Carrick-on-Shannon to Vienna by train
Travel from Carrick-on-Shannon (Ireland) to Vienna (Austria) by train (1814km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Carrick-on-Shannon in Ireland to Vienna in Austria, the main route leads via the United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany or France and Switzerland. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Carrick-on-Shannon (Ireland) - Dublin (Ireland) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - London (United Kingdom) - Brussels (Belgium) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Vienna (Austria)
- 2Carrick-on-Shannon (Ireland) - Dublin (Ireland) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - London (United Kingdom) - Paris (France) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Vienna (Austria)
1814 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Carrick-on-Shannon to Vienna, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Carrick-on-Shannon / Dublin - Graz / Dublin - Innsbruck / Dublin - Klagenfurt / Dublin - Linz / Dublin - Salzburg / Cork - Vienna / Cork - Graz / Cork - Salzburg / Galway - Graz1 Carrick-on-Shannon (Ireland) - Dublin (Ireland) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - London (United Kingdom) - Brussels (Belgium) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Vienna (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Carrick-on-Shannon (Ireland) to Dublin (Ireland)
To travel in Ireland by train, buy your ticket online via the given booking links to get cheap advance fares. Apart from these online fares there is also a number of reductions available to buy locally from train stations.
If no train connection is available, make use of one of the frequent bus connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Carrick-on-Shannon to Dublin?
Check times&prices 
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) / Intercity (IC) / Enterprise (ENT)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Cherbourg - Rosslare
train company:
CIÉ Córas Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail / NIR Northern Ireland Railways / STENA Stena Line / IRFE Irish Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Dublin - Carrick-on-Shannon / Dublin - Cork / Dublin - Galway / Dublin - Kilkenny / Dublin - Limerick / Dublin - Rosslare / Cork - Galway / Cork - Kilkenny / Cork - Rosslare / Kilkenny - Galway / Galway - Limerick
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Dublin (Ireland) to Holyhead (United Kingdom)
Travel from Dublin to Holyhead by direct ferry. The journey time is 3:15 hours. The ferry fares start from 38 EUR.
To get to the port of Dublin use the bus of "Morton". The bus runs to be in time for the ferry departures. The ferry check-in is 40 minutes before departure.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Connolly" (trains from Belfast, Wexford, Wicklow): 3,50 EUR, 15 minutes.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Heuston" (trains from Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee): 4,50 EUR, 40 minutes.
- a taxi is 15 EUR from the city center to the port.
- a foot walk of one hour
From the ferry terminal of Holyhead to the railway station it is a short walk of 5 minutes.
If you travel by train to Dublin or want to continue your journey by train from Holyhead to another destination in Great Britain, the "SailRail" tickets (combination of train and ferry) might be a good choice. For example Dublin to London including the train and ferry for just 44,50 GBP.
Find the exact ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Dublin to Holyhead?
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ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Rosslare - Pembroke Dock / Rosslare - Fishguard
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Holyhead - Dublin
1c Travelling from Holyhead (United Kingdom) to London (United Kingdom)
Travel from Holyhead to London by direct train. The journey time is 3:40 hours. Some train connections require a change of trains in Crewe. The ticket fare depends on your travel date.
The arrival train station is "London Euston". The railway company providing this service is "Avanti West Coast".
In Holyhead the ferry from Dublin arrives. From the ferry terminal to the railway station it is a walk of 5 to 10 minutes.
There are combined tickets available, for train and ferry. The ticket fare for such a "SailRail" ticket on the route from Dublin to London is just 44.50 GBP.
Find the exact train and ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Holyhead to London?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
London - Holyhead
1d Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Brussels (Belgium)
Travel from London to Brussels 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.
Where to buy a ticket from London to Brussels?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurostar (EST)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Brussels - London
1e Travelling from Brussels (Belgium) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
To travel from Belgium to Germany by train, use the high-speed-trains ICE or Thalys. They connect the cities of Brussels and Liege with Cologne and Frankfurt. These cities are well connected to other regions in their countries.
Ticket prices start from 18 EUR in second class. Find train-schedules and saver-fares via our booking links.
There are as well cheap regional trains available from Welkenraedt to Aachen with connections from Brussels and to Cologne.
Where to buy a ticket from Brussels to Frankfurt am Main?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / THALYS (THY) / Local (L)
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / SNCB Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges / THALYS Thalys
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Brussels / Brussels - Cologne / Brussels - Hamburg / Brussels - Berlin / Brussels - Munich / Bruges - Cologne / Antwerp - Munich / Ghent - Berlin
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1f Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna 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 Frankfurt airport is 01:00. The arrival time in Vienna is 09:20.
Where to buy a ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
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
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Frankfurt am Main
2 Carrick-on-Shannon (Ireland) - Dublin (Ireland) - Holyhead (United Kingdom) - London (United Kingdom) - Paris (France) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Vienna (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Carrick-on-Shannon (Ireland) to Dublin (Ireland)
To travel in Ireland by train, buy your ticket online via the given booking links to get cheap advance fares. Apart from these online fares there is also a number of reductions available to buy locally from train stations.
If no train connection is available, make use of one of the frequent bus connections.
Where to buy a ticket from Carrick-on-Shannon to Dublin?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Dublin Area Rapid Transport (DART) / Intercity (IC) / Enterprise (ENT)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Cherbourg - Rosslare
train company:
CIÉ Córas Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail / NIR Northern Ireland Railways / STENA Stena Line / IRFE Irish Ferries
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Dublin - Carrick-on-Shannon / Dublin - Cork / Dublin - Galway / Dublin - Kilkenny / Dublin - Limerick / Dublin - Rosslare / Cork - Galway / Cork - Kilkenny / Cork - Rosslare / Kilkenny - Galway / Galway - Limerick
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Dublin (Ireland) to Holyhead (United Kingdom)
Travel from Dublin to Holyhead by direct ferry. The journey time is 3:15 hours. The ferry fares start from 38 EUR.
To get to the port of Dublin use the bus of "Morton". The bus runs to be in time for the ferry departures. The ferry check-in is 40 minutes before departure.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Connolly" (trains from Belfast, Wexford, Wicklow): 3,50 EUR, 15 minutes.
- bus from the railway station "Dublin Heuston" (trains from Cork, Galway, Limerick, Tralee): 4,50 EUR, 40 minutes.
- a taxi is 15 EUR from the city center to the port.
- a foot walk of one hour
From the ferry terminal of Holyhead to the railway station it is a short walk of 5 minutes.
If you travel by train to Dublin or want to continue your journey by train from Holyhead to another destination in Great Britain, the "SailRail" tickets (combination of train and ferry) might be a good choice. For example Dublin to London including the train and ferry for just 44,50 GBP.
Find the exact ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Dublin to Holyhead?
The following links could be interesting for you.
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Dublin - Holyhead / Rosslare - Pembroke Dock / Rosslare - Fishguard
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Holyhead - Dublin
2c Travelling from Holyhead (United Kingdom) to London (United Kingdom)
Travel from Holyhead to London by direct train. The journey time is 3:40 hours. Some train connections require a change of trains in Crewe. The ticket fare depends on your travel date.
The arrival train station is "London Euston". The railway company providing this service is "Avanti West Coast".
In Holyhead the ferry from Dublin arrives. From the ferry terminal to the railway station it is a walk of 5 to 10 minutes.
There are combined tickets available, for train and ferry. The ticket fare for such a "SailRail" ticket on the route from Dublin to London is just 44.50 GBP.
Find the exact train and ferry schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Holyhead to London?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
London - Holyhead
2d Travelling from London (United Kingdom) to Paris (France)
The Eurostar train from London to Paris is the fastest train connection with a travel time of 2.5 hours. You can buy cheap train tickets from 50 euros. There are up to 18 train connections daily. You can find the exact timetable and ticket prices for the Eurostar high-speed-train by clicking on the booking links.
If you want to travel cheaper, you can travel by bus. The journey time takes considerably longer with about nine hours. But the tickets are much cheaper and start at 14 EUR. Companies like Flixbus offer several bus connections daily - also as a overnight trip. You can get the bus tickets via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from London to Paris?
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.
Dover - Calais
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Paris - London
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2e Travelling from Paris (France) to Zurich (Switzerland)
Travel from Paris to Zurich 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 Paris Gare de Lyon. The arrival station is Zurich HB.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Paris to Zurich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
TGV Lyria France - Switzerland (Lyria)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Paris
2f Travelling from Zurich (Switzerland) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Zurich to Vienna by direct day train or overnight train.
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 NJ467 is 10:20 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR for a seat. There a compartments with six seats available. More comfortable are the 6 or 4 persons couchette compartments. And the sleeper compartments which you can book with three, two or one bed. The departure time in Zurich is at 21:40. The arrival time in Vienna at 08:00.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Zurich to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
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 NJ467 Zurich - Vienna
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Zurich
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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