Convenient arrival

“Land” in the Viennese Alps by train and bus

A quick and inexpensive way to reach your hiking destination: take the train to Payerbach-Reichenau and then continue with the "RUFbus".(Bild: Seebacher Doris)

The region is a tourism classic, the offer is very modern. In the Semmering-Rax region, you can travel without a car: holidaymakers can arrive by public transport.

A quick coffee at the Wartholz castle nursery? Spontaneously take the Rax cable car to the high plateau? Or just to your booked hotel in Semmering without having to rely on buses or expensive cabs? With the "RUFbus" Semmering-Rax, this has been possible spontaneously and cheaply for two and a half years.

Marielle Klement-Kapeller, Managing Director of the Vienna Alps, Anna Vogler from the Semmering/Rax tourist office and Christian Blazek, Chairman of the Semmering-Rax Schneeberg Tourist Association, present the successful RUFbus project in front of Reichenau Castle.(Bild: DORISSEEBACHER)

The service is free of charge for overnight guests, for day guests and locals the rate is based on the number of people and the number of kilometers driven. This makes it easy to reach excursion destinations such as the remote Preiner Gschaid or the popular Looshaus - without having to rely on public buses. There are now almost 120 dedicated bus stops. These are located at train stations, accommodation, excursion destinations and other hubs. Journeys can be ordered by telephone or via the Postbus shuttle app. Christian Blazek, Chairman of the Semmering-Rax-Schneeberg Tourism Association: "Our aim is to offer guests a great hiking experience - the 'unattractive paths' should be covered by cab, the attractive ones on foot".

The good news at the end: "For cultural guests, the travel times will of course be extended in the summer months of July and August," emphasizes Marielle Klement-Kapeller, Managing Director of the Vienna Alps.

A popular excursion destination: a ride on the Höllentalbahn. In the picture: Historian Christoph Rella, Mariella Klement-Kapeller and Albert Malli, President of the Höllentalbahn.(Bild: DORISSEEBACHER)