Finding how crowded a given train connections is (by day of week, and by hour)

Finding how crowded a given train connections is (by day of week, and by hour)

10/23/2020 6:26:59 PM

So far, for what it’s worth, my own preferred method is to look at the seat reservation schemes for a given train, and infer that it’s representative of the day of the week and time. For instance, if I want to compare the business level of Sunday trains, I will look at these seat schemes for several trains on the upcoming Sunday. To compare across days of the week, one needs of course to look with an equal amount of days in advance for each ‘candidate’.

10/21/2020 6:41:47 AM

ÖBB Auslastungsanzeige https://live.oebb.at is intended for this, but not all trains are covered.

This is what the crowding display looks like, if available:

crowding information example

10/20/2020 3:26:46 PM

You can get a rough estimate by looking at the ticket prices a week or two in advance. The departures with the cheapest tickets will likely be least crowded. If I for example check the coming Monday (October 26th), there are for most departures saver fares available ranging from €24.90 to €39.90. For one departure, no saver fares are available, but you need a full price ticket for €41.00.

The departures with tickets for €24.90 at 5:58, 20:58 and 21:58 will likely have the least number of passengers. The departures with only full price tickets for €41.00 at 18:58 will likely have the most.

BTW, the service runs every hour and not only every 2 hours.

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