There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Saarbrücken by train, bus, night train, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train via Salzburg • 9h 46m
Cheapest option
Fly to Luxembourg, bus • 6h 21m
7 alternative options
Train • 9h 54m
Bus • 12h 55m
Night train, train • 15h 18m
Drive • 7h 21m
Fly to Frankfurt, train • 7h 25m
Fly to Stuttgart, train • 7h 10m
Fly to Basel, train • 8h 6m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Saarbrücken is to bus which costs €65 - €95 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Saarbrücken is to fly and bus which takes 6h 21m and costs €60 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vienna Erdberg and arriving at Saarbrücken bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Saarbrücken. However, there are services departing from Wien Westbahnhof and arriving at Saarbruecken Hbf via Salzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 46m.
The distance between Vienna and Saarbrücken is 696 km. The road distance is 848 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Saarbrücken without a car is to train via Salzburg which takes 9h 46m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Vienna to Saarbrücken, including transfers.
Vienna to Saarbrücken bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna Erdberg station.
Vienna to Saarbrücken train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Saarbrücken is to train via Salzburg which takes 9h 46m and costs €100 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €95 and takes 12h 55m.

- Distance: 695.7 km
- Duration: 9h 46m
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Saarbrücken, Germany?
You can take a train from Vienna to Saarbrücken via Salzburg Hbf in around 9h 46m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna Erdberg to Saarbrücken bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €65 - €95 and the journey takes 12h 55m.

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €650
Flights from Vienna to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800 - €1000
Flights from Vienna to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €900
Flights from Vienna to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190 - €900
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €440
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €420
Flights from Vienna to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240 - €700
Flights from Vienna to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200 - €650

- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €420
Flights from Vienna to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €900
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Vienna to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €650

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €650
Flights from Vienna to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230 - €750
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €480
Flights from Vienna to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €650

- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Vienna to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €420

- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €260

- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30 - €70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Advantage Ticket
- €30 - €45
- Standart Ticket
- €45 - €70

- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Saarbruecken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Saarbruecken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1

- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Mainz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85 - €120
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35 - €55
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en

- Phone
- +49 6131 61012-11
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29 - €45
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Frankfurt to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- vlexx

- Website
- bahn.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de

- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Untergrombach
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10 - €23
- Website
- Go Ahead BW
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10 - €15
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18 - €23

- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Night train from Untergrombach to Homburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24 - €35
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en

- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Saint-Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45 - €90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Strasbourg to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35 - €65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html

Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Strasbourg to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13 - €25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €13 - €19
- Rail 1st Class
- €19 - €25

Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65 - €95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- Website
- mobiliteit.lu
Bus from Kirchberg, Luxexpo Quai 4 to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €0
- Website
- https://www.mobiliteit.lu/en/
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The quickest flight from Vienna Airport to Luxembourg Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 45m.
Vienna to Saarbrücken bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Saarbrücken bus station.
Vienna to Saarbrücken train services, operated by vlexx, arrive at Saarbrücken Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Saarbrücken is 848 km. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Vienna to Saarbrücken.
Air Dolomiti, Luxair, Austrian Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Vienna Airport to Luxembourg Airport.
Book your Vienna to Saarbrücken train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Vienna to Saarbrücken bus tickets online with FlixBus and Omio.
There are 523+ hotels available in Saarbrücken. Prices start at €38 per night.
The best way to get from Vienna to Vienna Airport is to train which takes 16 min and costs €3 - €15.