There are 6 ways to get from Koper to Wels by bus, train, night train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Maribor bus stationbus 909
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Welsbus 951
7h 40m€45–66Train via Ljubljana
cheapest- Take the train from Koper to Ljubljanatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
8h 58m€33–336Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
8h 33m€51–354Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Udinebus N533
- Take the night train from Udine to Wels Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 51m€50–283Drive 410 km
- Drive from Koper to Welscar 410 km
4h 41m€67–96Bus, train
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Bischofshofentrain Ec
- Take the train from Bischofshofen to Wels Hbftrain 907 / ...
9h 11m€48–93
Koper to Wels by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Wels is to bus which costs €45 - €70 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Wels is to drive which takes 4h 41m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Wels. However, there are services departing from Koper Banka and arriving at Wels via Maribor bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Koper to Wels. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Wels Hbf via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf and Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
The distance between Koper and Wels is 489 km. The road distance is 410 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Wels without a car is to bus which takes 7h 40m and costs €45 - €70.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Koper to Wels, including transfers.
Koper to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Koper Banka station.
Koper to Wels train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Koper station.
The best way to get from Koper to Wels is to bus which takes 7h 40m and costs €45 - €70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €50 - €360 and takes 8h 33m.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Wels, Austria?
You can take a bus from Koper Banka to Wels via Maribor bus station in around 7h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Wels Hbf via Trieste, Autostazione, Trieste Centrale, Villach Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, and Salzburg Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 33m.
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- 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 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
Night train from Udine to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Bischofshofen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Bischofshofen to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €27–40
- First Class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Koper to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–15
- Regional Train Ticket
- €13–15
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €20–23
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €5–8
- Regional Train Ticket
- €7–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €11–13
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Maribor bus station to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
- Phone
- +386 041 666 213
- samu.turizem@gmail.com
- Website
- samu-turs.com
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- samu-turs.com
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More Questions & Answers
Koper to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Maribor bus station.
Koper to Wels train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Wels is 410 km. It takes approximately 4h 41m to drive from Koper to Wels.
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