There are 10 ways to get from Manchester to Wels by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Salzburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane MAN - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
5h 53m€116–321Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MAN - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
7h 31m€83–242Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wels Hbftrain 961 / ...
15h 49m€444–725Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Welsbus 951
31h 35m€144–227Train, night train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
19h 51m€261–501Fly to Linz Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane MAN - LNZ
9h 56m€140–326Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MAN - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain
8h 33m€139–318Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbftrain Nj / ...
29h 29m€258–405Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Welscar
15h 13m€394–517Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Welscar
16h 20m€288–473
Manchester to Wels by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Wels is to fly and train which costs €80 - €250 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Wels is to fly and train which takes 5h 53m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Wels. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Wels via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Wels. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Wels Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est and Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 49m.
The distance between Manchester and Wels is 1362 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Wels without a car is to train which takes 15h 49m and costs €440 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Manchester to Wels, including transfers.
Manchester to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Wels train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Wels is to train which takes 15h 49m and costs €440 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €230 and takes 31h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €330 and takes 9h 56m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Wels, Austria?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Wels Hbf via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, and Muenchen Hbf in around 15h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Wels via London Victoria and Munich central bus station in around 31h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- *
- €19–29
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Manchester to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Wels is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 3:01 PM in Manchester and 4:01 PM in Wels.
Manchester to Wels train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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