Traveling Budapest -Salzburg-Stuttgart New Year's Day
Nov 17, 2012, 11:29 am
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Traveling Budapest -Salzburg-Stuttgart New Year's Day
We will be traveling by rail from Budapest to Stuttgart on January 1. (Already have tickets). Will there be food service available on the trains or in the stations?
Nov 17, 2012, 12:48 pm
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Presumably you are travelling on a Railjet via Munich and onward on an ICE or IC.
On the Railjet and ICE there should definitely be catering (I have travelled on both on New Year's Day and the service has generally been the same as on "normal" days) - both have a restaurant/bistro. I recommend the RJ for very reasonably-priced meals and drinks (currently operated by Do&Co under the brand name Henry am Zug).
If you are travelling in First class from Budapest to Salzburg or Munich on the RJ, I would also recommend upgrading to Business class on board (subject to availability, but shouldn't be a problem) - 15 per person for a much better seat. (Note that unlike on airlines, Business is a higher class than First.
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In First and Business you can be served food/drinks at your seat; in economy, there is a trolley service of drinks and snacks. Otherwise, you can visit the restaurant.
On the ICE, there will be a reastaurant or bistro on board and again if you are in First there will be service at your seat. For sample menus see the DB website (sorry, but haven't time to locate the link!).
On the Railjet and ICE there should definitely be catering (I have travelled on both on New Year's Day and the service has generally been the same as on "normal" days) - both have a restaurant/bistro. I recommend the RJ for very reasonably-priced meals and drinks (currently operated by Do&Co under the brand name Henry am Zug).
If you are travelling in First class from Budapest to Salzburg or Munich on the RJ, I would also recommend upgrading to Business class on board (subject to availability, but shouldn't be a problem) - 15 per person for a much better seat. (Note that unlike on airlines, Business is a higher class than First.
)In First and Business you can be served food/drinks at your seat; in economy, there is a trolley service of drinks and snacks. Otherwise, you can visit the restaurant.
On the ICE, there will be a reastaurant or bistro on board and again if you are in First there will be service at your seat. For sample menus see the DB website (sorry, but haven't time to locate the link!).
Nov 17, 2012, 2:06 pm
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Thanks railways- not sure what class we are- probably not first. We will look at the DB site for menus. Just wanted to make sure there would be some food available. Trying to realize this will not be like Amtrak!
Nov 19, 2012, 9:42 am
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Nov 19, 2012, 1:22 pm
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FYI.....there is also a huge Tesco supermarket inside of the Arena Plaza Mall on Kerepesi Way, no more than a quarter of a mile from the Keleti train station in Budapest.
Nov 23, 2012, 3:58 am
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Yes, most everything (including supermarket in Salzburg Hbf.) should be open.
Just wanted to make sure there would be some food available.
ÖBB Railjet -> http://www.henryamzug.com/ -> Henry am Zug -> Railjet Restaurant / Verkaufstrolley