There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Wels by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Linz Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane ATH - LNZ
9h 53m€100–328Fly to Bratislava Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane ATH - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
8h 52m€74–257Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Ic
24h 7m€129–279Drive 1,827.7 km
- Drive from Athens to Welscar 1,827.7 km
18h 25m€342–493Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ATH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
7h 20m€93–224Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ATH - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbftrain
9h 36m€134–290Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ATH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
10h 59m€196–549Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ATH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
11h 8m€110–274Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane ATH - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
10h 8m€82–288Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Welsbus
26h 22m€110–159Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Athens to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Welsbus
31h 33mBus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus
- Take the bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Vienna Airportbus
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain Ic
31h 44m€117–160
Athens to Wels by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Wels is to bus which costs €110 - €160 and takes 26h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Wels is to fly and train which takes 7h 20m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Wels. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Wels via Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 22m.
The distance between Athens and Wels is 1440 km. The road distance is 1827.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Wels without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 7m and costs €120 - €280.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Athens to Wels, including transfers.
Athens to Wels bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Wels is to fly which takes 9h 53m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €160 and takes 26h 22m.
Athens to Wels bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica station.
Wels is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 09:41 in Athens and 08:41 in Wels.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Wels, Austria?
Aegean Airlines, DAT Danish Air Transport, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Linz Airport (LNZ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Wels via Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica in around 26h 22m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Munich International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Munich International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Athens International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Linz Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bratislava Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Athens International Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ljubljana via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–230
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- *
- €15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €30–55
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- *
- €19–29
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €54
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €54
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €56
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €54
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–65
- Seating Carriage
- €22–26
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–146
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €146
- Phone
- +381 63 77 39 311
- Website
- naisturs.com
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- naisturs.com
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +389 2 261 1758
- vardartours@t-home.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- info@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava Central Bus Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- RegioJet
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