There are 10 ways to get from Vienna to Lichtensteig by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Wil SGtrain
5h 6mCHF 103–255Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Munich central bus stationbus N1395 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus RegioJet 95 / ...
10h 9mCHF 33–68Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Buchs Sgtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Buchs SG to Lichtensteigtrain S4
8h 51mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to St. Margrethen Sgnighttrain En
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Lichtensteigtrain S4
9h 19mCHF 62–262Fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Staad SG to Lichtensteigtrain
5h 4mCHF 219–417Fly to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane VIE - INN
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch)train
7h 32mCHF 99–304Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Wil SGtrain
7h 12mCHF 108–286Night train, train via Buchs
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Buchs SGnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Buchs SG to Lichtensteigtrain S4
13h 10mDrive 650 km
- Drive from Vienna to Lichtensteigcar 650 km
6h 39mCHF 101–146Drive, car train
- Drive from Vienna to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Lichtensteigcar
8h 17mCHF 168–239
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Lichtensteig is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Lichtensteig is to fly and train which takes 5h 4m and costs SFr 210 - SFr 420.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Lichtensteig. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Lichtensteig via Buchs SG. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
The distance between Vienna and Lichtensteig is 686 km. The road distance is 650 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Lichtensteig without a car is to train which takes 8h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Vienna to Lichtensteig, including transfers.
Vienna to Lichtensteig train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Lichtensteig is to train which takes 8h 51m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 9m.
Vienna to Lichtensteig train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Buchs Sg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Lichtensteig is 650 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Vienna to Lichtensteig.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Lichtensteig, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Lichtensteig via Buchs Sg and Buchs SG in around 8h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Lichtensteig via Munich Central Bus Station, St. Gallen Lagerstrasse, and St. Gallen in around 10h 9m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Wil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Wil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Wien Hbf to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–350
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Buchs Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 80–130
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–50
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Buchs SG to Lichtensteig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Lichtensteig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Staad SG to Lichtensteig
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Wien Hbf to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–33
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 235–250
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 130–160
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Lichtensteig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 7–10
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 12–16
Train from Staad SG to Lichtensteig
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–14
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 6–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 11–14
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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