Dresden to Vienna bus
Buses from Dresden to Vienna start at £14.29.
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The Buses from Dresden to Vienna starts at £14.29, run by 1 operator over 369 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 5h 50mDoor to door
- 5h 6mMoving
- £19.28From
- 02:20 to 17:15First and last departure
- 4Per day
- 12.5 kgCO2
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Buying this journey
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The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £34.55Thu8
- about £31.26Fri9
- about £27.95Sat10
- about £28.43Sun11
- about £20.41Mon12
- about £21.36Tue13
- about £18.53Wed14
- about £26.07Thu15
- about £21.83Fri16
- about £23.24Sat17
- about £20.41Sun18
- about £17.11Mon19
- about £16.65Tue20
- about £17.11Wed21
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £14.29 | 5h 35m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi |
The coach gets you into Vienna. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

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When to book Dresden to Vienna
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £13.3590 days
- £19.4760 days
- £16.6545 days
- £14.7630 days
- £18.0621 days
- £17.1114 days
- £18.537 days
- £27.953 days
- £34.551 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £13.35.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is £34.55, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- £20.41Sun
- £17.11Mon
- £16.65Tue
- £18.06Wed
- £26.07Thu
- £21.83Fri
- £23.24Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Dresden
- Dresden Bayrische Strasse
- Radeberg, Bahnhof
Vienna
- Wien Erdberg
- Vienna International Busterminal
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 57% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 43% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 369 km against 369 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Brno, Bratislava, Prague. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 17m | 2h 33m | 44m | £34.69 | 12.2 kg |
| Coach | 5h 50m | 5h 6m | 44m | £14.29 | 12.5 kg |
Questions about Dresden to Vienna
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Dresden to Vienna take?
The Coach from Dresden to Vienna covers 369 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Coach from Dresden to Vienna cost?
The Coach from Dresden to Vienna starts at £14.29 for one passenger, as of 7 October 2026. A typical fare is £15.48. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Dresden to Vienna?
One operator runs the Coach from Dresden to Vienna: FlixBus. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Dresden to Vienna use?
The Coach from Dresden to Vienna leaves from Dresden Bayrische Strasse and arrives at Wien Erdberg. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Dresden to Vienna?
The Coach is the cheapest way from Dresden to Vienna, at £14.29, against 1 other modes that also run the corridor. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Dresden to Vienna?
Fares for the Coach from Dresden to Vienna bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £13.35. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 159 percent, measured on 7 October 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Dresden to Vienna produce?
The Coach from Dresden to Vienna produces about 12.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 369 km, which works out at roughly 34 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Dresden to Vienna?
Operators on the Coach from Dresden to Vienna publish Power sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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