Krems

Krems an der Donau is a riverside town in the Danube 's Wachau Valley tourist region of Lower Austria.

Understand Edit

Krems, along with neighboring cities Stein, Egelsee, Dürnstein and Spitz an der Donau are known for their world class wine production as well as their proximity to the Danube.

Get in Edit

By train Edit

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From the west take the regional train (Regionalzug. denoted by big R ) from St. Pölten (usually every 30-50 min. every hour) to Krems.

All other directions regional (express) (Regionalexpress. denoted by a big REX ) train from Vienna's Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof, Spittalau (U4, U6) or Heiligenstadt (U4) station which takes about one hour and leaves every hour.

By car Edit

From west: Highway A1 (Westautobahn) to Melk, B3 through Wachau. From South/East: Highway S33 from St. Pölten or A22/S5 from Vienna From North: B37 via Zwettl or through the Kamptal/Horn

Get around Edit

There is a city bus system though with limited and serpentine routes. The city and its neighbors are all very accessible by foot and it's no more than a two hour walk from one end to the other.

See Edit

Historic town centers of Krems and Stein. In particular: