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There are 12 ways to get from Dortmund to Vienna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or train (Eurostar)

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

    best
    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 52m
    €101–301

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    12h 43m
    €55–150

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Nightjet
    12h 43m
    €120–230

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus N161
    18h 15m
    €98–154

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

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    5h 39m
    €78–273

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    5h 53m
    €110–253

  7. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane HAJ - VIE
    5h 59m
    €129–416

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

    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
    3. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train
    7h 33m
    €140–414

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane AMS - VIE
    7h 10m
    €139–367

  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 16m
    €191–261

  11. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    14h 40m
    €208–360

  12. Drive  906.3 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Viennacar car 906.3 km
    8h 21m
    €163–236

Dortmund to Vienna by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration12h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 876.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 52m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Vienna, Austria?

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €120–230 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 €85–140 and the journey takes 16h 15m.

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