Vienna to Manchester by train

Travel from Vienna (Austria) to Manchester (United Kingdom) by train (1427km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Vienna in Austria to Manchester in the United Kingdom, there are several travel routes available. Via Switzerland, Germany, France and/or Belgium. Recommended is to include a night train, for example from Vienna to Cologne or Vienna to Zurich. Read the details bellow and make use of the given booking links.

There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.

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1 Vienna (Austria) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Paris (France) - London (United Kingdom) - Manchester (United Kingdom)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Travel from Vienna to Frankfurt am Main by train. The journey time is 6:20 hours. The train ticket price starts at 37 EUR. There are at least four direct train connections daily. You will travel by ICE and Railjet trains.

A comfortable travel option is the "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train. The ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The departure time in Vienna is 20:10. The arrival time in Frankfurt airport is 04:00.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Amsterdam / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Amsterdam - Vienna

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Frankfurt am Main - Vienna

1b Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Paris (France)

Travel from Frankfurt to Paris by direct TGV INOUI or ICE high-speed-train. The ticket price starts at 39 EUR. The journey times is 3:40 hours. There are at least four direct train connections per day and several more with change of trains.

Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
ICE Alleo Germany - France (ICE Alleo) / TGV Alleo France - Germany (TGV Alleo)

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Paris - Frankfurt am Main

1c Travelling from Paris (France) to London (United Kingdom)

The fastest way to travel from Paris to London is by Eurostar high-speed-train. The journey time is only 2,5 hours from city center to city center. Ticket fares start from 57 EUR. There are 15 or more Eurostar connections every day.

Find the exact train-schedule and saver-fares via our booking links. As earlier you book, as cheaper the ticket prices are.

If you want to travel cheaper, you could use a bus. The journey time is much longer with nine hours. But the tickets are much cheaper and start from 14 EUR. Companies like Flixbus offer several connections per day, also over-night. The bus tickets are available via our booking links.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)

ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Calais - Dover

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London - Paris

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1d Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Manchester (United Kingdom)

Travel from London to Manchester by direct train connection. The journey time is two hours. The train ticket price starts at 25 GBP. There are hourly train connections.

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Manchester - London

2 Vienna (Austria) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Paris (France) - London (United Kingdom) - Manchester (United Kingdom)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

2a Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Zurich (Switzerland)

Travel from Vienna to Zurich by direct day train "Railjet" or overnight train "Nightjet".

There are at least four day train connections by "Railjet" trains. The journey time is 7:50 hours. Train tickets are available from 39 EUR. This saver fare ticket is called "Sparschiene".

The overnight train is called "Nightjet" and offers comfortable travel while you are sleeping. The journey time of the NJ466 is 11 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR for a seat. There a compartments with six seats available. More comfortable are the 6 or 4 berth couchette compartments. And the sleeper compartments which you can book with three, two or one bed. The departure time in Vienna is at 21:30. The arrival time in Zurich at 08:30.

Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ466 Vienna - Zurich

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Zurich - Vienna

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2b Travelling from Zurich (Switzerland) to Paris (France)

Travel from Zurich to Paris by direct TGV Lyria high-speed-train. The ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The journey time is four hours. There are at least six train connections per day. The trains depart every two hours.

The departure station is Zurich HB. The arrival station is Paris Gare de Lyon.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
TGV Lyria France - Switzerland (Lyria)

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Paris - Zurich

2c Travelling from Paris (France) to London (United Kingdom)

The fastest way to travel from Paris to London is by Eurostar high-speed-train. The journey time is only 2,5 hours from city center to city center. Ticket fares start from 57 EUR. There are 15 or more Eurostar connections every day.

Find the exact train-schedule and saver-fares via our booking links. As earlier you book, as cheaper the ticket prices are.

If you want to travel cheaper, you could use a bus. The journey time is much longer with nine hours. But the tickets are much cheaper and start from 14 EUR. Companies like Flixbus offer several connections per day, also over-night. The bus tickets are available via our booking links.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)

ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Calais - Dover

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
London - Paris

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2d Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Manchester (United Kingdom)

Travel from London to Manchester by direct train connection. The journey time is two hours. The train ticket price starts at 25 GBP. There are hourly train connections.

Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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Manchester - London

3 Vienna (Austria) - Cologne (Germany) - Brussels (Belgium) - London (United Kingdom) - Manchester (United Kingdom)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

3a Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Cologne (Germany)

Travel from Vienna to Cologne by direct ICE day train connection or more comfortable by "ÖBB nightjet" overnight train.

The journey time by ICE train connection is 8:45 hours. Train tickets are available from 37 EUR. The departure times in Vienna are 11:15, 13:15 and 15:15. The arrival times in Cologne main station are at 20:00, 22:00 and 00:00.

The overnight train "ÖBB nightjet" NJ40490 offers the following service classes:
- Seats. Tickets fares from 29 EUR.
- Couchettes: compartments with berths for 4 or 6 passengers. Tickets fares from 49 EUR.
- Sleeper-car: private compartments for 1 to 3 passengers with washing basin and optional private shower and toilet. Tickets fares from 69 EUR.

The journey time is 10:35 hours. The departure time in Vienna is 20:15. The arrival time in Cologne is 06:50.

Find the exact train schedules and book your tickets via the given booking links.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Amsterdam / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Amsterdam - Vienna

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Cologne - Vienna

3b Travelling from Cologne (Germany) to Brussels (Belgium)

Travel from Cologne to Brussels by direct Thalys or ICE high-speed-train. The journey time is 1:50 hours. Train tickets for the Thalys are available from 16 EUR. Train tickets for the ICE train of Deutsche Bahn are available from 18 EUR. There are at least ten direct train connections daily.

The departure train station is "Köln Hbf". And the arrival railway station "Bruxelles Midi".

Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY)

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Brussels - Cologne

3c Travelling from Brussels (Belgium) to London (United Kingdom)

Travel from Brussels to London by direct Eurostar high-speed-train. The journey time is 1:50 hours. The train ticket price starts at 57 EUR. There are at least 8 train connections daily.

If you want to travel cheaper use a bus. The journey time is 6 hours. The bus ticket price starts at 16 EUR.

Find the exact train and bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)

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London - Brussels

3d Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Manchester (United Kingdom)

Travel from London to Manchester by direct train connection. The journey time is two hours. The train ticket price starts at 25 GBP. There are hourly train connections.

Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

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Manchester - London

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