There are 9 ways to get from German to Austria by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Vienna International Airport
best- Take the train from село Герман to Метростанция Цариградско Шосеtrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SOF - VIE
4h 52mBus via Erdberg
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Vienna, International Busterminalbus
15h 34m€64Drive 965.8 km
- Drive from German to Viennacar 965.8 km
10h 47m€160–231Fly to Graz Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane SOF - GRZ
7h 41m€125–277Fly to Innsbruck Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane SOF - INN
7h 52m€131–381Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SOF - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 22m€123–352Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Wien Hbfbus
16h 3m€82–145Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminalbus
18h 12m€103–145Bus #3
- Take the bus from Sofia to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N982
20h 58m€81–131
German to Austria by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from German to Austria is to bus via Erdberg which costs €64 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from German to Austria is to fly and train which takes 7h 22m and costs €120 - €360.
The distance between German and Austria is 840 km. The road distance is 965.8 km.
The best way to get from German to Austria without a car is to bus via Erdberg which takes 15h 34m and costs €64.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from German to Austria, including transfers.
The best way to get from German to Austria is to bus via Erdberg which takes 15h 34m and costs €64. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €280 and takes 7h 41m.
Austria is 1h behind German. It is currently 5:19 AM in German and 4:19 AM in Austria.
Yes, the driving distance between German to Austria is 966 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from German to Austria.
There are 4781+ hotels available in Austria.
What companies run services between German, Bulgaria and Austria?
Air Kona operates a bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Vienna, International Busterminal once daily. Tickets cost €61 and the journey takes 13h 30m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Graz Airport (GRZ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Sofia Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Phone
- 0700 13 233
- office@sofiatraffic.bg
- Website
- sofiatraffic.bg
Train from село Герман to Метростанция Цариградско Шосе
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sofiatraffic.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Vienna, International Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €61
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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