There are 8 ways to get from Vienna to Zakopane by train, car, bus, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Strbatrain
- Drive from Strba to Zakopanecar
7h 10mzł 134–235Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Popradbus
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
8h 54mDrive 385.2 km
- Drive from Vienna to Zakopanecar 385.2 km
4h 29mzł 286–413Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VIE - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
8h 46mzł 580–1,313Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain 505 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
8h 55mzł 143–248Fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane VIE - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
7h 54mzł 464–1,479Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane VIE - KRK
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus
6h 55mzł 195–963Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take a shuttle bus from Bratislava to ZakopaneEurobusways
8h 11mzł 291–2,101
Vienna to Zakopane by subway, train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Zakopane is to train and drive which costs 130 zł - 240 zł and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Zakopane is to drive which takes 4h 29m and costs 280 zł - 420 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal and arriving at Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne via Poprad AS. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Vienna and Zakopane is 468 km. The road distance is 385.2 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 8h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Vienna to Zakopane, including transfers.
Vienna to Zakopane bus services, operated by Interbus sk, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal station.
Vienna to Zakopane bus services, operated by Interbus sk, arrive at Poprad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Zakopane is 385 km. It takes approximately 4h 29m to drive from Vienna to Zakopane.
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What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne via Poprad AS in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 65–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–700
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 14–25
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Strba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Poprad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 230–320
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Bratislava to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 230–2,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
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