pedestrian bridge From this angle we can also see our locomotive We walk parallel to the road Without words In places we notice a few cows as if they were lowered from a fairy tale Let’s inspect the seats and in natural light They are equipped with an adjustment system that allows them to slide The seat ensures a high degree of comfort The air conditioning was at superior parameters throughout the journey and the WI FI network was generally OK A new church, I think it would be interesting to visit these buildings The windows are equipped with blinds Shrubs with a special color The seats also have adjustable footrests We have a noisier group again Lake Worthersee Very many beautiful homes on its shores There are also small boats It looks like a landscape taken from stories Let’s watch it in peace A new station Although there are not many passengers, they talk quite loudly and I don’t understand the reason Maybe that’s why there are separate quiet carriages We are passing through a picturesque mountain area The bed of a river We can’t take our eyes off the train window A proud peak And again an interesting bed Surrounded by high mountains In this place we stopped for about 45 minutes At least I had a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains The city was almost completely destroyed in the 1976 earthquake It has been an important strategic point since antiquity, being located on the ancient Roman road Via Iulia Augusta and on the medieval pilgrimage route Via Romea Strata (comparable to the famous Camino de Santiago). Currently, about 10,000 people live here Udine is the historical capital and heart of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy. It is an elegant and quiet city that combines the charm of a medieval burg with the strong influence of Venetian architecture. The Friuli region is famous for its high-quality white wines. A “tajut” is the local expression for drinking a glass of wine in company, usually in one of the osteria (traditional taverns). Udine has about 98,000 inhabitants and is known for the football team Udinese Calcio. It is also called “I Bianconeri” (The Black and Whites), “Le Zebrette” (The Little Zebras) The Udine railway station, officially called Stazione di Udine, was put into use in 1860. It is quite old, it can even be called grandma Udine is known as “Little Venice on land” (La piccola Venezia in terraferma) Due to the influence that the Venetian Republic had for four centuries. Landscapes that seem from another planet The town of Casarsa is located halfway between the Friulian Alps and the Adriatic Sea. It is crossed by the “linea delle risorgive”, an area rich in water courses. The Tagliamento River is nearby. Casarsa della Delizia is a town located in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, in the province of Pordenone. It is deeply linked to the life and work of the famous Italian poet, director and intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pordenone is an elegant city and an important urban and economic center in northeastern Italy, the capital of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia entity. It has about 50,000 inhabitants The train station was modernized in 2017. It is located a 10-minute walk from the city center Conegliano is an important city in the province of Treviso, in the neighboring Veneto region. It is considered the capital of the wine-growing region of Prosecco Superiore DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) Here is the Scuola Enologica di Conegliano (School of Oenology), the oldest specialized school in Italy, founded in 1876. The Monticano River is 50 km long and flows entirely through the province of Treviso. It flows into the Livenza River. This is how you sometimes travel…totally unexpectedly… Treviso is a city located in the Veneto region, in northeastern Italy, being the capital of the homonymous province. It is often considered a “little Venice”, with a picturesque historic center, surrounded by canals and old walls. Located at the confluence of the Sile and Botteniga rivers, the city is the gateway to the hilly region in the north where the famous Prosecco Superiore DOCG sparkling wine is produced. Treviso is known as a prosperous city, the headquarters of some famous Italian companies (such as Benetton, Geox and De’Longhi). Mestre (Fraction of Venice) has around 89,000 inhabitants. Mestre is the largest settlement in the municipality of Venice, home to the majority of the population. Together with Marghera, it forms the main continental extension of Venice. It is connected to the island of Venice by a long bridge, the Ponte della Libertà (Liberty Bridge), which carries both a railway and a road. Mestre is often chosen by tourists as a base for visiting Venice. Although modern, Mestre retains a pleasant small historic center. Piazza Erminio Ferretto: The heart of the city, an elegant pedestrian square full of shops, cafes and restaurants. Venezia Mestre Stazione is a major railway station, being a convenient gateway for tourists staying on the mainland. It is time to enjoy the route to Venice in peace And there is quite a lot of talk We have arrived in Venice Santa Lucia The station is located in the Cannaregio district, right at the western end of the Grand Canal, on the island of Venice. It is the final point (terminus) for most trains coming to Venice from the rest of Italy and Europe. The current station building is low and wide, with a modern facade (completed in 1952) that does not dominate the surrounding landscape. Behind the facade is a vast main hall, which provides access to the 16 platforms. A last look at our train that safely brought us to our destination The station is directly connected to the water transport network (vaporetto) – the station is right in front of the station. Two important bridges connect the surrounding areas: the Ponte degli Scalzi (Barefoot Bridge) crosses the Grand Canal right next to the station and the Ponte della Costituzione (Constitution Bridge) connects it to Piazzale Roma (the car and bus terminal). That was our journey today! We say goodbye with the last pictures from the Venetia Santa Lucia station
Join me on the ÖBB Railjet train from Vienna to Venice, a journey through the heart of the Alps!
This is not just a simple journey, but an epic experience on the Semmering Railway (UNESCO), with spectacular mountain landscapes, amazing viaducts and tunnels carved into the rock. I traveled in economy class and I show you everything: from the comfort of the carriage to the on-board services and, most importantly, the most beautiful views. Is it worth taking the day train instead of the plane? Find out in this video!
Point of interest: the Semmering section (Austria) and the Villach/Udine area.
What you will see in this vlog: detailed review of the Railjet carriage (seats, space, amenities).
Testing the dining car.
Images of the views of the Austrian Alps. What the spectacular arrival in Venice looks like by water.
Information on ÖBB ticket prices (SparSchiene).
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Details about the trip:
Train: RJ 131
Departure: Wien Hbf, at 06.24
Arrival: Venezia S. Lucia, at 14:14
Duration: 7 h 50 min
Distance: 435 km
Operator: OBB
Price: 32,9 €
Class: 2
Date filmed: October 2025
Camera: GoPro Hero 8Black
