# ÖBB

8 Hacker News commenters recommended ÖBB and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for a coordinated national rail network across Austria's states, with cheap fares when booked early. Single tickets without subscriptions or discounts are often considered costly.

## What people warn about

- Single tickets costly without discounts (3 comments): "single tickets on Austrian ÖBB is not cheap at all without subscriptions or discounts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46244888)) "For example České dráhy does, OeBB doesn't, and is much cheaper to boot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48146699)) "Vienna to Budapest by train cost a lot when booking via öbb." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46244635))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Amtrak](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amtrak.md): 25 recommend
- [SBB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sbb.md): 11 recommend
- [SNCF TGV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tgv.md): 6 recommend
- [NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ns.md): 5 recommend
- [Swiss Federal Railways](https://hackerapproved.com/p/swiss-federal-railways.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.oebb.at/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ÖBB", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bb/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).