There are 7 ways to get from Vienna to Sarnen by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
5h 30mCHF 106–241Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna Erdberg to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 882 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus RegioJet 22
12h 44mCHF 45–77Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
9h 28mCHF 121–180Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Zürich HBnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir70 / ...
14h 35mCHF 254–441Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzerntrain
6h 23mCHF 90–271Fly 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 Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
7h 10mCHF 260–498Drive 758.3 km
- Drive from Vienna to Sarnencar 758.3 km
8h 4mCHF 119–172
Vienna to Sarnen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Sarnen is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 80 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Sarnen is to fly and train which takes 5h 30m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Sarnen. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Sarnen via Zürich HB and Luzern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 28m.
The distance between Vienna and Sarnen is 706 km. The road distance is 758.3 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Sarnen without a car is to train which takes 9h 28m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Vienna to Sarnen, including transfers.
Vienna to Sarnen train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Sarnen is to train which takes 9h 28m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 80 and takes 12h 44m.
Vienna to Sarnen train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Sarnen is 758 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Vienna to Sarnen.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Sarnen, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Sarnen via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Luzern in around 9h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna Erdberg to Sarnen via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, Lucerne Landenbergstrasse, and Luzern in around 12h 44m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- 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 210–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- 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 Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.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 Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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