Wels by sleeper train
A small, flat old town with a long, handsome square; an easy half-day rather than a destination in itself.
Reasons to get off here
- Stadtplatz, roughly 500 m long, with 64 historic town houses
- Ledererturm, the last surviving medieval city gate
- Burg Wels, where Emperor Maximilian I died in 1519, now the town museum
- Stadtpfarrkirche with 14th-century stained-glass windows
- Stadtplatz: about 10 minutes' walk south of Wels Hbf
- Almtalbahn to Grünau im Almtal, about 1 hour 5 minutes
- Trains to Linz take roughly 15 minutes
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightjet Vienna–Venice · NJ 40466 | Vienna → Salzburg → Villach → Venice | 23:26 | 23:27 | Daily |
| Nightjet Vienna–Venice · NJ 40236 | Venice → Villach → Salzburg → Vienna | 05:39 | 05:41 | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Linz
UNESCO City of Media Arts on the Danube, pairing a baroque main square with Ars Electronica and the Lentos.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · Nightjet Vienna–VeniceAttnang-Puchheim
Nothing to see in the town itself, but it is the junction for the Salzkammergut railway to Hallstatt.
Stop-off guide →Wels, answered
Nightjet Vienna–Venice.
Times in both directions are below.
NJ 40466 (Vienna–Salzburg–Villach–Venice): arrives 23:26, leaves 23:27; NJ 40236 (Venice–Villach–Salzburg–Vienna): arrives 05:39, leaves 05:41.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
A small, flat old town with a long, handsome square; an easy half-day rather than a destination in itself.
We would allow: a few hours.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.