There are 9 ways to get from Esslingen to Austria by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof62 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien WestbahnhofDrf / ...
6h 52m€90–143Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)N136 / ...
10h 39m€36–81Night train
- Take the night train from Goeppingen to Wien MeidlingEn
10h 58m€37–50Drive 606.4 km
- Drive from Esslingen to Vienna606.4 km
5h 35m€98–141Drive, car train
- Drive from Esslingen to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Vienna
5h 36m€165–223Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)STR - VIE
4h 29m€83–240Fly Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Munich International Airport (MUC)STR - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
4h 53m€110–435Fly Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)STR - SZG
6h 41m€134–246Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)FRA - SZG
5h 23m€142–380
Esslingen to Austria by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Austria is to night train which costs €35 - €50 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Austria is to train and fly which takes 4h 29m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Esslingen to Austria. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Stephansplatz via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 52m.
The distance between Esslingen and Austria is 677 km. The road distance is 606.4 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Austria without a car is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs €90 - €150.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Esslingen to Austria, including transfers.
Esslingen to Austria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Esslingen station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Austria is to train which takes 6h 52m and costs €90 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €85 and takes 10h 39m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 6h 41m.
Esslingen to Austria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Austria is 606 km. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Esslingen to Austria.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Austria?
You can take a train from Esslingen to Stephansplatz via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, and Westbahnhof in around 6h 52m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) every 4 hours. Tickets cost €30–75 and the journey takes 9h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Goeppingen to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–33
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Esslingen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–7
- 1st Class Ticket
- €7–11
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €28–35
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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