There are 13 ways to get from Vienna to Lens by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VIE - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Lenstrain
7h 19m€110–292Bus via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to Brusselsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus FlixBus N781 / ...
18h 32m€24–47Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
13h 6m€138–317Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
18h 1m€123–336Fly Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane VIE - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
7h 47m€81–223Fly Vienna International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane VIE - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain
7h 7m€95–261Fly Vienna International Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane VIE - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Arrastrain
8h 50m€82–237Fly Vienna International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane VIE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
8h 57m€140–432Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BTS - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
9h 2m€72–196Fly Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
9h 50m€120–369Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Brussels-North train stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus FlixBus N781 / ...
23h 11m€73–110Drive 1,216.2 km
- Drive from Vienna to Lenscar 1,216.2 km
11h 12m€192–278Drive, car train
- Drive from Vienna to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Lenscar
10h 58m€237–328
Vienna to Lens by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Lens is to bus via Brussels which costs €23 - €50 and takes 18h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Lens is to fly and train which takes 7h 7m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Lens. However, there are services departing from Viena- Hotel IBIS and arriving at Lens via Brussel Stadion, Brussels-North train station and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Lens. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Lens via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Lille Flandres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Vienna and Lens is 1104 km. The road distance is 1216.2 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Lens without a car is to train which takes 13h 6m and costs €130 - €320.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Vienna to Lens, including transfers.
Vienna to Lens bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, depart from Viena- Hotel IBIS station.
Vienna to Lens train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Lens is to train which takes 13h 6m and costs €130 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs €23 - €50 and takes 18h 32m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Lens via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lille Europe, and Lille Flandres in around 13h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to Lens via Brussel Stadion, Brussel WTC, Brussels-North train station, and Lille in around 18h 32m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Innsbruck
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–120
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €17–25
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Viena- Hotel IBIS to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Lens bus services, operated by Trans Nicolaescu, arrive at Brussels station.
Vienna to Lens train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Lens is 1216 km. It takes approximately 11h 12m to drive from Vienna to Lens.
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