Motorail from Dusseldorf to Vienna

[Lonerider]

Just putting a few plans together for areas in Europe, I was looking at the Motorail Train from Düsseldorf to Vienna to safe time and milage on the bike.
Hull-Rotterdam on the ferry then ride to Düsseldorf for the train.

ÖBB travel portal: Vienna - Düsseldorf - Vienna

Has anyone used this train before, I think its worth doing if I decide to go the the Balkans area?

Wayne

[Walkabout]

A couple of things come to my mind:
1. Duss to Vienna isn't all that far; is it really worth it when you could be riding some good roads in Germany and Austria?
(I recall that the train service is not cheap).

2. Some guys I know were aiming to use such a train system; it went out of business at pretty short notice which made a mess of their plans; IIRC that was the Netherlands equivalent from that country to Italy/the foothills of the Balkans.

[Lonerider]

Looking at the prices on the link i put up, they are less than 100 Euro.

I have also ridden a lot of roads in Germany and Austria and fancied a change

Wayne

[Walkabout]

Originally Posted by Lonerider

Looking at the prices on the link i put up, they are less than 100 Euro.

Yep, that's a good price, assuming that it is all inclusive, and maybe why the Dutch moto train stopped operating.
I did think you were referring to Dbahn the German railway company but now I see that it is the Austrians who would transport you into their country; you could also get a connection into Italy. Vienna is selling itself as a "cross roads" of motorcycle transportation by rail.

[Benny_76]

I'm using this service in August, I want to explore Hungary and Romania and we only have 2 weeks so for us it makes sense to get to Vienna as quickly as possible. I travel 2-up with my wife so I'm always careful to make it an enjoyable holiday for her rather than a iron-butt adventure for myself and I reckon the train will save us 4 days of motorway riding in total.

We'll be on the ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge, maybe have a look around Brugge for half a day then ride over to Dusseldorf, grab some dinner and a bottle of wine, get on the train and wake up in Vienna and head into Hungary. The cost for the bike was 90 Euros return, and the bunk was 178 Euros return so comparable to the cost of hotels, food, , fuel etc. on the road.

I think it's a great idea if you are heading to the east and have limited time, I plan on using it again next year to get to Turkey.

[Lonerider]

Originally Posted by Benny_76

I'm using this service in August, I want to explore Hungary and Romania and we only have 2 weeks so for us it makes sense to get to Vienna as quickly as possible. I travel 2-up with my wife so I'm always careful to make it an enjoyable holiday for her rather than a iron-butt adventure for myself and I reckon the train will save us 4 days of motorway riding in total.

We'll be on the ferry from Hull to Zeebrugge, maybe have a look around Brugge for half a day then ride over to Dusseldorf, grab some dinner and a bottle of wine, get on the train and wake up in Vienna and head into Hungary. The cost for the bike was 90 Euros return, and the bunk was 178 Euros return so comparable to the cost of hotels, food, , fuel etc. on the road.

I think it's a great idea if you are heading to the east and have limited time, I plan on using it again next year to get to Turkey.

If i use it before you I will let you know whats it like and likewise if you use it before me, I think its good for saving time also.

Cheers

Wayne