By bus
Graz does not have a dedicated bus terminal. Private and public operators all operate from separate terminals:
Eurolines
(http://www.eurolines.at/) operates from Hauptbahnhof (http://www.webs1.icomedia...). They offer reasonable cheap tickets to many destinations throughout Europe.Linie G1 - Dr. Richard
(http://www.linie-g1.at/Li...) offers busses from Vienna to Graz.Regional Busses
(http://www.verbundlinie.at/) run frequent services from terminals at Andreas-Hofer-Platz (http://www.webs1.icomedia...) City Bus 40, 67 or three minutes walk from Hauptplatz, Hauptbahnhof (http://www.webs1.icomedia...) Tram 3, 6 as well as 1, 7 evenings and sundays, City Buses 50, 52, 53, 58, 63, 85 and some others, with many destinations throughout Styria. Many Busses also pass Jakominiplatz.Croatia Bus
(http://www.croatiabus.hr/...) operates buses from Zagreb, arriving at Hauptbahnhof.For travels to Austrian or Slovenian destinations check out (http://busbahnbim.at), they will find you routes with public buses, trains, and trams to your desired destination. Although in Carinthia and Tyrol it is limited to trains.
By train
The main station Hauptbahnhof is on the western edge of the city centre, at the end of the Annenstrasse. Graz has frequent connections to Vienna with direct trains every hour. Connections to Salzburg and most other Austrian Cities and Munich are also reasonably frequent. Night trains serve destinations as far as Zurich, and there are two direct day services each day to Zagreb. (http://www.oebb.at/en/ind...) There are also less frequent services to Slovenia and Hungary. To reach the old town, take tram line 3 or 6 1 or 7, or simply walk down AnnenstraÃe for about 20 minutes and cross the bridge. You can obtain a map from the Tourist Information in the Hauptbahnhof.
It is worth noting that the direct services from Vienna to Graz pass through the Semmering Railway, a rail line listed in the UNESCO World Heritage due to its unique construction involving 14 tunnels and 16 viaducts. Keep your eyes open! From Vienna to Graz, sit on the left; from Graz to Vienna, sit on the right.
By car
The A9, runs north-south through Graz, mostly via the 6 mi Plabutsch tunnel. The A2, just south of the city, runs east-west. Vienna Wien is 127 mi up the A2 to the east. A just as fast but much more scenic alternative route to Vienna is via Bruck/Mur taking the S6. Beware that the dual carriage way is unfinished for a few miles between Graz and Bruck and there are lots of tunnels on the S6. Some might also find the 5 mi single carriageway Gleinalm Toll tunnel on the A9, 15 miles to the north of Graz, unnerving. Toll charge: Gleinalm Tunnel: cars and motorhomes up to 3.5 t: â¬7.95 | with caravans/trailers: â¬9.95 | Motorhomes over 3.5 t: â¬11.50. It is possible to avoid the tunnel by travelling on the rather longer route via Bruck an der Mur.