There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Olten by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
4h 55mCHF 65–226Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Zurich Bus Stationbus 882 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
10h 54mCHF 51–93Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
8h 36mCHF 113–176Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
13h 43mCHF 246–436Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
5h 11mCHF 97–222Fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Oltentrain
6h 36mCHF 263–508Drive 758.4 km
- Drive from Vienna to Oltencar 758.4 km
7h 42mCHF 119–172Drive, car train
- Drive from Vienna to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Oltencar
9h 21mCHF 188–255
Vienna to Olten by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Olten is to bus and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 95 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Olten is to fly and train which takes 4h 55m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Olten. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Olten via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Vienna and Olten is 742 km. The road distance is 758.4 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Olten without a car is to train which takes 8h 36m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Vienna to Olten, including transfers.
Vienna to Olten train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
Vienna to Olten train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Olten is 758 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Vienna to Olten.
Book your Vienna to Olten train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Olten via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 8h 36m.
- 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 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 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 Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–140
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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