There are 12 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 Manchester Airport 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 54m€116–331Fly Manchester Airport 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 16m€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 Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wels Hbftrain 963 / ...
15h 46m€429–745Bus, 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 Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Ec
31h 28m€151–271Train, 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
20h 9m€251–481Fly Manchester Airport to Linz Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane MAN - LNZ
9h 49m€160–326Fly Manchester Airport 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 37m€133–301Fly Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane MAN - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
10h 14m€88–307Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BHX - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain
9h 58m€180–383Bus
- 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€143–225Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Welscar
15h 13m€391–514Drive, 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€287–471
Manchester to Wels by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Wels is to fly and train which costs €80 - €250 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Wels is to fly and train which takes 5h 54m and costs €110 - €340.
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 Stuttgart Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 46m.
The distance between Manchester and Wels is 1363 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Wels without a car is to train which takes 15h 46m and costs €420 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 54m 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 46m and costs €420 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €160 - €330 and takes 9h 49m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €230 and takes 31h 35m.
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 Stuttgart Hbf in around 15h 46m. Alternatively, Lufthansa City, DAT Danish Air Transport, and four other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Linz Airport (LNZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Linz Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- 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 Stuttgart Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Wels is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 6:14 AM in Manchester and 7:14 AM in Wels.
Manchester to Wels train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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