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Budapest 5, Railjet to Vienna

I took the 3 PM train back to Vienna and stayed overnight at a hotel just across the driveway from the Vienna airport. I left early the next morning (0600) to fly from Vienna to Amsterdam to Washington, DC, to San Francisco—24 hours from the hotel doorway to my front door in Palo Alto. The Railjet is sleek and comfortable, but not especially speedy. Glancing occasionally at the TV monitors, the maximum speed I saw wasn't all that fast: 145 kph. (Adjust your screen brightness as necessary.)
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  • It's a local, not a bullet train. We traveled about 250 kilometers (155 miles) in 3 hours. Photos in this gallery were taken enroute from Budapest-Keleti (their easternmost station) to Wien West. From there it was a EUR50 ($70) cab ride to my airport hotel on the other side of the city...

    It's a local, not a bullet train. We traveled about 250 kilometers (155 miles) in 3 hours. Photos in this gallery were taken enroute from Budapest-Keleti (their easternmost station) to Wien West. From there it was a EUR50 ($70) cab ride to my airport hotel on the other side of the city...

  • Railjet, 1st Class Coach, non-smoking. You can see my blue camera case on my seat, left middle. At maximum, seven of the 11 seats were occupied.

    Railjet, 1st Class Coach, non-smoking. You can see my blue camera case on my seat, left middle. At maximum, seven of the 11 seats were occupied.

  • Railjet: The Premium Class 4-person compartments are in the center of the car.

    Railjet: The Premium Class 4-person compartments are in the center of the car.

  • Railjet Premium class, 4-person compartments (facing seats).

    Railjet Premium class, 4-person compartments (facing seats).

  • Railjet, my view of the Budapest Keleti station

    Railjet, my view of the Budapest Keleti station

  • Looking out to the Budapest Keleti Station platforms

    Looking out to the Budapest Keleti Station platforms

  • He has visually checked all doors and has just given the signal to roll

    He has visually checked all doors and has just given the signal to roll

  • Now rolling out of the station. In all these photos, we're moving toward the left (which is to the west).

    Now rolling out of the station. In all these photos, we're moving toward the left (which is to the west).

  • One of many unusual engines

    One of many unusual engines

  • Overpass at People's Park, Budapest

    Overpass at People's Park, Budapest

  • Heading west, now 8 minutes out: a suburban office/industrial node

    Heading west, now 8 minutes out: a suburban office/industrial node

  • 24 minutes out; suburban development

    24 minutes out; suburban development

  • 30 minutes out of Budapest, lunchtime on the Railjet: My choice from the menu was frankfurter wurstels, mustard, bun, and Helles beer.

    30 minutes out of Budapest, lunchtime on the Railjet: My choice from the menu was frankfurter wurstels, mustard, bun, and Helles beer.

  • Heading west, 38 minutes out.

    Heading west, 38 minutes out.

  • Heading west

    Heading west

  • Heading west, 45 minutes out

    Heading west, 45 minutes out

  • Heading west

    Heading west

  • Heading west

    Heading west

  • Heading west, 52 minutes out

    Heading west, 52 minutes out

  • Heading west

    Heading west

  • Railyard at Almasfuzito (pop. 2,400), one hour west of Budapest

    Railyard at Almasfuzito (pop. 2,400), one hour west of Budapest

  • Barges on the Danube (look betwenn the trees); 1:05 west of Budapest

    Barges on the Danube (look betwenn the trees); 1:05 west of Budapest

  • Komarom (pop 20,000) in northwest Hungary, on the south bank of the Danube

    Komarom (pop 20,000) in northwest Hungary, on the south bank of the Danube

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    30 minutes out of Budapest, lunchtime on the Railjet: My choice from the menu was frankfurter wurstels, mustard, bun, and Helles beer.
    Heading west, 38 minutes out.
    Heading west