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<p>The only catch is that you need to check in with a human at Brussels / London as the Eurostar gates can't read DB ticket barcodes.</p>
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<h3 id="salz">Salzburg to Bad Aussee - train</h3>
<p>From the main railway station (Salzburg Hbf) take a train to
<b>Attnang-Puchheim</b>. The train will probably be bound for
Wein (Vienna). Change at Attnang-Puchheim and get on a local
train to <b>Bad Aussee</b>. This train will probably be bound
for Stainach-Irdning. A Salzburg->Bad Aussee ticket should be about &euro;20/&pound;14.</p>
<p>Train changes can be tight (only a couple of minutes); the platform numbers
are given on the timetables on the station platforms.</p>
<h3>The Last Bit</h3>
<p>Once on the train for Bad Aussee, you've got a couple of hours until
you arrive. The journey is very pleasant, and the scenery improves as
the journey goes on. Half an hour before Bad Aussee, the train skirts
the edge of the large lake adjacent to the village of <b>Hallstatt</b>,
visible across the water. The flanks of the Dachstein range can be
seen from here. A short while later, whilst passing through a wooded
valley after <b>Obertraun</b> station, you can catch a glimpse of the huge
amount of water which pours from <b>Koppenbr&uuml;hleh&ouml;hle</b> on the
right-hand side. The train continues for a few minutes to arrive at Bad
Aussee.</p>
<p>The last stop before Bad Aussee is Obertraun (from
Attnang-Puchheim direction), or Kainisch (from Stainach-Irdning
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station building the wrong way and spend a few hours in the middle
of the night wandering backroads</p>
<p>If part of the train journey has a bus replacement service (as in 2018), it can be easier to simply
get the bus all the way from Salzburg (bus station is at the train station) to Bad Aussee, with a change at Bad Ischl.
If done as two tickets this is &euro;10:80 to Bad Ischl and then
&euro;6.40 from Bad Ischl to Bad Aussee (in 2018). There is often a long wait at Bad Ischl.
<h3 id="lastbit">Bad Aussee Railway station to Bad Aussee centre and to expo campsite</h3>
<p>There is a
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<p>This is the highest carbon-emitting option and transport is the largest compononent of Expedition carbon emissions. In addition flying to Expo relies on other people transporting your share of Expo gear (and often your own personal gear) to Austria, and we need enough cars out there to
ensure a free flow of cavers up and down the toll road.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.bahn.de/">German railway website</a> is
excellent for planning journeys in both Germany and Austria.
Remember to buy a ticket before getting on the train.</p>
<h3>Munich Airport to Bad Aussee</h3>
<p>From Munich airport, there's a shuttle bus to the main railway station
(M&uuml;nchen Hbf) from where you can take a train which stops at
Attnang-Puchheim. Now follow the description below from this point.</p>
<h3 id="salz">Salzburg Airport to Bad Aussee - train</h3>
<p>Take a bus to the main railway station (Salzburg Hbf)for &euro;2.70 (2018) and a train to
<b>Attnang-Puchheim</b>. The train will probably be bound for
Wein (Vienna). Change at Attnang-Puchheim and get on a local
train to <b>Bad Aussee</b>. This train will probably be bound
for Stainach-Irdning. A Salzburg->Bad Aussee ticket should be about &euro;20/&pound;14.</p>
<p>Train changes can be tight (only a couple of minutes); the platform numbers
are given on the timetables on the station platforms.</p>
<p>Once on the train for Bad Aussee, you've got a couple of hours until
you arrive. The journey is very pleasant, and the scenery improves as
the journey goes on. Half an hour before Bad Aussee, the train skirts
the edge of the large lake adjacent to the village of <b>Hallstatt</b>,
visible across the water. The flanks of the Dachstein range can be
seen from here. A short while later, whilst passing through a wooded
valley after <b>Obertraun</b> station, you can catch a glimpse of the huge
amount of water which pours from <b>Koppenbr&uuml;hleh&ouml;hle</b> on the
right-hand side. The train continues for a few minutes to arrive at Bad
Aussee.</p>
<p>If part of the train journey has a bus replacement service (as in 2018), it can be easier to simply
get the bus all the way from Salzburg (bus station is at the train station) to Bad Aussee, with a change at Bad Ischl.
If done as two tickets this is &euro;10:80 to Bad Ischl and then
&euro;6.40 from Bad Ischl to Bad Aussee (in 2018). There is often a long wait at Bad Ischl.
<h3>The Last Bit</h3>
<p>See 'Bad Aussee Railway <a href="#lastbit">station to expo campsite</a>' in Train section above</p>
<h2>By Bus</h2>