There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Lower Austria by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
3h 44m€75–130Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Linz Industriezeilebus FlixBus 882 / ...
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Sankt Pöltenbus FlixBus 1921
6h 34m€34–52Drive 339.5 km
- Drive from Munich to Sankt Pöltencar 339.5 km
3h 17m€58–83Fly Munich International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MUC - VIE
4h 49m€113–318Train via Salzburg
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx / ...
3h 53m€51–151Fly Munich International Airport to Graz Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane MUC - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wiener Neustadt Hbftrain
5h 33m€110–505Train, train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane INN - VIE
5h 47m€114–424
Munich to Lower Austria by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Lower Austria is to bus which costs €30 - €55 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Lower Austria is to drive which takes 3h 17m and costs €55 - €85.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Lower Austria. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at St. Pölten Dr.-Th.-Körner-Schulen via Linz Industriezeile and St. Pölten Einkaufszentrum Süd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 34m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ostbahnhof and arriving at St Pölten Hauptbahnhof. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 44m.
The distance between Munich and Lower Austria is 388 km. The road distance is 339.5 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Lower Austria without a car is to train which takes 3h 44m and costs €75 - €130.
The train from Ostbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 44m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Munich to Lower Austria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Lower Austria train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Ostbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Munich to Lower Austria is to train which takes 3h 44m and costs €75 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €55 and takes 6h 34m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €320 and takes 4h 49m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Lower Austria?
WESTbahn Gmbh operates a train from Ostbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof 5 times a day. Tickets cost €75–130 and the journey takes 3h 44m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich central bus station to St. Pölten Dr.-Th.-Körner-Schulen via Linz Industriezeile, Sankt Pölten, and St. Pölten Einkaufszentrum Süd in around 6h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–700
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Ostbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Wiener Neustadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Ostbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €35–60
Train from Graz Hbf to Wiener Neustadt Hbf
- *
- €27–40
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €16–24
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wiener Neustadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Kufstein to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wiener Neustadt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–60
- Seating Carriage
- €16–20
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Sankt Pölten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Munich central bus station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Lower Austria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Munich to Lower Austria train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at St Pölten Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Lower Austria is 340 km. It takes approximately 3h 17m to drive from Munich to Lower Austria.
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