Starting March 2026, Westbahn connects Vienna with the south of Austria
We are continuing our growthpath and starting March 2026, we will connect Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt and Villach with 5 daily services in each direction. In line with our high Westbahn quality, our new southern extension will offer our passengers a relaxed and comfortable travel experience.
Book your ticket to the south right here:
The new destinations on our Westbahn network
Our network extension starting March 1st 2026:
Our timetable for the South
Initiating of services to and from the South, will take place in two stages: after delivery of the first two Stadler SMILE trainsets, Westbahn will start from 1 March with three daily services to and from from Vienna Central Station (Wien Hauptbahnhof) to Graz, Klagenfurt and Villach. Starting March 16 with the delivery of the 3rd trainset, full service will commence with five daily connections in each direction. Our trains depart from Vienna Central Station, stop at Vienna Meidling, Wiener Neustadt, Semmering, Bruck an der Mur, Graz, Kühnsdorf-Klopeiner See, Klagenfurt, Pörtschach am Wörthersee and terminate in Villach.
Fast, comfortable and direct connections with our new Stadler SMILE
To accomplish our network extension to Villach, we have procured 3 new state-of-the-art trains from Swiss manufacturer Stadler: the SMILE high-speed trainset with a top speed of 250 km/h and 11 carriages with a total length of 202 metres.
The interior of these ultra-modern trains will impress with our usual Westbahn quality and comfort:
- 422 seats, including 288 in our Standard Class (2)
- Comfortable leather seating at first-class level
- 230V power sockets at every seat
- Onboard WiFi
- Accessibility thanks to two step-free, level-access entrances and stairless access throughout the entire train
- Bike spaces
- Plus all our Westbahn features, including Relax Check-in and Westfixplatz – your free seat reservation.
We are growing – come join us!
For our expansion, we are looking for new colleagues for our crew and traction units.
The vacancies for our new location in Villach are already available online! In addition, we are also looking for employees at our headquarters in Vienna.
Check out our job portal and join Team Westbahn!