There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Merseburg by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane VIE - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Merseburg Hbftrain
4h 21m€109–334Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Hallebus N66
9h 1m€49–87Train via Munich
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 29 / ...
7h 58m€136–548Drive 554 km
- Drive from Vienna to Merseburgcar 554 km
6h 41m€92–133Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane VIE - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
5h 49m€104–328Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane VIE - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
7h 45m€141–434Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain 232
10h 43mTrain #2
- Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Prague Main Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadttrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Mitte to Leipzig Hbftrain
11h 28m€70–149
Vienna to Merseburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Merseburg is to bus which costs €45 - €90 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Merseburg is to fly and train which takes 4h 21m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Merseburg. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Halle via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Merseburg. However, there are services departing from Wien Westbahnhof and arriving at Merseburg Hbf via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf and Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 58m.
The distance between Vienna and Merseburg is 533 km. The road distance is 554 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Merseburg without a car is to train via Munich which takes 7h 58m and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Vienna to Merseburg, including transfers.
Vienna to Merseburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Merseburg train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wien Westbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Merseburg is to train via Munich which takes 7h 58m and costs €130 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €90 and takes 9h 1m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Merseburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Wien Westbahnhof to Merseburg Hbf via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Halle(Saale)Hbf in around 7h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Halle once daily. Tickets cost €45–80 and the journey takes 8h 45m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–450
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Mitte to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Merseburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €55–85
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Prague Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Halle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Merseburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Halle station.
Vienna to Merseburg train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Merseburg is 554 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Vienna to Merseburg.
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