There are 9 ways to get from Alsace to Austria by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Train to Basel, fly to Vienna International Airport
best- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
5h 17m€93–294Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N136 / ...
13h 55m€73–131Train
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
11h 4m€160–369Drive 798.9 km
- Drive from Alsace to Viennacar 798.9 km
7h 23m€131–189Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
6h 42m€143–376Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Graz Airport
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
6h 53m€185–484Train to Basel, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
7h 12m€148–516Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Selestat to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STR - VIE
7h 23m€122–370Bus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Vienna - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 31m€83–153
Alsace to Austria by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alsace to Austria is to train and bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Alsace to Austria is to train and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Alsace to Austria station. However, there are services departing from Dambach and arriving at Vienna - Bus Station via Colmar and Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Alsace to Austria. However, there are services departing from Scherwiller and arriving at Stephansplatz via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf and Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Alsace and Austria is 796 km. The road distance is 798.9 km.
The best way to get from Alsace to Austria without a car is to train which takes 11h 4m and costs €160 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Alsace to Austria, including transfers.
Alsace to Austria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Colmar station.
Alsace to Austria train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Scherwiller station.
The best way to get from Alsace to Austria is to train which takes 11h 4m and costs €160 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €160 and takes 14h 31m.
What companies run services between Alsace, Grand Est, France and Austria?
You can take a train from Scherwiller to Stephansplatz via Strasbourg, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Westbahnhof in around 11h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dambach to Stephansplatz via Gare, Selestat, Colmar, Colmar, Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station, Vienna - Bus Station, and Erdberg in around 14h 31m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Selestat to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Selestat to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Selestat to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Selestat to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Strasbourg to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Vienna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Alsace to Austria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station.
Alsace to Austria train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alsace to Austria is 799 km. It takes approximately 7h 23m to drive from Alsace to Austria.
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