Description:
Rail replacement service on route 153 from Monday, 7 July to Friday, 5 September 2025
Dear passengers!
Due to construction work between Wels and Grünau im Almtal stations, the route is closed to rail traffic. We have set up a rail replacement service for you. The buses are marked with the words ‘rail replacement service’.
Please note: Ticket purchases on the buses are limited. We therefore ask you to purchase your ticket online before starting your journey at oebb.at, ooevv.at, via the ÖBB app, the OÖVV ticket app, at ÖBB ticket machines or at ÖBB ticket counters.
Bicycles cannot be transported on the buses. We ask passengers with reduced mobility to contact ÖBB customer service on 05-1717-5 before starting their journey.Connections cannot be guaranteed.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Please check your connections shortly before starting your journey:
oebb.at | oebb.at/baustellen | 05-1717 | SCOTTY mobil
Information for persons with reduced mobility: 05-1717-5
The special timetable for Wels Hbf – Grünau im Almtal can be found in the attached documents.
Almtalbahn railway of the ÖBB Line Nr. 153 from Wels to Grünau im Almtal
In Wels, the Almtalbahn railway has connections to the ÖBB IC trains and the WESTBAHN trains in the direction of Attnang-Puchheim / Salzburg or in the direction of Linz / Vienna. There are also direct connections to Linz.
The Almtalbahn is a branch line that leads through beautiful scenery with stops in the Almtal communities of Pettenbach, Scharnstein and Grünau in the Almtal.
Therefore, this railway is the ideal means of transportation to get to the Almtal and e.g. a hike on the Almuferweg to enjoy the alpine river, or a trip to the Almsee or Cumberland game park. You have many options.
Connection with the Almtalbahn railway to the OÖVV bus line 533/534 in Grünau im Almtal to the Kasberg ski area (ski bus) and to the Cumberland Wildpark or Almsee lake
Connection to the "Salzkammergut Shuttle Service" - the micro public transport service for your arrival in the Traunsee-Almtal region:
The tourism association Traunsee-Almtal offers you the call taxi as an option to get from the Almtalbahn to several tourist destinations.
- Route 70 with connection at the train stations Pettenbach, Steinbachbrücke to the excursion destinations "Grüne Erde-World", to restaurants in the region or to Steinbach am Ziehberg (hiking towards Scharnstein and Grünau)
- Route 52 with connection at the train stations Scharnstein and Viechtwang to the destinations Buddhist Center Gomde, Hagenmühle or to Laakirchen or St. Konrad
- Route 60 with connection at Grünau im Almtal train station to the destinations Cumberland Wildpark, Almsee, Hochberghaus (May 1 to October 31) or Almtalerhaus (May 1 to September 15).
For all routes, call the taxi center at least 1 hour in advance at 050-422 1691 or order on the otaxi app.
daily - according to the timetable (see file under documents)
Ticket machine on bord of the train!
Online at www.oebb.at
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