Ic vs ec vs ice trains in Austria?

Question

I'm going to be traveling between Vienna and Salzburg in September. I have never been in a train in Europe and was wondering what is the difference between the IC vs the EC trains. I want to go on the nicest train.

It looks like the OBB EC trains get to Salzburg faster but how about the comfort. Does it really make a difference if I take the IC or the EC train.

Answer 1

You will be traveling with the ICE T system between Vienna and Salzburg. The ICE and IC/EC train systems differ as follows

The IC/EC train is a common fast train with an electric railway engine on top and carriages/railcars following

The ICE/ICE-T is an integrated train system operating at speeeds up to 250 kilometers per hour.

Answer 2

Have a look here:

http://www.oebb.at/pv/en/All_about_Trave...

ÖBB website.

The ICE is a complete different train setup - so it is not fully compareable.