There are 8 ways to get from Winterthur to Austria by plane, train, bus, car, or tram
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Fly Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
4h 13m€95–235Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Vienna Erdbergbus FlixBus N191
12h 1m€47–100Train
- Take the train from Winterthur to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
8h 47m€109–159Drive 673.4 km
- Drive from Winterthur to Viennacar 673.4 km
6h 42m€117–168Fly Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 31m€128–275Fly Zurich Airport to Graz Airport, line 5 tram
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take the tram from Graz Puntigam Bahnhof B to Graz Steyrergassetram
4h 39m€127–430Train to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Winterthur to Rorschachtrain
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ACH - VIE
4h 54m€246–488Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Winterthur to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 973 / ...
9h 23m€141–330
Winterthur to Austria by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Austria is to bus which costs €45 - €100 and takes 12h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Winterthur to Austria. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Stephansplatz via Wien Hbf and Mitte-Landstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Winterthur and Austria is 643 km. The road distance is 673.4 km.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Austria without a car is to train which takes 8h 47m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Winterthur to Austria, including transfers.
Winterthur to Austria train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Winterthur station.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €95 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 8h 47m, you could also bus, which costs €45 - €100 and takes 12h 1m.
Winterthur to Austria train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winterthur to Austria is 673 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Winterthur to Austria.
What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Austria?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) every 2 hours. Alternatively, Railjet operates a train from Winterthur to Wien Hbf 3 times a day. Tickets cost €100–160 and the journey takes 8h 34m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–440
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Train from Winterthur to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €25–40
- First Class
- €45–65
Train from Bregenz to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €100–160
- First Class
- €200–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 316 887-0
- linien@holding-graz.at
- Website
- holding-graz.at
Tram from Graz Puntigam Bahnhof B to Graz Steyrergasse
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- holding-graz.at
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €16–20
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Vienna Erdberg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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