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How to get fromCologne to Wienby plane, subway, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Wien by plane, subway, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, subway, line 20004 train

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    2. Take the subway from Mitte-Landstraße to Hütteldorfsubway subway
    3. Take the train from Wien Huetteldorf to Duerrwientrain train
    6h 10m
    €68–261

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to St.Poelten Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    13h 6m
    €60–147

  3. Train via Munich

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Huetteldorftrain train 967 / ...
    11h 8m
    €152–377

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leverkusen to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus N161
    2. Take the bus from Wien Liesing to Tullnerbach-Pressbaum Bahnhofbus bus 253
    19h 8m
    €90–139

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    7h 4m
    €101–313

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    6h 45m
    €93–252

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane BRU - VIE
    8h 10m
    €124–375

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Graz Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane DUS - GRZ
    3. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain train
    9h 43m
    €146–428

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    14h 20m
    €204–296

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Wiencar car
    15h 6m
    €186–256

  11. Drive  852.9 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Wiencar car 852.9 km
    7h 40m
    €144–208

Cologne to Wien by train and bus

Calendar32Weekly Services
Duration11h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€152Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 810.3 km
  • Duration: 6h 10m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Wien, Lower Austria?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Dürrwien Höferwiese via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Wien Huetteldorf, Duerrwien, and Dürrwien Autobahnanschluss in around 11h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln Heumarkt to Pfalzau Kaiserbrunn via Wiesdorf Leverkusen Mitte Bf, Leverkusen, Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz, Wien Hbf, Wien Liesing, Wien Liesing, and Tullnerbach-Pressbaum Bahnhof in around 19h 8m.

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