How to get to Swing of Music?
Wels is a travel hub in Austria and so easy to connect you from your city of origin to the event in Wels.
We would like to assist you as much as we can with your journey to our event. Please see below information on various ways to get to the venue and please get in touch with us if you need further assistance.
We also recommend you chat with other dancers from your area attending the event for group travel and car sharing.
BY PLANE
Book a flight to one of the nearest airports:
Linz (LNZ) - 20 mins from Wels by car, 40 mins by public transportation
Salzburg (SZG) - 1 hour from Wels
Vienna (VIE) - 2 hours from Wels
Munich (MUC) - 3 hours from Wels but you need to change trains
Find and book cheap flights here:
FROM LINZ AIRPORT
Flight connections: From Frankfurt with Air Dolomiti twice a day
How to get to the venue:
Taxi: About 20-25 minutes and costs about €30-€40
Train: If you want to save money, take a taxi to Hörsching train station (3 minutes, €8-€10) and from there, the train to Wels (10 minutes, €2-€4). However, there’s only one train every hour, so take this into consideration.
FROM SALZBURG AIRPORT
Flight connections: Frankfurt (3 flights per day), Cologne, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, London Gatwick or Stansted, Amsterdam, and Brussels
How to get to the venue: You can take a bus (13-19 mins, €2-€3) or a taxi (9 mins, €15-€18) from Salzburg airport to Salzburg central station (HBF). From there, take the train to Wels central station (€10-€28, 55 minutes).
FROM VIENNA AIRPORT
Flight connections: Vienna is a major international airport and is served by lots of major airlines and low-cost airlines as well.
How to get to the venue:
Direct train: The easiest way is to take the direct train (Railjet) from the airport to Wels Central station (every hour, 2:11 hours ride). It’s best to book well in advance (at least a month beforehand), which would cost €15-€20. If you book late, it might cost up to €50.
Change trains in Vienna: You can also take a train from the airport to Vienna central station (15-30 minutes, €8-€13) and from there to Wels (1:49 hours, €9-€12). This option could be cheaper even if you book late.
Find the best train connections from Vienna airport:
Or book directly with the operating companies:
FROM MUNICH AIRPORT
Flight connections: Munich is a major international airport and is served by lots of major airlines and low-cost airlines as well.
How to get to the venue: The best way is to take a bus or a train to Munich Ostbahnhof and from there the WESTbahn directly to Wels. Alternatively, you can take a train from the airport to Salzburg and from there another one to Wels.
Find the best train connections from Munich airport: https://www.rome2rio.com/.
Note: The cheapest and quickest trains are WESTbahn (you can ONLY buy tickets ONLINE and via the APP - you cannot buy these at the station and you CANNOT travel on OBB trains) - www.westbahn.at. Book in advance because trains in Germany tend to get expensive when booking last minute.
BY TRAIN / BUS
The easiest way to find and book the most affordable train and bus connections is to use any of these websites/apps:
Note: For trains from Germany, you can also check out https://www.bahn.com/.