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How to get fromMadrid to Welsby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or night train

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Wels by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or night train

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  1. Fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane MAD - SZG
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    8h 16m
    €113–365

  2. Fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane MAD - VIE
    2. Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain train
    8h 6m
    €85–296

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    5. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    22h 45m
    €332–636

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N91 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Welsbus bus 951
    36h 18m
    €182–298

  5. Drive  2,069.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Welscar car 2,069.5 km
    21h 8m
    €349–504

  6. Fly to Linz Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane plane MAD - LNZ
    8h 32m
    €167–349

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane MAD - MUC
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain train
    8h 48m
    €137–337

  8. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane MAD - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train
    10h 59m
    €97–301

  9. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Trevisobus bus 101
    3. Take the nighttrain from Treviso Centrale to Wels Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    38h 11m
    €161–267

Madrid to Wels by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration22h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€332Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,664.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 16m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Wels, Austria?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Wels Hauptbahnhof via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 22h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Wels via Karlsruhe central train station and Munich central bus station in around 36h 18m.

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