Originally Posted by
railways
My TA got the answer.
For premium class, there is a fixed supplement of €25 per one-way journey (of any distance - so the supplement for Budapest-Munich is the same as for Budapest-Vienna) for any first-class ticket (or pass) holder.
Fantastic, thank you so much! Good to know about this supplement.
Um... so does this mean that I can book the 1st class ticket at bahn.de, then at the Munich Hbf I can just go to a live agent and buy the 25EU fixed supplement for RJ premium class? Or could I buy this supplement on the train? I'm guessing I'd need to buy it at Hbf to also secure the seat reservation. Part of the trouble is that the RJ website doesn't really explain these logistics... of how to buy the Premium class seats. I am guessing that I could buy this at Muenchen Hbf a day or two before the actual travel so that I'm not in a rush to buy it on the actual travel day.
Now I'm considering Muenchen to Wien, then later Wien to Budapest. Simply to break up the 7 hour train journey as well as enjoy Wien for a coupla days before Budapest. I've never been to Osterreich and this could be fun!
Thus... is it possible to buy a Muenchen > Wien > Budapest ticket online... and would I be able to pay the same (or same plus small supplement) for this ticket as a Muenchen > Budapest ticket? Or is this treated as two separate transactions? I apologize for asking here instead of on the European Rail thread, but we already have such good history and info on this thread!
Danke!
Michael