There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Ełk by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa CentralnaEc
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone WzgorzaIc
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to ElkTlk / ...
12h 12mzł 154–666Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa ZachodniaEn
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to ElkIc
14h 12mzł 146–239Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Warsaw, Bus Station WestN918 / ...
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
14h 12mzł 185–381Drive 870.4 km
- Drive from Vienna to Ełk870.4 km
9hzł 596–860Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Warszawa ZachodniaIc
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
14h 37mzł 494–563Fly to Olsztyn-Mazury, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY)VIE - SZY
- Take the train from Szczytno to Elk
11h 13mzł 506–1,682Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)VIE - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
8h 41mzł 280–944Fly to Vilnius Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)VIE - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Marijampole
- Take the bus from Marijampole, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
10h 36mFly to Riga International Airport, Bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Riga International Airport (RIX)VIE - RIX
- Take the bus from Riga Airport to Suwalki, MOP INEES, Mickiewicza Street
- Take the bus from Suwalki, MOP INEES, Mickiewicza Street to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
13hzł 356–1,140
Vienna to Ełk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Ełk is to night train and train which costs 140 zł - 240 zł and takes 14h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Ełk is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs 280 zł - 950 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Elk via Warszawa Centralna and Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 12m.
The distance between Vienna and Ełk is 957 km. The road distance is 870.4 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Ełk without a car is to train which takes 12h 12m and costs 150 zł - 700 zł.
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Vienna to Ełk, including transfers.
Vienna to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Ełk train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Ełk is to train which takes 12h 12m and costs 150 zł - 700 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 180 zł - 390 zł and takes 14h 12m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Elk via Warszawa Centralna and Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza in around 12h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warsaw, Bus Station West and Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni in around 14h 12m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury via Warsaw Chopin Airport, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–2,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–700
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 160–750
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–900
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–850
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,200
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 120–550
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 90–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 90–130
- 1st Class
- zł 120–150
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 40–60
- 1st Class
- zł 55–75
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
Night train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 95–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 95–140
- 1st Class
- zł 120–150
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 50–75
- 1st Class
- zł 70–90
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 20–29
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 440–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Marijampole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marijampole, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Airport to Suwalki, MOP INEES, Mickiewicza Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Suwalki, MOP INEES, Mickiewicza Street to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 87 733 14 33
- zakexpress@o2.pl
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–74
- Book at
- https://zakexpress.pl/en/
- Bus price
- zł 50–65
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Vienna to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Vienna to Ełk train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Warszawa Centralna station.
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