There are 10 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna by train, bus, rideshare, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 6 h 24 min
$120 - $190
Cheapest option
Bus FlixBus • 10 h 10 min
$46 - $73
8 alternative options
Bus Eurolines DE • 10 h 18 min
$60 - $90
Rideshare • 8 h 32 min
$54
Drive • 6 h 34 min
$90 - $140
Fly Frankfurt to Vienna • 4 h
$84 - $269
Fly Frankfurt to Salzburg, train • 5 h 18 min
$146 - $386
Train to Stuttgart, fly to Vienna • 5 h 36 min
$108 - $268
Train to Cologne/Bonn Apt, fly to Vienna • 5 h 21 min
$125 - $291
Train to Nuremberg, fly to Vienna • 6 h 1 min
$115 - $267
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna is to rideshare which costs 46€ and takes 8 h 32 min.
The quickest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna is to fly which costs 70€ - 230€ and takes 4 h.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Vienna. Services depart four times a week. The journey takes approximately 10 h 18 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and arriving at Wien Hbf. Services depart every four hours. The journey takes approximately 6 h 24 min.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Vienna is 598 km. The road distance is 716 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna without a car is to train which takes 6 h 24 min and costs 100€ - 160€.
The train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Wien Hbf takes 6 h 24 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Frankfurt am Main to Vienna bus services, operated by Eurolines DE, depart from Frankfurt station.
Frankfurt am Main to Vienna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn, depart from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna is to train which takes 6 h 24 min and costs 100€ - 160€. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 35€ - 65€ and takes 10 h 10 min, you could also fly, which costs 70€ - 230€ and takes 4 h.
The quickest flight from Frankfurt Airport to Vienna Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 20 min.
Frankfurt am Main to Vienna bus services, operated by Eurolines DE, arrive at Vienna station.
- Distance: 373.5 miles
- Duration: 6 h 24 min
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Vienna, Austria?
Deutsche Bahn operates a train from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna every 4 hours. Tickets cost $120 - $190 and the journey takes 6 h 24 min. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna 3 times a day. Tickets cost $40 - $75 and the journey takes 9 h 55 min.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $440
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Stuttgart to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $430
Flights from Stuttgart to Vienna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
Flights from Stuttgart to Vienna via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $400
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Vienna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 8 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $480
Flights from Nuremberg to Vienna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 3 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Nuremberg to Vienna via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $390
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Stuttgart to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 16 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $380
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Vienna via Klagenfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $340
Flights from Nuremberg to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $310
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $340
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Vienna via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $340
Flights from Nuremberg to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart to Vienna via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 16 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $1,200
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Vienna via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $650
- Website
- adria.si
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna via Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120 - $190
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- bahn.de
The national railway system of Austria, the OBB carried 209 million passengers on local and regional trains, and 35 million on long-distance trains in 2016 alone. The OBB’s 4865 km network covers 570 trains simultaneously at peak times, with one train leaving every 12 seconds, making it a supremely efficient way to travel around the country and surrounding region. The company’s extensive network connects cities in Austria, and adjacent European countries including Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Contact Details
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $70
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Book at
- Raileurope.com
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves over 1400 destinations, in 26 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, and across Scandinavia and central and eastern Europe. Founded in 2012, Flixbus’ extensive network connects cities with approximately 200,000 trips, with buses often departing every 30 minutes. One of the most affordable ways to get around Europe (and expanding soon into the US), a Flixbus journey is cost-effective, well-connected, comfortable and safe.
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Frankfurt, Frankfurt central station to Vienna, Vienna Erdberg
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $75
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 6196 2078-501
- service@eurolines.de
- Website
- eurolines.de
Bus from Frankfurt to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 18 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- eurolines.de
A ridesharing platform with 40 million users, Blablacar gives you access to destinations without worrying about on-the-road chaos. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility you’ll get to your destination – often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Frankfurt to Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $54
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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