There are 6 ways to get from Karlovy Vary to Melk by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, fly, train
best- Take the bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane PRG - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbftrain
4h 55m€89–222Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlovy Vary to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 854 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Vienna Main train stationbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx / ...
8h 41m€50–118Train via České Budějovice
- Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Ceske Budejovicetrain 625 / ...
- Take the train from Ceske Budejovice to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noetrain 961 / ...
8h 35m€64–141Drive 343.5 km
- Drive from Karlovy Vary to Melkcar 343.5 km
5h 16m€56–81Train
- Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 607 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rj
9h 49m€88–135Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Ceske Budejovicetrain 625 / ...
- Take the train from Ceske Budejovice to Ceske Velenicetrain Re
- Take the bus from Gmünd Bahnhof to Krems Bahnhofbus 170
- Take the bus from Krems Bahnhof to Melk Bahnhofbus 715 / ...
10h 26m
Karlovy Vary to Melk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlovy Vary to Melk is to bus and train which costs €45 - €120 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Karlovy Vary to Melk is to bus and fly and train which takes 4h 55m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Karlovy Vary to Melk. However, there are services departing from Karlovy Vary and arriving at Melk via Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi, Ceske Budejovice, Linz/Donau Hbf and Amstetten Noe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
The distance between Karlovy Vary and Melk is 500 km. The road distance is 343.5 km.
The best way to get from Karlovy Vary to Melk without a car is to train via České Budějovice which takes 8h 35m and costs €60 - €150.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Karlovy Vary to Melk, including transfers.
Karlovy Vary to Melk train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Karlovy Vary station.
Karlovy Vary to Melk train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlovy Vary to Melk is 343 km. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Karlovy Vary to Melk.
There are 425+ hotels available in Melk.
What companies run services between Karlovy Vary, Czechia and Melk, Lower Austria?
You can take a train from Karlovy Vary to Melk via Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi, Ceske Budejovice, Linz/Donau Hbf, and Amstetten Noe in around 8h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–1,100
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €17–26
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €14–22
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Karlovy Vary to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Ceske Budejovice to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Karlovy Vary to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Karlovy Vary to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Ceske Budejovice to Ceske Velenice
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ceske Budejovice to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Vienna Main train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlovy Vary to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- n-bus.at
Bus from Gmünd Bahnhof to Krems Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- n-bus.at
- Phone
- 0800 22 23 24
- [email protected]
- Website
- vor.at
Bus from Krems Bahnhof to Melk Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.vor.at/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vor.at/en/timetables-mobility/timetable-bus-train/line-timetable
- Airport
- €5
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