There are 6 ways to get from Vienna to Laufen by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Basel, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Laufentrain
4h 45mCHF 65–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna Erdberg to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N191
13h 12mCHF 49–101Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Olten to Laufentrain S3
10h 13mCHF 135–219Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Olten to Laufentrain S3
15h 20mCHF 269–481Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
5h 55mCHF 114–273Drive 763.3 km
- Drive from Vienna to Laufencar 763.3 km
8h 30mCHF 121–174
Vienna to Laufen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Laufen is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 110 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Laufen is to fly and train which takes 4h 45m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Laufen. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Laufen via Zürich HB and Olten. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 13m.
The distance between Vienna and Laufen is 726 km. The road distance is 763.3 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Laufen without a car is to train which takes 10h 13m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Vienna to Laufen, including transfers.
Vienna to Laufen train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Laufen is to train which takes 10h 13m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 110 and takes 13h 12m.
Vienna to Laufen train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Laufen is 763 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Vienna to Laufen.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Laufen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Laufen via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Olten in around 10h 13m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna Erdberg to Basel SBB once daily. Tickets cost CHF 45–75 and the journey takes 12h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Laufen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Laufen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Laufen
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–140
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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