There are 6 ways to get from Vienna to Wachau by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 715 bus
best- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Melktrain Cjx / ...
- Take the bus from Melk Bahnhof to Willendorf/Wachau Bundesstraßebus 715 / ...
2h 3m€21–37Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof to Schwallenbach Bundesstraßebus 719
2h 9m€11–57Drive 97.5 km
- Drive from Vienna to Wachaucar 97.5 km
1h 11m€16–23Train, line 715 bus via Krems An Der Donau
- Take the train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Krems An Der Donautrain Re
- Take the bus from Krems Bahnhof to Schwallenbach Bundesstraßebus 715
2h 32m€20–34Train
- Take the train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Krems An Der Donautrain Re
- Take the train from Krems An Der Donau to Schwallenbachtrain Re
2h 38mTrain, line 720 bus
- Take the train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Krems An Der Donautrain Re
- Take the bus from Krems Bahnhof to St. Johann im Mauerthale Kirchebus 720
2h 48m€20–35
Vienna to Wachau by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Wachau is to drive which costs €15 - €23 and takes 1h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Wachau is to drive which takes 1h 11m and costs €15 - €23.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Wachau. However, there are services departing from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof and arriving at Schwallenbach via Krems An Der Donau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 38m.
The distance between Vienna and Wachau is 101 km. The road distance is 97.5 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Wachau without a car is to train and line 715 bus which takes 2h 3m and costs €21 - €40.
It takes approximately 2h 3m to get from Vienna to Wachau, including transfers.
Vienna to Wachau train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof station.
Vienna to Wachau train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Krems An Der Donau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Wachau is 97 km. It takes approximately 1h 11m to drive from Vienna to Wachau.
There are 543+ hotels available in Wachau.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Wachau, Austria?
You can take a train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Schwallenbach via Krems An Der Donau in around 2h 38m.
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Melk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Krems An Der Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Krems An Der Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Krems An Der Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €14–22
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 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 Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Wien Meidling to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 2742 360 990
- [email protected]
- Website
- niederoesterreichbahnen.at
Train from Krems An Der Donau to Schwallenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- niederoesterreichbahnen.at
- Phone
- 0800 22 23 24
- [email protected]
- Website
- vor.at
Bus from Melk Bahnhof to Willendorf/Wachau Bundesstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.vor.at/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vor.at/en/timetables-mobility/timetable-bus-train/line-timetable
- Airport
- €5
Bus from St. Pölten Hauptbahnhof to Schwallenbach Bundesstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.vor.at/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vor.at/en/timetables-mobility/timetable-bus-train/line-timetable
- Airport
- €5
Bus from Krems Bahnhof to Schwallenbach Bundesstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.vor.at/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vor.at/en/timetables-mobility/timetable-bus-train/line-timetable
- Airport
- €5
Bus from Krems Bahnhof to St. Johann im Mauerthale Kirche
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- 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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