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There are 10 ways to get from Schmalkalden to Vienna by bus, train, plane, night train, or car

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  1. Bus, train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane LEJ - VIE
    6h 41m

  2. Drive  662.6 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Schmalkalden to Viennacar car 662.6 km
    6h 33m
    €112–162

  3. Bus, train via Salzburg

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus 447
    2. Take the train from Zella-Mehlis to Würzburg Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train Drf / ...
    11h 14m

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus 447
    2. Take the bus from Zella-Mehlis station to Würzburg Main Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Würzburg Main Station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus bus
    13h 37m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Meiningen to Schweinfurt Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the train from Schweinfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the nighttrain from Nuernberg Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    11h 52m
    €304–477

  6. Bus, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane FRA - VIE
    8h 20m

  7. Bus, train, train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Göttingentrain train
    3. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane HAJ - VIE
    8h 41m

  8. Bus, train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from Zella-Mehlis to Würzburg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane STR - VIE
    10h 22m

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Zella-Mehlis, Bahnhofbus bus 447
    2. Take the train from Zella-Mehlis to Würzburg Hbftrain train Re7
    3. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to München Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wien Westbahnhoftrain train 967 / ...
    11h 24m

  10. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Schmalkalden, Recklinghäuser Straße to Gotha, Hauptbahnhofbus bus 851
    2. Take the train from Gotha to Praha-Vrsovicetrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Praha-Vrsovice to Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhoftrain train Re / ...
    15h 8m

Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration1h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€115Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 689.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 41m

What companies run services between Schmalkalden, Germany and Vienna, Austria?

You can take a bus from Schmalkalden, Auer Tor to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz via Zella-Mehlis station and Würzburg Main Station in around 13h 37m.

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