How do I find info on taking a train from Frankfurt, Germany to Bregenz, Austria?

Question

I need to get from Frankfurt to Bregenz on a Wednesday - 2 Questions: 1) My plane gets into Frankfurt at 11am, and I need to be in Bregenz by 6pm, can I make it? 2) How do I find info on train schedules and how do I book a ticket?

Answer 1

Two websites you can try: www.dbb.de (German rail website) and www.oebb.at (Austrian rail website.) Yes, it is possibly providing no trains are delayed. I lived near Bregenz up until a month ago and regularly took the train to Karlsruhe in Germany, which takes roughly 4 hours. It will be even quicker if you're willing to pay to take faster trains (ICE = Intercity Express, if you intend to take one of those you need to pay a little extra as a normal ticket only lets you use regional, inter-regional and EC trains)

Answer 2

www.DBB.de

Answer 3

Here a web site that might help.

Answer 4

Go to the below website. It has everything you need.

There's another one below that one.

Answer 5

Yes, you can do it.  Please notice that you must go to the Regionalbahnhof in the Frankfurt airport, there are at least two stations, so be careful!

The timetable is this:

Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Regionalbf 11:22 RE 3309

Frankfurt(Main)Hbf 11:34

Frankfurt(Main)Hbf 11:50 ICE 595

Ulm Hbf 14:06

Ulm Hbf 14:11 IC 119

Bregenz 16:14

Fare: 74,20 EUR

There are other trains, all with changes at several stations, the platform number is in the timetable.  You don´t need to book a ticket, you can purchase all the trip via internet and print it at home.

There are other services if you miss the 11:22 one, at 11:47 and 12:17, you will arrive at Bregenz at 17:15, but you will need change more trains.