Increase in Cases of Stolen U.S. Passports on Cross-Border Train Trips from Vienna

Lifestyle & TravelTravel ♦ Published: August 9, 2022; 22:09 ♦ (Vindobona)

There is an increasing number of thefts of passports and other important and valuable items during train journeys, especially between Vienna-Budapest and Vienna-Prague.

Take care of your valuables, especially your passport, when you travel! / Picture: © BMI Bundesministerium für Inneres / Alexander Tuma

The U.S. Embassy in Vienna reports that more emergency passports are being issued due to increased theft of passports and other valuables. This warning should also apply to non-U.S. citizens, as the threat is to all travelers.

According to the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, travelers by train are most affected. Especially travelers on the routes between Vienna-Budapest and…