There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Thurso by plane, train, night train, bus, ferry, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane VIE - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
13h 7m£182–461Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIE - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
15h 8m£137–398Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bank of Scotlandbus X99
35h 22m£284–522Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotlandbus
47h 34m£152–392Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
32h 12m£370–662Fly to Kirkwall, ferry
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane VIE - KOI
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
16h 20m£334–535Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane VIE - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Thursotrain
15h 13m£188–434Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Vienna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Thursocar
25h 19mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Rotterdamcar
- Take the car ferry from Rotterdam to Hullcarferry
- Drive from Hull to Thursocar
31h 54m£353–587
Vienna to Thurso by night train, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Thurso is to fly and bus and train which costs £130 - £400 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Thurso is to fly and train which takes 13h 7m and costs £180 - £470.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Thurso Bank of Scotland via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Stn and Inverness Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Thurso via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 12m.
The distance between Vienna and Thurso is 1249 miles.
The best way to get from Vienna to Thurso without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 35h 22m and costs £280 - £550.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Vienna to Thurso, including transfers.
Vienna to Thurso bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Thurso train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
Vienna to Thurso bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Thurso, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Thurso Bank of Scotland via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, London Victoria, Buchanan Bus Station, Buchanan Bus Stn, and Inverness Union Street in around 47h 34m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Dusseldorf, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Dusseldorf, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Dusseldorf, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £80–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Thurso Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Rotterdam to Hull
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Thurso is 1h behind Vienna. It is currently 9:31 PM in Vienna and 8:31 PM in Thurso.
Vienna to Thurso train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
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