By plane

Vienna International Airport

2 Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien-Schwechat VIE IATA) (just outside the city limits of Vienna on the far side of the City of Schwechat). To get to Vienna, you have three different railway options. The cheaper but slower S-Bahn line S7 (24 minutes; €4.60) and the more expensive but faster City Airport Train (15 minutes; from €11) both go to Wien-Mitte/Landstraße. If you are taking the S7 train, and you have a valid Vienna public transportation ticket, you only need to purchase a ticket from the airport to Schwechat, as all onward stations are covered by the zone 100 ticket. To Wien Hauptbahnhof (central aviation) and onwards, there are long distance trains leaving every 30 min (15 minutes; €4.20). There are also buses (Vienna Airport Bus) and taxis. For details on the airport transfer see the Vienna International Airport article. (updated Jul 2025)

Bratislava Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport

Another option if you're flying to Vienna is Bratislava Airport (BTS IATA) which is ~ 54 km (34 mi) from Vienna International Airport across the Slovak border and is the largest in the Slovak Republic. The budget airline Ryanair has the most flights. Additional carriers are Norwegian Air Shuttle to Oslo and Copenhagen; UTair to Moscow and Sun d'Or to Ben Gurion Airport (seasonal flights). Transfer options:

FlixBus. 06:00-23:00. Services leave approximately every hour, but check schedule. Leaves from the airport terminal building and arrives at Erdberg (U3) in just over an hour. €4-10 each way.

Postbus/Slovak Lines (Bus), ☏ +43 810 222 333 (Austria), +421 18211 (Slovakia), airportlines@postbus.at. 08:00-18:35. Leaves from the airport terminal building and arrives to Südtiroler Platz (U1) in under two hours. Intermediate stops in Bratislava, at Vienna Airport, some at Erdberg (U3). Check schedule. €5, €8 return.

Train. Bratislava public bus 61 to final stop, Hlavná stanica/Main Station (buy bus ticket at yellow machine before boarding and stamp in the bus). Buy a ticket to Vienna and take the train to Wien Hauptbahnhof. Takes about 1 hour. €13 (return ticket, not one direction ticket).

Late arriving flights:. Should an evening flight arrive late, after 22:30 you can bargain for a cab or spend the night in Bratislava (last bus for Vienna leaves from the airport at 22:45).

Early departing flights:. Take a cab or spend the night at a hostel or at the airport or take the early train leaving from Wien Hauptbahnhof (~05:20) to Bratislava hl. st. (arriving ~06:30) and then take bus No. 61 to the airport (or take a cab). It is possible to catch 08:00 flights this way.

Rosenov Airport Transfer, ☏ +43-1-485 77 77. M-F 09:00-18:00. Offer a flat rate transfer to/from Vienna. €75.

Alternative airports in the region

Budapest and Munich Airports are at least 3 and 5 hours out, respectively. There is a direct albeit not so speedy shuttle van from Budapest Ferihegy Airport to Vienna Schwechat Airport, departing three times daily, for €36. It is cheaper and quicker to transfer via bus or train from Budapest city which can be reached easily from Ferihegy Airport. From Munich International Airport you should take the commuter train into the city and transfer to a high-speed RailJet train to Vienna at Munich's main station. ÖBB sells tickets for the entire journey from that airport to Vienna from €29.

Some other smaller airports in the region are served by budget airlines: Linz (2 hours by train), Graz (2.5 hours by train), and Brno (2.5 hours by train or bus).

By train

The station names of all stops in Vienna start with its German name "Wien". This is internationally recognized and helpful for buying tickets. The railways are managed by the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB. Read more about train travel within Austria and reaching Austria by train.

The city's main railway stations include:

3 Wien Hauptbahnhof (Wien Hbf). The city's main train station, where most international and long-distance domestic services call. Like Paris or London, Vienna had inherited several rail terminals from the 19th century and, unlike the former and similar to Berlin, the situation was addressed in the 21st century with most trains now serving Hauptbahnhof, an impressive modern structure. All ÖBB long-distance services have been moved to this station. The ÖBB lounge, on the second level, is worth the time to visit. Coffee and snacks are available in a quiet atmosphere with a view on the concourse. Entrance is free of charge for most holders of a 1st class ticket or above (incl. Nightjet sleeping car). (updated Jan 2026)

4 Wien Meidling. Where all services stop arriving from the west and the south towards the Hauptbahnhof. If your final destination is in the west or northwest of the city, you can save significant time if you alight in Meidling instead of Hauptbahnhof and continue with the Metro U6.

5 Wien Westbahnhof. The services by the private company WestBahn terminate here, which mostly start from Salzburg, but some trains do go further to places such as Innsbruck, Munich and Stuttgart. Some ÖBB international services start here (notably towards Eastern Europe), otherwise only regional trains serve the Westbahnhof. (updated Jan 2026)

All of those stations are also served by the Wiener S-Bahn and are connected to U-Bahn stations.

It is best to check the schedules online. The ÖBB connection search allows to specify the exact train, subway or tram stop you are going to/departing from. Staffed ticket offices are available at all train stations with international services (Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Meidling and Wien Westbahnhof) and also at some larger domestic and local train stations. The automatic ticket machines have English input and allow cash or card payment (Visa, Maestro, etc.)

There are frequent trains (often at a regular interval) from and to all neighboring regions and countries. Night trains and quicker EuroCity trains arrive from virtually every city in Central Europe. High-speed ICE and Railjet trains arrive from places like Munich, Budapest and Zurich. There are frequent (at least hourly) regional trains to Czech, Slovak and Hungarian border regions. The special fare is named Sparschiene and must be booked quite in advance. It is available for long-distance trains and are bound to the specific train and time chosen (unlike most standard tickets, where some flexibility is available). Furthermore, they are also non-refundable.

When buying tickets, consider two domestic tickets instead of one international one, as it is often cheaper. Tickets can normally still be purchased to the border and from there to your destination in another country. In combination, they will have you covered for the entire international route without the need to change trains. Sometimes you can buy both tickets before departure, otherwise see with the ticket agents if the conductor will be able to issue you with a domestic ticket once you cross the border to Austria.

From within Austria

As the capital of Austria, Vienna is well reachable from all corners of the country. Almost all major Austrian cities (Linz, Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt) have hourly or two-hourly direct Railjet connections, furthermore, private operator Westbahn also connects the cities along the western rail line from and to Vienna (called "Westbahn", hence the operator's name). Even some smaller regions offer direct connections, notably for example:

Vienna - Graz - Klagenfurt - Bad Gastein - St. Johann in Pongau - Bischofshofen - Salzburg (Railjet, 4x daily in 2 hr interval)

Vienna - Linz - Gmunden - Bad Ischl - Hallstatt - Bad Aussee - Stainach-Irdning (Intercity "Salzkammergut", once daily)

Vienna - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach - Spittal/Drau - Lienz (Railjet "Lienzer Dolomiten", twice daily)

Vienna - Linz - Salzburg - St. Johann in Pongau - Zell am See - Saalfelden (- Kitzbühel - Wörgl) (Intercity/Westbahn, 4x daily)

Sometimes, if you're not in a hurry, it might be worthwile to take a look at the D trains, which are slower long distance trains, often added as extra capacity on some main lines. Tickets on those trains often come at a discount in comparison to Railjet, ICE or even Intercity trains.

If you are on a really tight budget, taking the seating car of a night train is often very cheap (often cheaper than buses), but prepare for some very ungodly hours on the train. Anything beyong shorter intercity hops is not recommended, if you value your sleep over spending a bit more for the couchette.

From Germany

Vienna has many direct railway connections to German cities. Some of those daytime connections are:

Frankfurt (6.5 hr) - six daily connections (DB/ÖBB)

Munich (4.5 hr) - every two hours (DB/ÖBB and Westbahn)

Berlin (8 hr) - two to three daily connections (DB/ÖBB)

Nuremberg (4.5 hr), Passau (2.5 hr) - every one to two hours (DB/ÖBB)

Stuttgart (6.5 hr) - two daily connections (Westbahn)

Those cities are mostly either served by the OBB Railjet or DB Inter-City-Express (ICE) high-speed trains, or by the private operator Westbahn with double-decker units. Some of those services to Vienna also call at Cologne, Duesseldorf or Wiesbaden, as well as major stations in between, with lesser frequency than listed above. Some cities (such as Hamburg) are only served by night train. Both Railjet and ICE trains can accomedate bicycles, but an upcharge has to be paid and space is often limited.

The classic overnight train Metropol from Berlin was discontinued in December 2017, but returned as a ÖBB Nightjet train in December 2018, running via Prague and Dresden.

Vienna can be considered a hub for night trains, mainly due to being the home base of the ÖBB Nightjet service. The following Nightjet routes have stops and/or terminate in Germany (not all stops listed):

Vienna - Passau - Nuremberg - Kassel - Münster - Hamburg

Vienna - Passau - Nuremberg - Kassel - Göttingen - Amsterdam

Vienna - Munich - Cologne - Aachen - Liège - Brussels

(Graz) - Vienna - Prague - Dresden - Berlin

Furthermore, some EuroNight connections operated by neighbouring state operators (MÁV, PKP) stop in Vienna on their way to Germany. At some Nightjet connections, a paid motorail service is available.

From Switzerland

Four daily Railjet trains run from Zürich HB towards Vienna, taking around 8 hours, while two night trains run towards Zurich as well, taking between 9 to 11 hours (one is a Nightjet service, while the other is a EuroNight from Hungary).

From Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia

Multiple direct day and night trains exists from the above mentioned countries:

Vienna - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach - Udine - Pordenone - Treviso - Venice (Railjet day train, twice daily, 7 hr 10 min)

Vienna - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach - Udine - Trieste (Railjet day train, once daily, 6 hr 38 min)

Vienna - Linz - Salzburg - Innsbruck - Bolzano/Bozen (Railjet day train, once daily, 7 hr, runs until end of 2026)

Vienna - Graz - Maribor - Celje - Ljubljana (EuroCity day train, once daily, 6 hr)

Vienna - Graz - Maribor - Celje - Zagreb (EuroCity day train, once daily, 6 hr 27 min)

Vienna - Graz - Maribor - Celje - Zagreb - Split (EuroNight night train, every W F Su in the summer months, 15 hr 11 min)

Vienna - Graz - Klagenfurt - Villach - Bologna - Florence - Rome (Nightjet night train, once daily, 14 hr)

Vienna - Linz - Salzburg - Villach - Udine - Pordenone - Treviso - Venice (Nightjet night train, once daily, 10:55 hr)

From other Western European countries

No day trains run directly to other Western European countries, although there are two Nightjet connections towards Brussels (once daily from Su-Th, 15 hr 42 min) and Amsterdam (once daily, 14 hr 13 min).

From Czech Republic

There are two companies operating trains between Prague (via Brno) to Vienna. Czech Railways (ČD) operate jointly with ÖBB a Railjet service every two hours with prices varying mostly between €15 and €30 (bookable online or at a ČD ticket office). After cheap tickets are sold out at ČD, there may be some more at ÖBB. Another option is to take a private RegioJet train, which links Prague and Vienna several times a day for a similar price but with a different concept of on-board services. In the Czech Republic, railjet trains are abbreviated as rj and RegioJet as RJ, Both ČD/ÖBB and RegioJet accept InterRail passes but they do not recognise each other's tickets.

Direct international services from Ostrava and Bohumín are available towards Vienna via the trains coming from Poland (see later).

The ÖBB also sell one-way Sparschiene tickets from Brno (starting at €7.70) and Prague (starting at €14.30). It might be sometimes cheaper to buy a ticket to Brno and then buy an onward domestic ticket to Prague.

Direct regional services from some Czech border towns (e.g. Znojmo, Breclav) are availabe, most of them calling at stops along the Stammstrecke (see later). A twice daily regional service runs to the small terminus Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof from Prague, mainly serving the smaller towns in between it (e.g. Tábor, Trebon on the Czech side).

From Hungary

From Budapest-Keleti buy a discounted round-trip ticket, kirándulójegy (excursion or 4-day ticket) for €31. It includes the return within 4 days and is valid for all public transportation in Vienna for 2 days. So it's a deal even if you don't need a return ticket to Budapest. There are limited number of Sparschiene tickets each day for €13. All tickets are valid in all trains (including the high-speed Railjet). Trains confusingly depart from Budapest-East (Keleti pu), and stop at Hauptbanhof and Wien Meidling, from where they continue to Germany or Western Austria. Direct trains run every two hours or more. Otherwise transfer at Győr.

To Hungary, ÖBB offers tickets to Budapest (around 2 hr 40, starting at €14.30), Mosonmagyaróvár, Győr, Tatabánya and Szombathely. MÁV (Hungarian Railways) do not allow combined domestic tickets when crossing the border and you are risking a severe fine if caught by conductors.

Private operator Regiojet offers regular connections from and to Budapest and some towns in between. Furthermore, direct regional connections are availabe from Sopron (via REX6, 1 hr 14 min, hourly) and Fertöszentmiklós (via REX63, 1 hr 32 min, every two hours), operated by ÖBB and GySEV/Raaberbahn. Some night trains (mostly EuroNight services operated by MÁV) also stop in Vienna on their way towards the west.

A daily train (EC149) towards Nyíregyháza via Szolnok and Debrecen exists, taking 6 hr 28 min. Furthermore, two day trains and one night train run directly through Szolnok and Debrecen towards Romania or Ukraine, while one night train runs through Szolnok and Bekescsaba towards Romania (see below).

From Slovakia

From Bratislava the cheapest tickets start at €12.30 (ÖBB), although ZSSK (Slovak Railways) might offer cheaper tickets. ÖBB also offers a "Bratislava-Ticket", which includes a return ticket from and to Vienna and a public transportation ticket for Bratislava at the first valid day for €19, valid for four days and including bicycle transport.

Because Bratislava is so close to Vienna, trains run very frequently. There is a hourly connection from Bratislava hl.st. (main station) and Bratislava Petržalka, combining into a half-hourly interval from Vienna. Furthermore, most trains run as regional trains, with a few exceptions running as Intercity or Railjet. Travel time is just shy of one hour, with some trains (e.g. Railjet) running faster due to not stopping in between.

The direct connection from Košice has been cancelled.

From other Eastern European countries

Other direct train connections from the following countries exist:

Poland: there are many direct trains from Poland:

EC102/106: Vienna - Ostrava - Bohumín - Katowice - Warsaw (twice daily, around 8 hr)

EC202/204/206: (Graz) - Vienna - Ostrava - Bohumín - Krakow (thrice daily, around 5 hr 30 min)

EC202: Vienna - Ostrava - Bohumín - Wroclaw - Poznan (once daily, 6 hr 35 min)

Night train EN40406/IC406 (Munich - Salzburg -) Vienna - Ostrava - Katowice - Warsaw (once daily, 8 hr 41 min)

Night train EN40416/IC416 (Munich - Salzburg -) Vienna - Ostrava - Kedzierzyn Kozle - Katowice - Krakow - Tarnow - Rzeszow - Przemysl (once daily, 7 hr 56 min)

Ukraine: The longest night train to Vienna is the one from Kyiv: night train D40347 runs daily towards the Ukranian capital (via Budapest - Szolnok - Debrecen - Nyíregyháza - Zahony - Lviv), taking almost 21 hours! Furthermore, a daily day train (EC143, 10 hr 57 min) runs towards Uzhhorod (via Budapest - Szolnok - Debrecen - Nyíregyháza - Zahony - Chop) as well.

Romania: A direct daily night train (D347) runs via Budapest - Szolnok - Bekescsaba - Arad - Deva - Alba Iulia - Mediaș - Brasov - Ploiesti towards Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Journey time is 17 hr 30 min. Also, a daily day train runs (EC143) via Budapest - Debrecen - Satu Mare towards Baia Mare, taking 10 hr 26 min.

Serbia: It has been announced that a direct train connection between Vienna and Belgrade is planned from Spring 2026 onwards. It is planned to run twice daily via Hungary and with a journey time of around 6 hours.

Turkey: No direct trains run from Vienna to Turkey, although if you're in for an adventure, there is a train from Villach and Istanbul.

By car

Only one in two Viennese households has a car and fewer than 1/3 of the trips taken within the city are by car. However, since parking space is scarce in the inner districts and parking fees apply to all inner and most of the outer districts, it is usually a good idea for visitors to leave their car parked somewhere in the periphery and use the city's excellent subway & tram system to get to the center. The Park and Ride is available at some subway and S-Bahn stations in the city periphery for €4.60 per day. The weekly rates come with a discount if you add a public transport ticket for Vienna (Zone 100).

For using the Austrian highway system, you will need a toll sticker ("Autobahnvignette"), which you can buy at petrol stations and rest stops. There are stickers for 10 days, 2 months and 1 year. In Vienna, avoid the A23 Südosttangente at rush hour. Traffic jams are almost guaranteed there and throughout the city streets at rush hour.

Parking is rarely free of charge in Vienna. Since 1st March 2022, almost all of Vienna is marked as a short-term parking zone ("Kurzparkzone"), with only small exceptions in rural areas or outside the urban area (e.g. Kahlenberg parking lot). Cars are restricted to a maximum of 120 minutes and parking rules apply M-F 09:00 - 22:00, costing €2.60/hour as of November 2025 (further info here). Restrictions may deviate at certain shopping streets. Beware of special parking restrictions, e.g. reserved for loading/unloading goods ("Ladetätigkeit") or residential parking ("Anwohnerparken").

The municipality provides detailed information on parking on their website in English. Fees can be paid for by using parking vouchers, which are available at e.g. petrol stations, post offices and tobacco shops ("Trafik")- see here. Alternatively, online payment is available by using a smartphone app (registration needed).

Commercial parking garages ("Parkhaus" or "Parkgarage") are dotted across the city, the larger operators being WIPARK, APCOA, Best in Parking or BOE. They usually cost between €3-5 per hour, with outliers in both directions possible. Parking a car for a whole day in a downtown parking garage may turn out very expensive; prices of over €50/day are not unheard of.

Park-and-Ride garages

Alternatively, you can find Park-and-Ride garages (P+R) in Vienna at following stations of the U-Bahn (Vienna Metro) and S-Bahn (Suburban-Train Vienna):

U1 Leopoldau, Aderklaaer Straße, Neulaa, Oberlaa

U2 Donaustadtbrücke

U3 Ottakring, Erdberg

U4 Hütteldorf, Spittelau

U6 Siebenhirten, Perfektastraße, Spittelau

Suburban-Train: Wien-Hütteldorf (S45, S50, S80), Wien-Liesing (S2, S3, S4), Wien-Leopoldau (S1), Wien-Ottakring (S45)

They are a good option for those who want to park their car for a longer duration (>1 day) and/or want to avoid driving in the city centre; prices start at €4.60/day at certain garages. Beware that some of them are often full after the morning rush hour due to commuters parking their cars there. Park-and-Ride garages also exist further out in Lower Austria near S-Bahn stops.

By bus

There is a slew of international bus services coming into Vienna daily. It is safe to assume that discounts are available (about 10% from Eurolines affiliates, about 15% on independent carriers) for those under 26 and over 60 on walk-up fares but not on discounted advanced purchase ("promo") tickets.

Eurolines Austria, is the largest operator. Euroline's own vehicles have assured quality, but this is not the case of all of their international partners. Confusingly Eurolines Austria is doesn't always cooperate with an inbound Eurolines affiliate from another country, for instance there are two competing Eurolines services (Slovak and Austria) to Bratislava departing from separate stops. Always check the webpages of both the arrival and departure countries' Eurolines affiliated operator for the best price as well as checking for non-affiliated carriers.

There are two main bus stations in Vienna, and other locations where national and international services deposit passengers.

Vienna International Busterminal (VIB) located adjacent to the subway stop Erdberg (U3) is overseen by the local Eurolines affiliate Blaguss, who publish timetables.

Waldmanngründe on the southwest corner of Südtiroler Platz(U1, S-Bahn) is a stop with an office only for services to Bratislava, other operators have offices in the nearby streets or just operate curbside services.

Praterstern on the (U1, U2 and S-Bahn) has two main bus stops, one in Lasallestraße for Tourbus services from the Czech Republic and one in Nordbahnstraße for Orangeways service to Hungary.

Busstation Westbahnhof-Felberstraße/Europaplatz Felberstraße, 1150 Wien, stop of long distance-busses at the trainstation Westbahnhof.

Busterminal Vienna/Stadioncenter on the east (Address: Engerthstraße 242-244, 1020 Vienna, near the metro station U2 Stadion) is a stop of the yellow Student Agency coaches.

Vienna International Airport is served by nearly all buses to Bratislava, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, in addition to each bus line's city stop.

Austria

There are few private domestic inter-city bus lines in Austria. Several regional services to Vienna operated by a mix of the federal government, the states of Lower Austria and Burgenland, local governments and coach operators. Sometimes the cash-price for these is marginally lower than the train, otherwise the normal VOR public transport rates apply. They are most useful for traveling to the countryside, though timing and different departure locations in Vienna can make them attractive for inter-city travel in certain cases. All routes are operated with high-quality coaches and regional buses.

Dr. Richard, Friedrichstraße 7 (Karlsplatz (across from the Secession Building) and other stops across Vienna). Southern Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria. The 311 Timetable makes numerous regional stops but gets to Graz in about the same amount of time as the train. Up to 4 daily buses, free Wi-Fi. Graz €21.80 (€12 cheaper than by train).

Postbus.

WESTbus (VIB Erdberg). Klagenfurt and Graz. Twice daily. €29.

Wiesel Bus. From several points across the city to St. Pölten. Free wifi on many services. €0.10 less than the train.

FlixBus. Free Wi-Fi and a guaranteed seat. Connects seven cities in Austria. Tickets from €5.

Balkans

If you are traveling from the Balkans there are plenty of buses daily. Some may not be advertised and tickets are often not for sale at the ticket counter, rather from the bus driver or attendant. Ask around the bus stations, most of them leave in the afternoon. Buses from non-EU countries may be subject to higher scrutiny at the border. Sometimes operators smuggle or transport goods to supplement their low fares and the Hungarian border guards are not afraid to accept bribes from non-EU operators. You will likely never be asked to participate monetarily, although a bus driver may ask to put a carton of cigarettes above your seat or in your luggage. Legally, you're transporting "your own" one-carton cigarette allowance across the border, so you will not get in any trouble for that. It is also okay to decline cooperation.

Most buses from Serbia go to VIB Erdberg (U3) whie most buses from Kosovo and Albania go to Südtiroler Platz (U1). Bus lines from Bosnia and Croatia are split between the two bus stations.

Slovenia

Turanus.Shuttles, ☏ +386 40802525, turanus.shuttles@gmail.com. Exclusive shuttle between Ljubljana and Vienna. from €190 for a group of 5.

FlixBus. Routes from Vienna and Graz to Maribor and Ljubljana There are unhandled parameters: 1;

Croatia

Adria Reisen (VIB Erdberg / U2 Schottenring). Between Vienna and assorted destinations on the Adriatic in Croatia. Three weekly. €150 return.

Autobusni promet d.d. Varaždin (VIB Erdberg). Direct from Zagreb. Up to 3 times daily. €35/€50 return.

Croatiabus, Südtiroler Platz. Direct from Zagreb. Twice daily. €35/€50 return.

WESTbus (by Blaguss Eurolines Austria) (VIB Erdberg). Daily afternoon departure from Zagreb to Vienna, morning departure from Vienna to Zagreb. €29.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Autoprevoz Banjaluka (VIB Erdberg), ☏ +387 51 306, info@autoprevoz.org. ~9.5 hr. Banja Luka, BiH. €39/€66 return.

Biss-Tours, ☏ +387 33236620. Sarajevo, Zenica.

Serbia

Fudeks (VIB Erdberg). Belgrade. €30/€50 return.

Feniks GiZ (VIB Erdberg). Novi Sad (€25) via Subotica (€20). Daily. Onward connection from Belgrade available at Novi Sad. €25/€40 return.

Jovic Travel (VIB Erdberg). Belgrade. M Tu Su. €60 return.

Lasta (VIB Erdberg). Požarevac via Belgrade. Daily. €45/€72 return.

Niš-Ekspres (VIB Erdberg). Niš via Belgrade. Tu W Th Su. €55 return.

DTours (VIB Erdberg). Niš via Belgrade F Su. €65 return.

Srbijatransport (VIB Erdberg). Požarevac via Belgrade. Daily. €45/€72 return.

Zoran Reisen (VIB Erdberg). Southern Serbia. Twice weekly. €45/€80 return.

Greece

Korona. No direct services exist, but Korona Travel offers service from Bratislava.

North Macedonia

EuroBus Macedonia (VIB Erdberg), ☏ +43 6643014416, eurobus_mk@yahoo.de. direct to Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar, Ohrid, Struga. €75/€140 return.

Bulgaria

Ecolines (Südtiroler Platz). Direct from Sofia. €60/€100 return.

Baltics

Ecolines. Departs from Südtiroler Platz (U1). Makes regular stops along the way to Tallinn. Vilnius €85/€128 return.

Kautra. Run in conjunction with Tourbus. Makes regular stops along the way to Vilnius. Vilnius €101/182 return.

Czech Republic

WESTbus (Eurolines Austria by Blaguss and Eurolines Bohemia by Touring) (VIB Erdberg). Three daily buses to Brno and Prague some with wifi and power outlets. Compare prices at https://www.elines.cz and http://www.eurolines.at Prague €19.

Student Agency. Six or more daily buses with free coffee, newspapers, movies. Improved service with touchscreen in-ride-entertainment in every seat and free Wi-Fi on most buses. Departs from Lasallestraße at Praterstern. Brno €5-8, Prague €12-18.

Tourbus, a.s.. Stops at VIB and Lasallestraße at Praterstern. Brno €5.

Minibuses, or shuttle vans to Český Krumlov and surrounds are common, but more expensive that EURegio train tickets, especially for round-trips. Buses take around 3 hours, while trains take upwards of 4 hours and often require two easy train changes. Minibuses may match their times to passengers needs.

Bean Shuttle (Cheapest shuttle between Vienna and Cesky Krumlov). offers direct shuttle bus between Vienna and Cesky Krumlov for 800 CZK per person and between Vienna and České Budějovice for 900 CZK. €35.

Denmark

Bohemian Lines, ☏ +420 416 810 054, info@bohemianlines.cz. Daily 08:00-20:00. Runs twice a week or more from nearby Brno. It's a cheap connection with no advanced purchase requirement, you just have to get yourself to Brno on another bus company (€5-8 from Vienna). €61+5/€107+10 return. Copenhagen €65/€117 return.

Eurolines AT/Blaguss. Requires a change of bus "assisted" by the driver (guaranteed connection) in Prague. "Business class service" through-and-through, free wifi within the Czech Republic and Germany. It can be cheaper to book the same connection in advance through Czech Eurolines (from €40 Copehangen-Prague + €7 Prague-Vienna) or Eurolines Scandinavia and German Eurolines (from €18 Copenhagen-Berlin + €18 Berlin-Vienna). Copenhagen €101/€170 return.

Germany

Many companies offer Intercity buses in Germany, many of them also serving Vienna. Prices tend to be lower than on the train while travel times can be significantly higher.

Eurolines (Eurolines Austria by Blaguss, Eurolines Bohemia, Eurolines Deutsche Touring, BEX, Berlin Linien Bus) (VIB). These companies run one daily ("Business Class" with outlets and wifi) and one nightly joint service to Berlin. Check the respective website for sale tickets: http://www.eurolines.at/, http://www.eurolines.de/ Dresden, Berlin €15-50.

Orangeways (Bratislava bus station). It's a slight detour to Bratislava (€7 by bus) to catch one of two daily buses to Berlin, but it can be a lot cheaper and the bus runs on a faster highway. Dresden €22, Berlin €30.

FlixBus. Several connections from Austria to Germany. Prices from €5.

Hungary

Eurolines (by Blaguss, Blaguss Agora and Volanbusz) (VIB). Affliates cooperate to run five buses daily from/to Budapest, some stopping in Győr and resort towns like Mosonmagyaróvár and Sopron. Some buses have wifi. Tickets are cheaper if purchased online. Győr €9, Budapest €10-19/€14-38rt.

Orangeways. Cheap way to Hungary. Arrives at Nordbahnstrasse 50 near Praterstern from Budapest four times daily. More expensive at peak times, cheaper to book in Hungarian forints. Popular times are often sell out. Free hot drinks, movies, headphones on some services. Budapest €6-€14/€14-20 return.

Italy

Kautra. Udine, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome. Tickets at VIB. Walk-up promo-fare €29 all destinations.

Tourbus, a.s.. Udine, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, etc. Tickets at VIB. from €40.

Student Agency. Udine, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome. Book online, stop at Praterstern. from €52.

Poland

Eurolines Polska. Polish destinations (Krakow, Warsaw) from €36/72 return.

Ecolines. Departs from Südbahnhof/South Station. Polish destinations (Krakow, Warsaw) €48/€86 return.

Jordan. Run in conjunction with Veolia Eurolines Polska. Discounted tickets on their Polish booking site Kraków €30, Katowice €30, Lodz €33, Warsaw €35. Walk up one-way/return: Katowice €38/€68, Łódź €41/€73, Warsaw €43/€77.

Kautra. Run in conjunction with Tourbus. Krakow €46/€83, Warsaw €61/109 return.

PolskiBus. Cheap, bucket-priced bus around twice daily to Katowice and Warsaw. Departs Südtiroler Platz. Warsaw (via Katowice) from €1.

Tatarczuk, Schweizergarten near Südbahnhof S-Bahn. Daily minibus service. Wroclaw €24.

Romania

It can be cheaper, faster and the buses can be more frequent if you change buses in Budapest, for instance on Eurolines HU/Volanzbus or Orangeways, depending upon your destination in Romania.

Atlassib. A daily overnight traveling across Romania to Vienna, book through Eurolines.at or with Atlassib. Bucharest €59/€94 return.

Eurolines RO. Extreme arrival times in Vienna (02:45) and departure times depending on origin and destination. Bucharest €124 return.

Turanus.shuttle, ☏ +386 40802525, turanus.shuttles@gmail.com. Fast minibus service. Reservations required by phone, website or email. €120.

Slovakia

Bratislava:

For information on direct buses from Bratislava Airport see here.

Blaguss. 10 daily buses daily from Bratislava Airport, stopping also at Novy Most (city center) and Bratislava Petrzalka (Einsteinova St.) Stops also at Vienna Airport and arrives at Erdberg (Subway U3) in about an hour. €6/€11 return.

Postbus/Slovak Lines. 19 daily buses from Bratislava main bus station at Mlynské Nivy (8 of them start from Bratislava Airport and then go to Bratislava main bus station), stopping also at Bratislava Petrzalka (Einsteinova ul.) to Südtiroler Platz (Subway U1) in approximately 90 minutes. Intermediate stop at Vienna Airport. €7.70, €14.30 return.

Nitra, Košice and the rest of Slovakia:

There are more frequent buses if you change buses in Bratislava, for instance on SlovakLines.

eurobus, a. s.. Has frequent buses traveling across Slovakia from their Košice base to across Europe via Vienna. Booking online is possible via their homebuy service. This service also is the best overview of buses between Slovakia and Vienna since it includes all schedules. Nitra €28 return, Košice €42 return.

Turkey

Varan, Ticket Office: Südtirolerplatz 7. On Tuesday and Friday to/from Istanbul from Südtiroler Platz bus depot. Istanbul €110/€200 return, Online €104/€190 return.

Ukraine

Евроклуб (Euroclub). Arriving Sunday from Kyiv via Lviv among others returning on Monday. Departure and tickets from VIB. Kyiv €100/€180 return. (updated Sep 2023)

Long-distance tours

Busabout. Busabout's "northern loop" passes through Vienna every other day during the summer (May–October). from €349.

By boat

Riverboats on the Danube include connections with Linz, Bratislava and Budapest, but are slower and more expensive than other options.

LOD. Run a fast hydrofoil between Vienna and Bratislava May–October with up to two daily departures. The dock is in the 2nd District on the Danube proper (U1 Vorgartenstraße, Dock 6 on the Danube). Sailing time 13:30 downstream 13:45 upstream. From €22 per adult, €15.50 for a kid. (updated Jul 2022)

Twin City Liner. A fast catamaran between Vienna and Bratislava March–December with up to four daily departures. The dock is in the 1st District at Schwedenplatz. Sailing time 13:15 downstream 13:30 upstream. From €33. (updated Jul 2022)

Mahart Passnave. Operate a fast hydrofoil between Vienna and Budapest May–October with daily departures during the peak season. The dock is in the 2nd District on the Danube proper (U1 Vorgartenstraße, dock on the Danube). Sailing time 05:30 downstream 06:30 upstream. The boat only moors Bratislava and Visegrád if arranged. Bratislava €29/€39 return, Visegrád/Budapest €89/€109 return, student discount available.

Donauschiffahrt Wurm + Köck. Operate ships between Vienna and Linz. Sailing is slow and expensive but the ships travel through the famous Wachau river valley. Combine tickets including return via train are available. from €12.