Vienna Travel Forum

Hi there,

We are going to Vienna soon (19-23 April) and wanted to see that part of Austria as well (that's to say Wachau). I'm trying to take in how I'm going to do it. Train/boat is the option for us. I can see there are boat trips from Krems to Melk. There are even maps of all the interesting places those boats pass on its way. However, I'm curious how we actually can get to visit them as it looks that those boats are not hoo on/off service like tour buses.

The plan is to take train to Melk, visit the Stift Melk and catch a boat there down to Krems. We get off in Krems, wonder the streets for a while and head back to Vienna. Now, the question is how I could actually visit all those places between Melk and Krems? Is there any kind of boat (like a ferry) that do several services a day so that I can get off in one place and catch the next boat.

thanks
slawek

at this time of the year there is only 1 ship :
http://www.brandner.at/partner/brandner/english/46594.htm
from Melk to Krems and back.
It is best to get out at Duernstein and go by train to Krems & back to Vienna !

what about this one?
http://www.ddsg-blue-danube.at/english/html/e_lwac_fp.asp

looks like they are on from april. And here at the bottom of the page:
http://www.ddsg-blue-danube.at/english/html/e_lwac_kombi.asp
looks like i could get something that's called "ALL IN ONE TICKET SHIP - TRAIN - CULTURE" for 22 euro (train, boat + entry to abbey) that looks like a pretty good deal for me. Any comment on that one?

And why do you suggest to get off in Durnstein? Better place to wonder around than Krems?

Duernstein is the best place to walk around, then you take the train to Krems, that is great as well, BUT by ship to Krems is not really beautiful.
Take a look at DDSG and my link, and you will see they go at almost the same time to the same places !