Euro 2008 Travel

Public Transport

The Euro 2008 Austria Pass and the Euro08-Switzerland Pass valid for 3, 4, 6 or 8 days of travel within one month in Austria or Switzerland for incoming customers from Europe. The fares for each country in pound sterling are as follows: 

The Euro08-Austria & SwitzerlandPass valid for 3, 4,6 or 8 days of travel in both countries. The fares are as follows:

Once a ticket has been bought for any of the games during the tournament they automatically become valid for use on public transport around the city where the game will take place (trains operated by ÖBB and SBB and buses, trams etc..) on the day of the match until 12 o’clock the following day. However the ticket is not valid on private sector transport (e.g. Rack railways)

By rail from the UK to Austria and Switzerland

Eurostar plus night train - the DB NachtZug London Ticket:
The most simple method of travel from London to the host cities in Austria is by Eurostar to Paris, by the City Night Line from Paris to Munich and by day train to Innsbruck, Salzburg or Vienna. For Klagenfurt there would be one more change over in Salzburg. As most of the journey occurs overnight, valuable time is saved. Fares for a return journey from London to Salzburg, for example, start from £175 per person in second class.

From London via Cologne to Austria & Switzerland:
It takes roughly 5 hours to travel by Eurostar and ICE/Thalys to Cologne from where the direct night trains operate to Basle, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna and Zurich. Return fares from London to Cologne start from just £70 per person. The return fare on any of these night trains with the special SparNight offer starts from just £42 per seat which is a great price!

Within 7 hours to Switzerland:
The host cities in Switzerland can also easily be reached by daytime trains. London to Paris takes 2h 15 min. From Paris, direct TGV trains connect the French capital with Basle, Zurich and Geneva in 6 to 7.5 hours. From Basle there is a fast service to Berne.

From airports in Austria and Switzerland
The airports of Geneva, Graz, Vienna and Zurich each have their own railway station, which feeds directly into the ÖBB or SBB rail network. All other airports in Austria and Switzerland have regular bus or tram connections to the nearest main railway station. Airports in south Germany are viable alternatives too as Friedrichshafen airport offers a good connection to Zurich, and Munich Airport is approximately 2 hours by rail from Innsbruck and Salzburg.

Flights

No-frills Budget Airlines

Air Berlin - serves Zurich in Switzerland (as well as Friedrichshaven just across the border in Germany) and Salzburg, Linz and Vienna in Austria. Other flight connections with Athens, Barcelona, Belfast, Lisbon, Madrid, Paris, Rome and other cities in mostly southern Europe.

Easyjet flies to Basel and Geneva from Liverpool, Luton and London-Stansted airports; to Geneva from Belfast, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London Gatwick, Newcastle and Nottingham East Midlands in the UK.

Germanwings - Lufthansa's no-frills subsidiary operates throughout Europe including flights from Cologne-Bonn and Stuttgart to Vienna and from Cologne-Bonn to Zurich.

Ryanair flies to Graz, Linz and Salzburg in Austria from London Stansted.