There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Thuringia by train, bus, 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.
Train via Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg HbfIce
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf29 / ...
5h 38m€65–207Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Dresden central station060 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Erfurt central train stationN1306 / ...
10h€33–97Drive 595.5 km
- Drive from Vienna to Erfurt595.5 km
6h 43m€95–138Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)VIE - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburg
5h 9m€106–303Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt HbfIce
5h 47m€50–230Train via Prague
- Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Prague Main Train StationRegioJet RJ 1032 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Erfurt HbfEc
12h 6m€93–136Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
6h 21m€98–280Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)VIE - PRG
- Take the bus from Praha, Václav Havel Airport Prague to Chemnitz, Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Altenburg
7h 24mFly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)VIE - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
5h 43m€93–278
Vienna to Thuringia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Thuringia is to bus which costs €30 - €100 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Thuringia is to fly and train which takes 5h 9m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Thuringia station. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Erfurt central train station via Dresden central station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Erfurt Hbf. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 47m.
The distance between Vienna and Thuringia is 697 km. The road distance is 595.5 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Thuringia without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 5h 38m and costs €65 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Vienna to Thuringia, including transfers.
Vienna to Thuringia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Thuringia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Thuringia is to train via Nuremberg which takes 5h 38m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €100 and takes 10h.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Thuringia, Germany?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbf via Nuernberg Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf in around 5h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Erfurt central train station via Dresden central station in around 10h.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- 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 Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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 Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- 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 Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Altenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Prague Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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 Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Erfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Thuringia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Vienna to Thuringia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nuernberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Thuringia is 595 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Vienna to Thuringia.
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