Wachau: ferry boat and train ride
Ferry boat and train ride on the Wachaubahn
Arriving with your own bus from the west (airport of Munich or Salzburg): Having left the A1 –Highway at Melk in the direction of Krems, you go to the village of Arnsdorf.
- Crossing the river Danube by rope ferry from Arnsdorf to Spitz an der Donau
(a little boat trip, lasting about 15 minutes)
- At the station of Spitz an der Donau, you take the Wachaubahn railway to Krems an der Donau
Departure from Spitz: 15:13 or 18:13
Arrival at Krems: 15:45 or 18:45
At Krems, your bus is awaiting the group.
The price of this standard program, including the ferry boat and the train ride, is € 11,00 / person (incl. 10% VAT)
If you add this program to your bus ride to Vienna, you have to estimate about 1½ hours for this “detour”.
Of course, the above program can be extended, for instance by a wine-tasting session and/or a guided tour to the monastery of Dürnstein…
Useful websites about the region and the railway line:
Abbey of Melk – ferry boat – Wachau railway
- Arrival with your own bus at Melk Abbey
- Visit of the world famous baroque Abbey
- Transfer by your own bus to Arnsdorf / landing place of the rope ferry
- Crossing the Danube by rope ferry from Arnsdorf to Spitz an der Donau
- Ride on the Wachau train from Spitz an der Donau to Krems an der Donau
Departure from Spitz: 15:13 or 18:13
Arrival at Krems: 15:45 or 18:45
The all-inclusive-price (admission fee to Melk Abbey + ferry boat + train ride) is € 22,00 / person (incl. 10% VAT)
Here a useful link for more information about Melk Abbey: http://www.donau.com/en/wachau-nibelungengau-kremstal/outings-activities/excursion-destinations/top-excursion-destinations/top-excursion-destinations/stift-melk/bf6fcd3debbf68c6827b8d21d6bfba89/
To the robber barons by train and ferry boat
- Individual arrival at Aggstein fortress (medieval castle)
- Guided tour through the ruins of Aggstein fortress
- Possibility to have lunch in the tavern of the fortress
- Transfer with your own bus from Aggstein to Arnsdorf
- Crossing the Danube with the rope ferry from Arnsdorf to Spitz an der Donau
- Ride on the Wachaubahn railway from Spitz an der Donau to Krems an der Donau
Departure from Spitz: 15:13 or 18:13
Arrival at Krems: 15:45 or 18:45
The all-inclusive-price (admission fee + guide for Aggstein fortress + ferry boat + train ride) is € 19,50 / person (incl. 10% VAT)
Here is a useful link for more information about Aggstein fortress: