There are 9 ways to get from Altenburg to Vienna by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LEJ - VIE
4h 35m€110–332Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N66 / ...
9h 20m€45–79Train via Passau
- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
9h 1m€130–189Train, night train
- Take the train from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain Re3
- Take the night train from Dresden-Neustadt to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
12h 58m€84–320Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane PRG - VIE
6h 38m€82–244Train, train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane DRS - VIE
7h 51m€148–479Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BER - VIE
6h 32m€112–264Train
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain Re3
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
10h 32mDrive 495.7 km
- Drive from Altenburg to Viennacar 495.7 km
5h 53m€80–115
Altenburg to Vienna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altenburg to Vienna is to train and bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Altenburg to Vienna is to train and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct train from Altenburg to Vienna. However, there are services departing from Altenburg and arriving at Wien Hauptbahnhof via Leipzig Hbf and Passau Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
The distance between Altenburg and Vienna is 560 km. The road distance is 495.7 km.
The best way to get from Altenburg to Vienna without a car is to train via Passau which takes 9h 1m and costs €130 - €190.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Altenburg to Vienna, including transfers.
Altenburg to Vienna train services, operated by Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn, depart from Glauchau, Bahnhof station.
Altenburg to Vienna train services, operated by Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn, arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Altenburg to Vienna is 496 km. It takes approximately 5h 53m to drive from Altenburg to Vienna.
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What companies run services between Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany and Vienna, Austria?
You can take a train from Altenburg to Wien Hauptbahnhof via Leipzig Hbf and Passau Hbf in around 9h 1m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Dresden Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dresden-Neustadt to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–265
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–265
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Business
- €40–44
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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