There are 10 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 Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 29 / ...
5h 42m€65–215Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Erfurt central train stationbus N1306 / ...
10h€31–92Drive 595.5 km
- Drive from Vienna to Erfurtcar 595.5 km
6h 47m€96–139Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane VIE - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburgtrain
4h 45m€111–313Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain Ice
5h 47m€55–200Train via Prague
- Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Prague Main Train Stationtrain RegioJet RJ 1032 / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Erfurt Hbftrain Ec
12h 6m€93–136Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
6h 20m€98–275Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Altenburgtrain
7h 26mFly 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 Erfurt Hbftrain
5h 40m€89–288Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane VIE - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Eichenberg to Nordhausentrain
7h 2m€127–353
Vienna to Thuringia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Thuringia is to bus which costs €30 - €95 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Thuringia is to fly and train which takes 4h 45m and costs €110 - €320.
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 twice daily, 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 42m and costs €65 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 42m 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 42m and costs €65 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €95 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 42m. 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 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 30 300 137 300
- 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
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eichenberg to Nordhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eichenberg to Nordhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
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
- €24–65
- 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
- €13–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Prague to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- 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 47m to drive from Vienna to Thuringia.
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