Arriving by air

Conference Venue:

Stadthalle Wels
Pollheimerstrasse 1
A-4600 Wels
Austria

Arriving at the Linz airport:

distance Linz airport - Wels approx. 20 km


From the Linz airport to the conference venue (Stadthalle):

Taxi from Linz airport to conference venue (Stadthalle):
It costs about 50 Euro and takes about 30 minutes.

Public transport:

  1. Shuttle bus from Linz airport to Hörsching Bahnhof (Hörsching station):
    This service is available upon request between 05:00 and 23:00 hrs and is free of charge. It takes about 3 minutes to get to Hörsching Bahnhof (Hörsching station). Please ask at the information desk for details. Telephone number: +43-800-206600
  2. Train from Hörsching Bahnhof (Hörsching station) to Wels Hauptbahnhof (Wels main station):
    There are direct connections at least every hour. It takes about 14 minutes and costs ~ 5 Euro. For more information on train connections, please visit the website of the Airport Linz.
  3. From Wels Hauptbahnhof (Wels main station) to conference venue (Stadthalle):
    • ÖBB train connection from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Wels Messe Bahnhof (about 5 minutes, ~ 2 Euro) or
    • you can walk (about 30 minutes) or
    • take a taxi

Arriving at the Vienna airport:

distance Vienna airport - Wels approx. 200 km

 

Step 1: Direkt train connection:

Train from Vienna airport to Wels Hauptbahnhof (Wels main station):
There are direct connections from the Vienna airport to Wels main station.
It takes about 2 hrs 10 min.

ÖBB One way ticket 2nd class ~ 50 Euro (buy the ticket before you enter the train)

Further information on train schedules and tickets: www.oebb.at/en

 

Step 2: From Wels Hauptbahnhof (Wels main station) to conference venue (Stadthalle)

  • ÖBB train connection from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Wels Messe Bahnhof (about 5 minutes, ~ 2,30 Euro) or
  • you can walk (about 30 minutes) or
  • take a taxi


Additionally, there are connections from Vienna airport to Wien Westbahnhof (Vienna West Station) with the shuttle bus (Vienna Airport Lines, direct connection) or with a combination of CAT train or S-Bahn and the U-Bahn (metro) (transfer required at Wien Mitte train station) - see the website of the Austrian Federal Railways (www.oebb.at/en). There are frequent train connections from Wien Westbahnhof (Vienna West Station) to Wels.

Arriving at the Salzburg airport:

distance Salzburg airport - Wels approx. 100 km


Step 1: From the airport to the train

  1. Shuttle bus to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (Salzburg main station):
    Shuttle bus: line 2 (about 23 minutes) from 5:36 - 23:26; costs ~ 2.50 Euro
  2. Taxi to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (Salzburg main station):
    It takes about 15-20 minutes and costs ~ 20 Euro

Step 2: From Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (main station) to Wels main station

There are direct connections 3 times per hour.
It takes about 1 hr to get to Wels.

Please note that there are 2 different train companies operating trains on this route:

  • ÖBB (buy the ticket before you enter the train)
    one-way ticket 2nd class ~ 23 Euro
  • Westbahn (buy the ticket online or on the train.)
    one-way ticket ~ 17 Euro

For more information on train connections, please visit Austrian Railways: www.oebb.at/en or www.westbahn.at/en
 

Step 3: From Wels Hauptbahnhof (Wels main station) to conference venue (Stadthalle)

  • ÖBB train connection from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Wels Messe Bahnhof (about 5 minutes, ~ 2 Euro) or
  • you can walk (about 30 minutes) or
  • take a taxi

Arriving at the Munich airport:

distance Munich - Wels approx. 210 km

Step 1: From the airport to the station

  1. "S-Bahn" to München Hauptbahnhof (Munich main station):
    S1 and S8: direct connections (about 40 minutes) at 10-minute intervals from 04:00 - 01:30 hrs
    one-way ticket ~ 14 €
  2. Airportbus (Lufthansa Express Bus) to München Hauptbahnhof (Munich main station):
    direct connections (about 30 minutes) at 30-minute intervals from 06:00 - 22:30 hrs
    one-way ticket ~ 11 €

 

Step 2: From München Hauptbahnhof (Munich main station) to Wels main station

There are trains about twice per hour.
You have to change the train in Salzburg Hauptbahnhof.
In total, it takes about 3 hrs to get to Wels.

ÖBB one-way ticket 2nd class ~ 65 Euro (buy the ticket before you enter the train)
For more information on train connections, please visit Austrian Railways: www.oebb.at/en
 

Step 3: From Wels Hauptbahnhof (Wels main station) to conference venue (Stadthalle)

  • ÖBB train connection from Wels Hauptbahnhof to Wels Messe Bahnhof (about 5 minutes, ~ 2 Euro) or
  • you can walk (about 30 minutes) or
  • take a taxi