There are 6 ways to get from Melk to Wachau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Dresden Neustadt stationbus N60
10h 16m€52–113Train via Vienna
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
10h 44m€64–217Drive 409.7 km
- Drive from Melk to Wachaucar 409.7 km
5h 19m€67–97Train, fly
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane VIE - DRS
8h 3m€139–410Train
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
11h 14m€98–207Bus, train
- Take the bus from Melk Bahnhof to Krems Bahnhofbus 715 / ...
- Take the bus from Krems Bahnhof to Gmünd Bahnhofbus 170
- Take the train from Gmuend Noe to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
- Take the bus from Prague to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
12h 14m
Melk to Wachau by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melk to Wachau is to train and bus which costs €50 - €120 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Melk to Wachau is to drive which takes 5h 19m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct train from Melk to Wachau. However, there are services departing from Melk and arriving at Radeberg via St.Poelten Hbf, Wien Hbf, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and Dresden Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 44m.
The distance between Melk and Wachau is 557 km. The road distance is 409.7 km.
The best way to get from Melk to Wachau without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 16m and costs €50 - €120.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Melk to Wachau, including transfers.
Melk to Wachau train services, operated by Railjet, depart from St.Poelten Hbf station.
Melk to Wachau train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Melk to Wachau is 410 km. It takes approximately 5h 19m to drive from Melk to Wachau.
There are 2113+ hotels available in Wachau.
What companies run services between Melk, Lower Austria and Wachau, Germany?
You can take a train from Melk to Wachau Schloss via St.Poelten Hbf, Wien Hbf, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Dresden Hbf, Radeberg, and Radeberg Bahnhof in around 10h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Dresden Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- €15–23
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- €15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- €55–85
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €17–26
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Gmuend Noe to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Dresden Neustadt station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0800 22 23 24
- [email protected]
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
Bus from Melk Bahnhof to Krems Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Airport
- €5
- [email protected]
- Website
- n-bus.at
Bus from Krems Bahnhof to Gmünd Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- n-bus.at
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Prague to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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