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How to get fromDortmund Hbf to Viennaby train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or train (Eurostar)

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There are 11 ways to get from Dortmund Hbf to Vienna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane DUS - VIE
    4h 54m
    €97–311

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    12h 43m
    €55–150

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Nightjet
    12h 43m
    €120–240

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus N161
    18h 10m
    €98–144

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CGN - VIE
    5h 31m
    €74–292

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    5h 58m
    €118–263

  7. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane HAJ - VIE
    6h 4m
    €131–412

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane AMS - VIE
    7h 27m
    €131–394

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund Hbf to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Schwarzach-St.Veitcartrain train
    3. Drive from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Viennacar car
    13h 27m
    €187–259

  10. Train via Cologne

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90N
    14h 40m
    €208–357

  11. Drive  905.9 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund Hbf to Viennacar car 905.9 km
    8h 21m
    €152–219

Dortmund Hbf to Vienna by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration12h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 876.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 54m

What companies run services between Dortmund Hbf, Germany and Vienna, Austria?

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €120–240 and the journey takes 12h 43m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz once daily. Tickets cost €85–130 and the journey takes 16h 15m.

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