There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Charleroi by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane VIE - CRL
4h 31m€48–329Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic / ...
11h 27m€188–381Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N136 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus flibco
18h 25m€124–191Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Liege-Guilleminsnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic / ...
15h 3m€77–173Fly Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VIE - BRU
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
5h 31m€91–306Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Take the train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BTS - CRL
6h 26m€77–275Fly Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane VIE - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Namurtrain
8h 12m€105–310Train
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Liège-Guilleminstrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain Ic / ...
16h 1m€230–344Drive 1,086 km
- Drive from Vienna to Charleroicar 1,086 km
9h 54m€186–268
Vienna to Charleroi by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Charleroi is to night train and train which costs €75 - €180 and takes 15h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Charleroi is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €45 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Charleroi. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at CHARLEROI Gare Centrale - Quai 05 via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and CHARLEROI Airport - Quai 10. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Charleroi. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Charleroi-Central via Frankfurt and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Vienna and Charleroi is 946 km. The road distance is 1086 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Charleroi without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 11h 27m and costs €180 - €390.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Vienna to Charleroi, including transfers.
Vienna to Charleroi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Charleroi train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Charleroi is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs €45 - €330. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA), which costs €180 - €390 and takes 11h 27m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 18h 25m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Charleroi, Belgium?
Ryanair flies from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to Charleroi-Central via Frankfurt and Liège-Guillemins in around 11h 27m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Innsbruck
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Namur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Wien HBF to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–70
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- Flibco
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Booking & Getting There
Vienna to Charleroi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Vienna to Charleroi train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Charleroi is 1086 km. It takes approximately 9h 54m to drive from Vienna to Charleroi.
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