TV Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 1 Episode 2 : Hungary to Austria Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 1 Episode 2 : Hungary to Austria 8.4/10 by 11 users Steered by his 1913 railway guide, on this journey Michael Portillo explores the once-great empire of Austria-Hungary, domain of the famous Habsburg monarchs. Starting in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, he travels via Bratislava in Slovakia to the beautiful and elegant city of Vienna, where he immerses himself in prewar decadence. From there, he travels to Salzburg, before heading to the magnificent scenery of the Salzkammergut region to visit the emperor's Austrian summer house at Bad Ischl, where in 1914 European history changed course forever. Details Casts Posters Images Title Great Continental Railway Journeys - Season 1 Episode 2 : Hungary to Austria Alternative Titles 欧洲铁路纪行, 乘着火车游欧洲, 坐着火车游欧洲, En tren por el viejo continente, Junamatka Eurooppaan, Les trains du monde, Nagy kontinentális vasúti utazások, Trans Europe Express, Vel'ké kontinentálne cesty po zeleznici First Air Date 2012-11-08 Last Air Date 2025-04-04 Number of Episodes 57 Number of Seasons 8 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Michael Portillo Plot Keywords , Self - Presenter Michael Portillo Episodes List Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 1 :Episode 1 London to Monte Carlo London to Monte Carlo 2012-11-08 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 1 :Episode 2 Hungary to Austria Hungary to Austria 2012-11-15 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 1 :Episode 3 Berlin to the Rhein Berlin to the Rhein 2012-11-22 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 1 :Episode 4 Switzerland Switzerland 2012-11-29 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway... Great Continental Railway Journeys Season 1 :Episode 5 Amsterdam to Northern France Amsterdam to Northern France 2012-12-06 Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway...