Trainline partners with WESTbahn

Trainline has expanded its coverage through Austria by partnering with Austria’s private rail operator WESTbahn. Customers can now book WESTbahn tickets, including special deals and offers, through Trainline.

WESTbahn operates hourly trains on the most important and busiest rail route of the country, Wien – Linz – Salzburg, which plays a significant role in rail services throughout Europe. This partnership creates new possibilities for cross-border journeys, as Trainline is the first booking platform to enable users to combine WESTbahn tickets with those of other rail operators, making it easy to book European rail trips on one single platform. For the traveller, this means more options, customised connections and low prices.

Trainline enables users to book and combine tickets for 86 different rail operators in 24 European countries. For example, on the popular route between Munich – Vienna, tickets from German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and Austria’s WESTbahn can be combined and booked together as one ticket.

WESTbahn focuses on offering quality service and travel comfort at low prices. All trains are equipped with free WIFI as well as comfortable leather chairs. WESTbahn tickets are valid for a whole year (except for special offers) and therefore offer a great deal of flexibility for travellers. Through Trainline, WESTbahn tickets are available as mobile tickets, so customers have the convenience of simply showing their mobile phone rather than having to print out paper tickets.

“Trainline and WESTbahn share the goal of making rail more attractive,” says Dr. Erich Forster, CEO of WESTbahn. “Our approach of offering rail journeys with a great quality service and Trainline’s philosophy of simplifying cross-border ticket booking for many different rail operators complement each other perfectly.”

Our goal is to convince even more people to use the most sustainable and environmentally-friendly way of travelling,” says Daniel Beutler, General Manager of Trainline International. He adds: This new partnership makes travelling to and through Austria even easier by enabling customers to combine WESTbahn’s tickets with those of other rail operators.”