Getting to Klagenfurt
over land and over/under the sea
Klagenfurt is the capital city of the province of Kärnten/Carinthia in southern Austria, approximately 200 miles from Vienna and in the centre of Europe.
Coming from Vienna
Train and bus services are available and the journey will take just under 4 hours, a stunning journey over the Semmering pass. Trains can be booked at: www.oebb.at Buses can be booked on Flixbus.
Coming from the West
Train services from Innsbruck take five to six hours with connecting trains through Salzburg or Schwarzach im Pongau St. Veit.
There are also some direct trains from Zürich through to the south of Austria, some carriages have a glass roof. A beautiful journey, mountains all the way!
Coming from the Balkans
It is just over an hour and a half from Ljubljana to Villach, 30 minutes on to Klagenfurt and it is a four-hour train journey from Zagreb to Villach, 30 minutes from Villach to Klagenfurt. Check on https://potniski.sz.si/en/ or https://www.hzpp.hr/en or/and www.oebb.at
There are also buses (e.g www.flixbus.at / goopti…) from a variety of places directly to Villach or Klagenfurt.
Coming from Hungary & Romania
Probably best via Vienna.
Coming from Italy
Either via Innsbruck or Venice.
Coming from Germany, the Netherlands or Scandinavia
It is worthwhile checking both the www.oebb.at and https://www.bahn.de/ to compare prices before booking.
If you are travelling through Germany, the direct line Hamburg - Munich via Hannover, Fulda, Nürnberg is generally reliable, no changes. However, the train does tend to get a bit delayed so allow time for connections.
There are Interrail reductions for ferries from Scandinavia.
The train journey from Munich will take approximately 5 hours, no changes.
Coming from the UK & Ireland
Interrail from the UK to Austria works very well with Eurostar only costing €32 bought on the Interrail website. There are ferry reductions from Ireland and Wales, but not from England.
The Austrian railway, OEBB offers very reasonable tickets “Sparschiene”, but once booked you must take this train.
Also check out the dedicated Nightjet page: https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
It’s amazing!
Wifi is available on many main-line trains (Railjets) in Austria, less so in older carriages or trains coming from Switzerland.
Interrail works very well to travel around Europe. N.B. passes are for a minimum of 4 days, working out at approx. €50 per day, and night-trains need to be booked in addition. The app is a challenge but great fun once you get the hang of it.
If you have questions about getting to the conference and would like to correspond, you are welcome to contact the organizing team at carn2025@aau.at