- Vienna to Amsterdam by train
- How to get from Vienna to Amsterdam by bus
- Choosing wings
- The car is not a luxury
Traveling around Europe, tourists prefer to see the sights of various countries in one trip, since a Schengen visa allows you to freely cross borders and make the most daring route options. The two popular tourist capitals, Amsterdam and Vienna, are approximately 1200 kilometers apart. This distance is the fastest to cover on the wings of any of the European air carriers. If you prefer ground transportation, the train and bus companies will be happy to answer the question of how to get from Vienna to Amsterdam.
Vienna to Amsterdam by train
There is no direct train connecting the Austrian and Dutch capitals, but with a change in Frankfurt am Main, Nuremberg or Dusseldorf, you can cover the distance in about 12 hours. The departure point is the Wien Hbf station in Vienna.
There are several types of trains operating on the Vienna - Frankfurt and Frankfurt - Amsterdam route - InterCityExpress (ICE), InterCity (IC) and RailJet (RJ). Ticket prices depend on the type of train and the class of the carriage. The average cost of a one-way trip is around 200 euros.
The cost of travel, the schedule and the number of daily trains can be found on a convenient website for the traveler - www.fahrplan.oebb.at.
How to get from Vienna to Amsterdam by bus
If you are not afraid of the prospect of spending more than 15 hours on the road, choose a bus to travel from the Austrian capital to the Dutch capital. Several companies are engaged in the transportation of passengers on this route:
- Flixbus dispatches its cars from Vienna Erdberg station in the Austrian capital. Buses arrive at Amsterdam Sloterdijk in the Netherlands. The bus passengers spend a little over 16 hours on the way, and the fare for them is about 100 euros. Details on the website www.fixbus.de.
- Passengers will have to spend about 21 hours on Elines buses. The route passes through Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Prague and Brno. The starting point is Wien Karlsplatz in the Austrian capital. Arrival point - Amsterdam, Nieuwmarkt. The ticket price is about 95 euros. A convenient site for purchasing tickets is www.fahrplan.oebb.at.
- Eurolines HU passengers who have chosen its buses for the trip will have to spend a day on the road. During this time they will pass Zadzburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Cologne. The ticket price is about 105 euros. A detailed schedule and conditions for purchasing tickets are available on the website www.sportturist.co.rs.
All European buses carrying out intercity transportation are equipped with air conditioners, dry closets, coffee machines and television systems. Traveling on buses of this class is very comfortable.
Choosing wings
The fastest way to cross borders and end up in Amsterdam is to buy plane tickets in Vienna and use the services of air carriers. If you book your tickets in advance, you can buy them very inexpensively and get from Vienna to Amsterdam for only 60-70 euros. Such prices are offered by the carrier Easyjet, for example.
The cost of a flight on the wings of the Dutch KLM or Austrian Austrian Airlines will be 90 and 100 euros, respectively. In the sky, passengers of direct flights will have to spend about two hours.
Vienna Schwechat Airport is located less than 20 km from the city center. The capital of Austria can be quickly reached from here by electric trains, taxis or shuttles. Amsterdam Schiphol has its own railway station, from where dozens of electric trains depart to the capital of the Netherlands. Their passengers are at the city railway station within 15 minutes. The second way to get to the city is by bus route N197. Travel time will be no more than half an hour. The cost of train and bus tickets is about 5 euros.
The car is not a luxury
Excellent European autobahns and a developed network of car rental offices enable numerous foreign tourists to travel from Vienna to Amsterdam by car. The distance of 1200 km can be covered without much effort in about 13-14 hours.
From the Austrian capital you will have to take the A1 highway. Keep a close eye on the presence of toll sections of the road, for which you need to purchase a special pass. Permits are called vignettes and are sold everywhere - at gas stations and convenience stores. Vignettes are attached to the windshield of the car.
Important information for those who rented a car to get from Vienna to Amsterdam:
- A liter of gasoline in Austria and Holland will cost 1, 16 and 1, 65 euros, respectively.
- It is prohibited to use antiradars in cars in the European Union.
- For talking while driving on the phone without using a hand-free device, not wearing seat belts and transporting children without a special seat, you will face substantial fines from 35 euros in Austria to 130 euros in the Netherlands.
- Parking in most cities in Austria and the Netherlands is paid. The price of the issue is from 2 euros per hour.
When moving from Vienna to Amsterdam, use the bypass roads around the major cities in Germany whenever possible, as they usually have to be charged separately.
All prices in the material are approximate and given as of January 2017. It is better to check the exact fare on the official websites of the carriers.
