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How to get fromDortmund to Austriaby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Dortmund to Austria by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane DUS - SZG
    4h 27m
    €95–250

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    12h 51m
    €61–146

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Nightjet
    12h 57m
    €125–243

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus N161
    18h 18m
    €101–147

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane FRA - SZG
    4h 32m
    €171–402

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    4h 58m
    €100–314

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Graz Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane DUS - GRZ
    5h 12m
    €127–372

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DUS - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    5h 47m
    €113–367

  9. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    5h 36m
    €77–295

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Schwarzach-St.Veitcartrain train
    3. Drive from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Viennacar car
    13h 27m
    €187–259

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminalbus bus
    19h 8m

  12. Drive  906.3 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Viennacar car 906.3 km
    8h 21m
    €152–220

Dortmund to Austria by train, foot, and subway

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration12h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 673.6 km
  • Duration: 4h 27m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Austria?

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €120–240 and the journey takes 12h 43m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz once daily. Tickets cost €85–130 and the journey takes 16h 15m.

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