Vienna Metro

If i were to buy a ticket and validate it can I still tailgate through the barrieres and run past inspectors? it just would'nt feel the same complying fully with rail laws

ViennaFritz wrote: The Viennese trust their passengers, there are no closed barriers or permanent inspectors on post, they only show up out of the blue from time to time on the trains and platforms and ask you for your ticket, otherwise it is a system of trust ...

yet to pay from a tram/metro after an away game, must validate my ticket so it runs out just before that time

Imagine, a fully integrated transport system where one ticket from any part of the city to another costs €2.10. Howth to Tallaght, dart and luas, €2.10. Blanchardstown to Sandyford, bus and luas, €2.10. Shankill to Swords, dart and bus, €2.10. What a system that would be. Unfortunately, here, each of those trips costs at least twice that and takes about 90 minutes.

48 hour ticket so, the fans match for anyone that's playing or watching is 30 mins from the city centre

SuperDave84 wrote: Imagine, a fully integrated transport system where one ticket from any part of the city to another costs €2.10. Howth to Tallaght, dart and luas, €2.10. Blanchardstown to Sandyford, bus and luas, €2.10. Shankill to Swords, dart and bus, €2.10. What a system that would be. Unfortunately, here, each of those trips costs at least twice that and takes about 90 minutes.

There is a combined ticket of the CAT Express airport train and the 48h ticket for the local traffic in Vienna for € 29.-, which is the same as the price if you buy both tickets seperatly, it just makes it a bit easier because you can pre-order it online and print it out yourself on one paper: https://www.cityairporttrain.com/SpecialPages/Booking-Process.aspx?iswl=1&numadults=1&numchildren=0

SuperDave84 wrote: Imagine, a fully integrated transport system where one ticket from any part of the city to another costs €2.10. Howth to Tallaght, dart and luas, €2.10. Blanchardstown to Sandyford, bus and luas, €2.10. Shankill to Swords, dart and bus, €2.10. What a system that would be. Unfortunately, here, each of those trips costs at least twice that and takes about 90 minutes.

It is a refreshing change how foreign transport networks operate, and how drivers across them live with competition, 24 hour weekends, and no such thing as a "strike".

Compared to here and it's a backward world. I've had foreigners completely puzzled by having to pay separate tickets for different networks, why buses and trains don't operate at night, how it's difficult to get to an airport for an early flight, and why Dublin has no metro system.

At least they stay away at Christmas, when everything shutsdown completely. Over in Europe, trains don't have a two day siesta, hotels are open, and the main airports remain operational. Normal life goes on. If you're in England, you can fly out of Heathrow on December 25 if you have to. If you need to fly out of Dublin hehe, like it or not you're staying put until the next day.