How do I book train ticket from Vienna to Prague?

Question

I'm planning to go right after Christmas but I can't seem to find any train for that period of time. Do the trains even run during Christmas and New Year period?

Answer 1

Go to
http://www.raileurope.com
and look in the column on the left to click on
"Train tickets and schedules"

But you can't book more than 60 days in advance.
I'm sure trains will be running.
You can also just buy the ticket in Vienna a day in advance to be sure. You could buy it a few hours in advance but at holiday season trains can be full.
The train costs about $76 one way on raileurope.
If you check schedules for now, it will give you a general idea of the times. Schedules for winter may change a little, but often don't change at all.
Gute Reise!

Answer 2

It is very likely that those trains run, as mostly only Christmas day and New Years Eve in the evening the services are suspended.

But you can not buy tickets yet because you are too early. The most train companies keep to a 2 months period in which you can buy the tickets.
On these three sites you can get the info as soon as it is available, the German site may be able to tell you by the end of next month, the Czech site as soon as the new schedule is out, but will give you the times for travel today or tomorrow.
http://www.vlak.cz/ConnForm.asp?tt=c&cl=E5
http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/fares_schedules/index.htm
http://www.bahn.de/p/view/international/englisch/international_guests.shtml

Or contact the tourist information office in Vienna or Prague:
http://info.wien.at/article.asp?IDArticle=9433
http://www.pis.cz/en/prague/abc_for_tourists/information_services

But most railway companies change their schedules yearly, and many round the start of December, so you may not get the actual times before the new schedules are published.

Answer 3

go to ricksteves.com
he has some great details on travel in western europe. Have a good day.