Arrived into Vienna the other day via train and I was stunned at how convenient it was! By merely…read moretaking the escalator to the street level, I was right where the tram was into the city! I got off my train and was on my train in a merely minutes! The tram was easy as tickets were available on the app with a slight discount. There are also tickets available for sale on the tram.

European train stations are so nice. This one has 3 floors of restaurants, shops and even an IKEA…read more. Didn't have enough time to see the IKEA but I saw the elevator stop. It's a large railway station with multiple platforms on different floors. It's spacious and very clean. Signage is so very clear and also in English. Besides the shops and the cafes, there is something so touching and always worth noting. There's a statue memorializing the Kindertransport. The statue is of a young boy sitting on a suitcase. This was the train station in 1938 that took over 10,000 young children from Austria, Germany and Czechoslovakia, separating them from their parents, and transporting them to England so they wouldn't face Nazi Persecution. It's a poignant statue and the trauma these children faced should never be forgotten

Cute, modern main train station (or Hauptbahnhof in German). It's about a 20 minute walk to the…read morehistorical center of Graz. Surprisingly I couldn't find free wi-fi at the station. I've been able to find free wi-fi at major Austrian train stations, and Graz is the second largest city in Austria! (but it does feels like a small town). I did find free wi-fi at the McDonalds, but I could only access certain websites and only certain apps could connect to the internet. There's a grocery store, places to get your coffee and baked goods, a bookstore, and lockers for hire. Graz Hbf has sentimental value to me since it was my last stop before leaving what is considered Western Europe and heading toward the former Yugoslavian states.

I have mixed feelings regarding this station, as first it stops at SCS and SC17, which is really…read moregreat as all the bog stores are here. So for convenience it is really great. However this stop is just one stop outside the Vienna City area, which means you need to by another transport ticket to travel this one stop, which for me is a not worth spending 2.20 Euro to go one stop. Lucky for me this cost is covered by my IKEA Family card, so i do not need to pay it, but for other people they have this extra cost to get here. I would actually like to see an additional stop an other 300 meters down the line, to give faster access to the Multiplex part of SCS shopping City.

I'm not an expert on train stations in Europe and it all worked for me there. The train was clean…read moreand comfortable and on time and the people at the booth were knowledgeable and answered my questions.