ÖBB Tickets Scraper

The ÖBB Tickets Scraper is an Apify actor that searches for train connections on shop.oebbtickets.at and extracts journey data including departure/arrival times, duration, prices, train types, and detailed leg information for Austrian and European train routes.

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✨ Key Features

• Station search: Automatically resolves station names to valid ÖBB station objects
• Flexible date/time search: Search by departure or arrival time with customizable date and time
• Passenger configuration: Support for adults, children, juniors, and seniors with custom counts
• Price extraction: Fetches real-time ticket prices from ÖBB's pricing API
• Detailed journey data: Returns complete journey information including transfers, train types, and individual legs
• API-based scraping: Uses ÖBB's official API endpoints for reliable and fast data extraction

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💡 Why It's Important

ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) is the national railway system of Austria and operates extensive train services across Austria and neighboring European countries. With this actor, you can:

• Compare prices and schedules across different routes and dates
• Analyze journey characteristics such as duration, transfers, and train types
• Automate monitoring of pricing and availability for business intelligence and alerts
• Build travel applications that integrate Austrian train data

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👤 Who Is It For?

• Travel agencies and OTAs optimizing content and pricing
• Analysts and researchers tracking route competitiveness and seasonality
• Developers and data teams building dashboards and travel products
• Price monitoring services tracking train ticket prices over time

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🚀 Business Use Cases

• Price monitoring across dates, routes, and passenger configurations
• Route analysis for total journey times, stops, and train type combinations
• Customer experience: Surface best/cheapest/fastest options based on user preferences
• Market research: Analyze pricing trends and route availability

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🛠 Input Schema

The actor accepts the following input:

{
  "fromStation": "Wien Hbf",
  "toStation": "Salzburg Hbf",
  "travelDate": "06.02.2026",
  "time": "06:00",
  "departureOrArrival": "departure",
  "passengers": [
    {
      "type": "ADULT",
      "count": 1
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Input Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
fromStation	string	Yes	Departure station name (e.g., "Wien Hbf", "Salzburg Hbf")
toStation	string	Yes	Arrival station name
travelDate	string	No	Travel date in DD.MM.YYYY format (default: today)
time	string	No	Time in HH:MM format (default: "00:00")
departureOrArrival	string	No	Search by "departure" or "arrival" time (default: "departure")
passengers	array	No	Array of passenger objects with type and count (default: 1 adult)
maxItems	number	No	Maximum number of journeys to scrape (default: 5)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Apify proxy configuration

Passenger Types

• ADULT: Adult passenger (default)
• CHILD: Child passenger
• JUNIOR: Junior passenger
• SENIOR: Senior passenger

Notes

• Station names: The actor automatically resolves station names using ÖBB's station search API. Use common station names (e.g., "Wien Hbf" for Vienna Central Station)
• Date format: Must be in DD.MM.YYYY format (e.g., "06.02.2026")
• Time format: Must be in HH:MM format (e.g., "06:00", "23:30")
• API limitations: The ÖBB API returns a maximum of 6 connections per request. The actor handles this automatically
• Price extraction: Prices are fetched from a separate ÖBB pricing API endpoint for each connection

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📦 Output Schema

Each dataset item contains the following structure:

{
  "url": "https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket",
  "fromStation": "Wr.Neustadt Hbf",
  "toStation": "Salzburg Hbf",
  "departureTime": "23:05",
  "arrivalTime": "02:07",
  "duration": "3h 2min",
  "transfers": 1,
  "trainType": "IC, EC",
  "trainNumbers": [
    "IC 759",
    "EC 462"
  ],
  "price": "44.9",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "travelDate": "06.02.2026",
  "legs": [
    {
      "fromStation": "Wr.Neustadt Hbf",
      "toStation": "Wien Meidling Bahnhof",
      "departureTime": "23:05",
      "arrivalTime": "23:29",
      "trainType": "IC",
      "trainNumber": "IC 759",
      "platform": "3"
    },
    {
      "fromStation": "Wien Meidling Bahnhof",
      "toStation": "Salzburg Hbf",
      "departureTime": "23:35",
      "arrivalTime": "02:07",
      "trainType": "EC",
      "trainNumber": "EC 462",
      "platform": "5"
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-05T21:26:39.821Z"
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Source URL to ÖBB ticket shop
fromStation	string	Departure station name
toStation	string	Arrival station name
departureTime	string	Departure time in HH:MM format
arrivalTime	string	Arrival time in HH:MM format
duration	string	Total journey duration (e.g., "3h 2min")
transfers	number	Number of transfers/switches required
trainType	string	Train type(s) (e.g., "IC, EC", "RJ")
trainNumbers	array	Array of train numbers (e.g., ["IC 759", "EC 462"])
price	string	Ticket price in EUR (may be null if unavailable)
currency	string	Currency code (typically "EUR")
travelDate	string	Travel date in DD.MM.YYYY format
legs	array	Array of individual journey legs with detailed information
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when the data was scraped

Leg Object Structure

Each leg in the legs array contains:

Field	Type	Description
fromStation	string	Departure station for this leg
toStation	string	Arrival station for this leg
departureTime	string	Departure time in HH:MM format
arrivalTime	string	Arrival time in HH:MM format
trainType	string	Train type for this leg (e.g., "IC", "EC", "RJ")
trainNumber	string	Train number for this leg (e.g., "IC 759")
platform	string	Platform number (if available)

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Image Credits

The banner image features the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) branding and is used for illustrative purposes. All trademarks and logos belong to their respective owners. Data is sourced from shop.oebbtickets.at.