There are 4 ways to get from Passau to Krems by train, bus, or car
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 Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Krems An Der Donautrain Re
3h 19m€24–94Bus, train, line 101 bus
- Take the bus from Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Hauptbahnhofbus 670
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof to Krems Austraße/B3bus 101 / ...
4h 35m€34–92Drive 213.9 km
- Drive from Passau to Kremscar 213.9 km
2h 41m€36–52Train via Linz
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from St.Poelten Hbf to Krems An Der Donautrain Re
3h 43m€31–134
Passau to Krems by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Passau to Krems is to drive which costs €35 - €55 and takes 2h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Passau to Krems is to drive which takes 2h 41m and costs €35 - €55.
No, there is no direct train from Passau to Krems. However, there are services departing from Passau Hbf and arriving at Krems An Der Donau via Linz/Donau Hbf and St.Poelten Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 19m.
The distance between Passau and Krems is 257 km. The road distance is 213.9 km.
The best way to get from Passau to Krems without a car is to train which takes 3h 19m and costs €23 - €95.
It takes approximately 3h 19m to get from Passau to Krems, including transfers.
Passau to Krems train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Passau Hbf station.
Passau to Krems train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Linz/Donau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Passau to Krems is 214 km. It takes approximately 2h 41m to drive from Passau to Krems.
There are 489+ hotels available in Krems.
What companies run services between Passau, Germany and Krems, Lower Austria?
You can take a train from Passau Hbf to Krems An Der Donau via Linz/Donau Hbf and St.Poelten Hbf in around 3h 19m.
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Krems An Der Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from St.Poelten Hbf to Krems An Der Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–22
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to St Pölten Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 17 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
Bus from Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
- Phone
- 0800 22 23 24
- [email protected]
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
Bus from St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof to Krems Austraße/B3
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR
- Airport
- €5
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