There are 11 ways to get from Vienna to Thurso by plane, train, bus, night train, 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)VIE - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Thurso
14h 41m£127–342Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)VIE - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Thurso
15h 9m£100–315Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Thurso
32h 33m£255–583Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Rotterdam Central Station
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Euston to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street ChurchX99
39h 47m£211–512Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Thurso
32h 11m£272–806Fly to Kirkwall, ferry
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Kirkwall (KOI)VIE - KOI
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
12h 6m£129–410Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)VIE - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Thurso
14h 57m£124–321Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)VIE - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Thurso
14h 24mBus
- Take the bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Union Street to Bank of ScotlandE6
41h 58mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Vienna to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Thurso
25h 19mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Thurso
26h 20m£385–567
Vienna to Thurso by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Thurso is to fly and train which costs £100 - £320 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Thurso is to fly and ferry which takes 12h 6m and costs £120 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Thurso. However, there are services departing from Viena- Hotel IBIS and arriving at Bank of Scotland via London Victoria, Park and Ride and Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 58m.
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, King's Cross and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 33m.
The distance between Vienna and Thurso is 1249 miles.
The best way to get from Vienna to Thurso without a car is to train which takes 32h 33m and costs £250 - £600.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Vienna to Thurso, including transfers.
Vienna to Thurso bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, depart from Viena- Hotel IBIS station.
Vienna to Thurso train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Thurso is to train which takes 32h 33m and costs £250 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 41h 58m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Thurso, Scotland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Thurso via Bruxelles-Midi, Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross, and Inverness in around 32h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to Bank of Scotland via London Victoria, Park and Ride, and Union Street in around 41h 58m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Thurso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £85–130
- 1st Class
- £130–200
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–240
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–100
- 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
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Sir George's Street Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Park and Ride to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to Bank of Scotland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Thurso bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, arrive at London Victoria station.
Thurso is 1h behind Vienna. It is currently 5:13 PM in Vienna and 4:13 PM in Thurso.
Vienna to Thurso train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
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