MAV

MAV’s route map features the following stations:

• Vienna Central Railway Station
• Budapest Kelenfold
• Maglod
• Budapest Deli
• Bohumin Railway Station
• Zurich Central
• Ecser
• Pardubice Railway Station
• Kyiv Pass
• Strba Railway Station
• Stuttgart Central
• Vocklabruck
• Heidelberg
• Fagaras
• Prerov Railway Station
• Gherla
• Gyor
• Kysak Railway Station
• Essen Central
• Regensburg Central
• Mainz Central
• Augsburg Central
• Bratislava Main
• Sighisoara
• Krakow Glowny
• Koblenz Central
• Petrosani
• Vintu de Jos
• Przemysl Glowny
• Caracal
• Ostrava Railway Station
• Dresden Neustadt
• Pilsen
• Berlin Sudkreuz
• Hegyeshalom
• Presov
• Fulda
• Baia Mare
• Amstetten Railway Station
• Chop
• Carei
• Hradec Kralove Central
• Osnabruck Main
• Utrecht Centraal
• Munich Pasing
• Wroclaw Glowny
• Oradea
• Brasov
• Constanta
• Munich East
• Oberhausen Central
• Olomouc Railway Station
• Dresden Central
• Attnang Puchheim Station
• Erlangen
• Sisak
• Hranice Railway Station
• Gottingen
• Nuremberg Main
• Solingen Central
• Poprad Tatry
• Medias
• Simeria
• Duesseldorf Central
• Duisburg Central
• Cologne Central
• Munich Central
• Targu Mures
• Caransebes
• Pforzheim Central
• Warsaw West
• Hamburg Altona
• Mannheim Central
• Ogulin
• Bucharest North
• Budapest Keleti
• Graz Central
• Hallstatt
• Zagreb Glavni
• Zalau Nord
• Jibou
• Villach Central
• Teius
• Rybnik
• Warsaw Central
• Frankfurt am Main Airport
• Linz Central Station
• Banska Bystrica
• Marianske Lazne
• Schwerin Central
• Aachen Central
• Debrecen
• Neumunster
• Arad
• Hamburg Harburg
• Opava vychod nadr
• Lubeck Central
• Stare Mesto Railway Station
• Suceava
• Ulm Central
• Alba Iulia
• Satu Mare
• Vienna Meidling
• Gheorgheni
• Memmingen
• Lviv
• Rotterdam Centraal
• Jihlava
• Kiel Central
• Frankfurt am Main Central
• Darmstadt
• Deva
• Split
• Prague
• Katowice
• Karlsruhe Central
• Dej Calatori
• Halle Hbf
• Ludwigshafen Central
• Buzau
• Freiburg Breisgau Hbf
• Hanover Central
• Elmshorn
• Kosice
• Salzburg Railway Station
• Innsbruck Central
• Cluj Napoca
• Ploiesti Vest
• Offenburg
• Rijeka
• Warsaw East
• Ceska Trebova
• Sinaia
• Galati
• Munster Central
• Wiesbaden Central
• Berlin Main
• Sibiu
• Liptovsky Mikulas
• Bamberg
• Sesvete
• Zilina
• Alkmaar
• Esslingen
• Copenhagen Central
• Iasi
• Gliwice
• Vienna West
• Wels Railway Station
• Timisoara Nord
• Rosenheim
• Gelsenkirchen Central
• Amsterdam Central
• Plovdiv
• Vienna Hbf
• Ostrava Svinov Railway Station
• Sofia
• Bochum Central
• Dortmund Central
• Miercurea Ciuc
• Berlin Lichtenberg
• Berlin Spandau
• Berlin Gesundbrunnen
• Hanau Central
• Kolin Railway Station
• Oswiecim
• Otrokovice Railway Station
• Ruzomberok
• St Poelten Hbf
• Brno Main Nadrazi
• Breclav nadrazi
• Spisska Nova Ves
• Banovce nad Ondavou
• Gdansk
• Zakopane
• Liege Guillemins
• Brussels Midi
• Zurich Oerlikon
• Braunau Inn
• Bregenz
• Dornbirn
• Varna
• Veliko Tarnovo
• Aalen
• Apeldoorn
• Aschaffenburg Central
• Augsburg Hochzoll
• Bad Schandau
• Baden Baden
• Baile Herculane
• Balatonfoldvar
• Berlin Friedrichstrasse
• Bialystok
• Bielsko Biala Glowna
• Bonn Central
• Braunschweig Central
• Bremen Central
• Buchs SG
• Bydgoszcz Main
• Bytom
• Chemnitz Central
• Craiova
• Czestochowa
• Erfurt Central
• Feldkirchen Seiersberg
• Forchheim Oberfr
• Freising Bahnhof
• Friedrichshafen Stadt
• Frydek Mistek
• Gdynia
• Goppingen
• Greifswald
• Gunzburg
• Hagen Hbf
• Hallein Central
• Hamburg
• Heidenheim
• Heilbronn Central
• Herzogenburg
• Hof Hbf
• Hoorn
• Ingolstadt Central
• Jindrichuv Hradec
• Kaiserslautern Central
• Karlovy Vary
• Kehl
• Kitzbuhel Hbf
• Klagenfurt Hbf
• Kromeriz
• Leipzig Central
• Leoben Central
• Lodz Fabryczna
• Lublin
• Lugoj
• Marburg Lahn
• Most
• Muhldorf
• Nagykanizsa
• Nurtingen
• Oldenburg
• Parndorf Bhf Central
• Passau Central
• Piestany
• Poznan Main
• Prague Holesovice
• Rakospalota Ujpest
• Ravensburg
• Reutlingen Central
• Saarbrucken Central
• Salzburg Parsch
• Seefeld in Tirol Central
• Siegen
• Simbach
• Siofok
• Sopot
• Stara Zagora
• Szeged
• Torun Glowny
• Trier Central
• Trnava
• Tubingen Hbf
• Tullnerfeld Hbf
• Uherske Hradiste
• Villingen
• Wurzburg Central
• Zielona Gora
• Zlin stred
• Znojmo
• Fuerth Hauptbahnhof
• Uzhhorod
• Mukachevo
• Rzeszow Glowny
• Malbork
• Frankfurt Oder
• Wuppertal Central
• Magdeburg Central
• Offenbach Central
• Ludwigsburg
• Minden
• Coburg
• St Valentine
• Ceske Budejovice
• Cheb
• Mlada Boleslav
• Viseu de Jos
• Videle
• Valea lui Mihai
• Toplita
• Targu Jiu
• Sighetu Marmatiei
• Siculeni
• Sebes Alba
• Sarmasag
• Salonta
• Rosiori Nord
• Razboieni
• Orsova
• Baile Tusnad
• Blaj
• Braila
• Campia Turzii
• Huedin
• Filiasi
• Curtici
• Deda
• Episcopia Bihor
• Worgl
• Zell am See
• Schwarzach St Veit
• Miskolc Tiszai
• Eger
• Szekesfehervar
• Pecs
• Vac
• Balatonfured
• Sopron
• Veszprem
• Nagymaros Visegrad
• Pragersko
• Zidani Most
• Lepseny
• Boheimkirchen
• Prinzersdorf
• Melk
• Traunstein
• Jenbach
• Pezinok
• Gorna Oryahovitsa
• Russe
• Achau
• Ansfelden
• Sankt Anton am Arlberg
• Asten Fisching
• Ebenfurth
• Elsbethen
• Felixdorf
• Golling an der Salzach Golling Abtenau
• Gotzendorf Bahnhof Gotzendorf Leitha
• Greinsfurth
• Gramatneusiedl
• Graz Don Bosco
• Graz Liebenau Murpark
• Gunskirchen
• Hall in Tirol
• Innsbruck Westbf
• Kalsdorf b Graz
• Kematen in Tirol
• Kittsee
• Klosterneuburg Weidling
• Klagenfurt Annabichl
• Klagenfurt West
• Bisamberg
• Langenzersdorf
• Lanzendorf Rannersdorf
• Maria Lanzendorf
• Obereggendorf
• Obertraun Dachsteinhohlen
• Pulgarn
• Steyregg
• Salzburg Aigen
• Salzburg Sud
• Theresienfeld
• Traun OO
• Budaors
• Budapest Ferencvaros
• Csorna
• Debrecen Kondoros
• Fertoszentmiklos
• Fonyod
• Gyor Gyarvaros
• Hajduszoboszlo
• Keszthely
• Mosonmagyarovar
• Szob
• Torokbalint
• Abda
• Alsoors
• Balatonalmadi
• Balatonfuzfo
• Balatonkenese
• Balatonvilagos
• Budafok
• Debrecen Szabadsagtelep
• Devecser
• Dunakeszi
• Dunakeszi Also
• Ebes
• Erd
• Erd Also
• Erd Felso
• Fot
• Gyomro
• Gyorszabadhegy
• Gyorszentivan
• Kaposvar
• Kobanya Also
• Magyarboly
• Murakeresztur
• Pecel
• Vyskov na Morave
• Vsetin
• Kurim
• Horovice
• Vratimov
• Podivin
• Limburg Sud
• Teltow
• Ujpest kozpont

Here is the list of routes covered by MAV which are always in high demand with the travellers:

• Budapest - Vienna
• Prague - Budapest
• Vienna - Budapest
• Budapest - Prague
• Bratislava - Budapest
• Budapest - Bratislava
• Krakow - Budapest
• Budapest - Krakow
• Budapest - Bucharest
• Bucharest - Budapest
• Budapest - Timisoara
• Budapest - Salzburg
• Salzburg - Budapest
• Brno - Budapest
• Budapest - Cluj Napoca
• Budapest - Brasov
• Timisoara - Budapest
• Budapest - Brno
• Budapest - Sibiu
• Budapest - Wroclaw
• Sibiu - Budapest
• Brasov - Budapest
• Poznan - Budapest
• Linz - Budapest
• Graz - Budapest
• Nuremberg - Budapest
• Stuttgart - Budapest
• Budapest - Sighisoara
• Frankfurt - Budapest
• Sighisoara - Budapest
• Budapest - Nuremberg
• Arad - Budapest
• Budapest - Zagreb
• Budapest - Split
• Budapest - Arad
• Split - Budapest
• Budapest - Stuttgart
• Deva - Budapest
• Budapest - Zurich
• Budapest - Deva
• Zurich - Budapest
• Budapest - Munich
• Zagreb - Budapest
• Zagreb - Siofok
• Ecser - Brasov
• Kurim - Budapest
• Elsbethen - Gyor
• Gyor - Dresden
• Znojmo - Budapest
• Sinaia - Maglod
• Sesvete - Budapest
• Pecel - Esslingen
• Visegrad - Gdynia
• Hegyeshalom - Passau
• Ecser - Lanzendorf
• Pecel - Wurzburg
• Gotzendorf an der Leitha - Budaors
• Hajduszoboszlo - Mukachevo
• Ulm - Budapest
• Hegyeshalom - Melk
• Debrecen - Mukachevo
• Budapest - Ulm
• Pecel - Ceske Budejovice
• St Poelten - Budapest
• Pecel - Frankfurt
• Visegrad - Lublin
• Ecser - Vienna
• Debrecen - Chop
• Reutlingen - Pecel
• Ecser - Poprad
• Nurtingen - Budapest
• Budaors - Sisak
• Zurich - Pecel
• Seefeld - Budapest
• Mukachevo - Debrecen
• Siegen - Budapest
• Budaors - Aiud
• Erlangen - Vac
• Berlin - Debrecen
• Balatonkenese - Zagreb
• Pecel - Sighisoara
• Frankfurt - Vac
• Zagreb - Balatonkenese
• Pecel - Heilbronn
• Brno - Gyomro
• Dortmund - Hegyeshalom
• Budapest - Monchengladbach
• Gotzendorf an der Leitha - Gyor
• Raaba - Debrecen
• Ecser - Ploiesti
• Timisoara - Ecser
• Freiburg im Breisgau - Budapest
• Pecel - Karlsruhe
• Budapest - Kosice
• Gyomro - Arad
• Pecel - Targu Mures
• Budapest - Osnabruck
• Pardubice - Maglod
• Pecel - Nuremberg
• Wuppertal - Budapest

To get most of your train ride to choose the class of your ticket wisely. Consider the length of your trip, the time of the day, and your own preferences. For longer travels by night, first or second-class tickets in a sleeper coach might be the best solution. Both options allow you to sleep your night away as comfortably as it gets on a train and save the precious daytime of your vacation. Note that sometimes first-class tickets cannot be booked for short couple-of-hours trips on a longer itinerary. They are often reserved for travellers who cover the whole route from departure to the terminal station. Yet second-class sleepers of sometimes soft seats are a decent alternative if 4-5 hours bring you to your point B. Check what is included in the price. Linen and towels may or may not be provided for overnight trips as water, snacks, or toiletries. It is always a good idea to bring some layers on board as air-conditioning or heating may fail to meet your standards.

Pros of Train Travel

• Railway travel is an ideal solution to beat traffic. While delays are sometimes possible for various reasons, in general, neither rush-hour, long weekends nor high season fever will ruin your timing with railways.
• Online booking of railway tickets saves you a lot of time. For many destinations, tickets can be booked as long as 90 days before your travel date which brings planning to a new level. Yet last-minute deals are often available, too. There is no need to go to the train station to book either – do it wherever you want.
• In many cases, train tickets are much more affordable than air tickets. On certain routes, the length of travel by high-speed trains equals or even beats air travel if you consider the time you spend in the airport for check-in and going through security and/or customs formalities.
• Very often, railway stations are located in the center of the city. It saves you a lot of time to reach your accommodation. Older railway stations often have the added bonus of being super atmospheric occupying historical buildings. Travelling to/from such stations can be considered a worthy point of your whole travel plan.
• Besides saving you daytime for other more enjoyable things, a night on a train is a good way to cut your hotel expenses. If it is a sleeper you opt for, you may expect to sleep quite well, too. Well, better than on a sleeper bus for sure!
• There are luxury trains serving some routes, and it is definitely an experience to try at least once in your life.

Cons of Train Travel

• The longer the distance – the longer the train ride, and if you have to cover a considerable mileage, it will be very time-consuming. So sometimes air travel is a better alternative even if costlier.
• Connections with your onward transport should be planned with extra care. Though the timetables are normally set, delays and cancellations are always possible due to a variety of reasons. Another thing to consider is the location of the station where your train arrives or departs from. There is more than one train station in certain cities and locations, which sometimes causes confusion.
• One of the most common complaints about trains on certain routes is cleanliness. It mostly concerns the cheapest class coaches and toilets.
• Stops are not always clearly announced or marked during some train trips. Electronic screens do solve this issue easily but are not present everywhere. So ensure you track your stop with GPS or just ask a conductor if any.