Classic route
Railjet Wien–Venezia
Vienna → Venice · Austria · Italy
One seat Vienna to Venice: over the Semmering, through the new Koralm tunnel to Klagenfurt and Villach, then the 1879 Pontebbana across the Julian Alps.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 4640716 (374 km), relation 3297004 (116 km) — 490 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.1% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 18 m); the longest stretch away from it is 8 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: ÖBB Scotty — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
Questions and answers
How long is the Railjet Wien–Venezia?
The Railjet Wien–Venezia runs 612 km from Vienna to Venice. It runs through Austria and Italy.
How long does the Railjet Wien–Venezia take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 7 h 10 min for the 612 km. That is an average of 85 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 230 km/h.
Who runs the Railjet Wien–Venezia?
ÖBB.
How old is the Railjet Wien–Venezia?
The line has been in service since 1879. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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