There are 6 ways to get from Vienna to Central Europe by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Kolintrain Rjx
5h 30mKč 1,279–1,920Train via Břeclav
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Breclavtrain Ec
- Take the train from Breclav to Kolintrain Rj
6h 3mKč 445–2,439Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Praha, Černý Mostbus 860
- Take the bus from Praha, Černý Most to Poděbrady,žel.st.bus 398
8h 8mKč 813–1,189Drive 280.9 km
- Drive from Vienna to Central Europecar 280.9 km
3h 57mKč 1,152–1,663Fly, subway, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
- Take the subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Muzeumsubway
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Nymburk Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Take the train from Nymburk Hlavni Nadrazi to Ledeckytrain
5h 6mKč 2,104–5,621Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna Main train station to Brno Benesova Bus Stationbus : Prague Central Bus Station - Vienna Airport / ...
- Take the train from Brno hl.n. to Kolíntrain rj 272 / ...
6h 52mKč 497–886
Vienna to Central Europe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Central Europe is to bus and train which costs 490 Kč - 900 Kč and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Central Europe is to drive which takes 3h 57m and costs 1 100 Kč - 1 700 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Central Europe. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Rožďalovice,Viničná Lhota via Praha, Černý Most and Poděbrady,žel.st.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Central Europe. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Ledecky via Kolin and Nymburk Hlavni Nadrazi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Vienna and Central Europe is 381 km. The road distance is 280.9 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Central Europe without a car is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs 1 200 Kč - 2 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Vienna to Central Europe, including transfers.
Vienna to Central Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Central Europe train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Central Europe is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs 1 200 Kč - 2 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 800 Kč - 1 200 Kč and takes 8h 8m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Central Europe, Central Bohemia, Czechia?
Railjet operates a train from Wien Hbf to Kolin once daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,200–1,800 and the journey takes 3h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Rožďalovice,Viničná Lhota via Praha, Černý Most and Poděbrady,žel.st. in around 8h 8m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–5,500
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Kolin
- *
- Kč 1,200–1,800
Train from Wien Hbf to Breclav
- *
- Kč 440–700
Train from Breclav to Kolin
- *
- Kč 900–1,400
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- [email protected]
- Website
- pid
Subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Muzeum
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 29–40
- Website
- pid
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Nymburk Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 110–170
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Nymburk Hlavni Nadrazi to Ledecky
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 40–65
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Kolin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–850
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–600
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Kolin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–1,600
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–700
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 100–180
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Breclav to Kolin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 270–390
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Breclav to Kolin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 280–330
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Breclav to Kolin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–550
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Brno hl.n. to Kolín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–410
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Praha, Černý Most
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- [email protected]
- Website
- pid
Bus from Praha, Černý Most to Poděbrady,žel.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 29–40
- Website
- pid
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Vienna Main train station to Brno Benesova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 200–340
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Vienna to Central Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, Černý Most station.
Vienna to Central Europe train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Kolin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Central Europe is 281 km. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Vienna to Central Europe.
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