Zurich to Vienna runs about 24 times a day, with the first departure around 06:17 and the last around 20:01. One passenger pays between €26.03 and €69.09, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 21m over 602 km, on services run by 6 operators across 3 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 6 operators and 3 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€26.03 to €69.09
- 126%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Zurich
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:17First departure
- 20:01Last departure
- 24Services per day
- 100%Run direct
ÖBB-Personenverkehr runs this service and does not sell it here. Trainline takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Trainline lists departures for Zurich to Vienna on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Flixbus CEE South runs this service and does not sell it here. Trainline takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Trainline lists departures for Zurich to Vienna on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €47.48Tue15
- about €51.33Wed16
- about €51.33Thu17
- about €49.68Fri18
- about €48.03Sat19
- about €53.53Sun20
- about €32.08Mon21
- about €32.63Tue22
- about €33.18Wed23
- about €41.43Thu24
- about €38.13Fri25
- about €39.78Sat26
- about €36.48Sun27
- about €30.98Mon28
- about €26.58Tue29
- about €28.78Wed30
- about €32.63Thu1
- about €33.73Fri2
- about €30.98Sat3
- about €30.43Sun4
- about €26.03Mon5
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Vienna. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Vienna for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Zurich to Vienna
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €32.0890 days
- €24.9360 days
- €30.4345 days
- €22.7330 days
- €26.0321 days
- €30.9814 days
- €32.087 days
- €51.333 days
- €47.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 126 percent. The dearest point is €51.33, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Zurich to Vienna and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
602 km
592 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
415,367 → 1,691,468
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
2/6
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 602 km against 592 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Vienna is large, and the road in from VIE can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Vienna
Settled in advance, so the ride into Vienna costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Wien Hauptbahnhof
Most of the points near Wien Hauptbahnhof open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Zurich 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 it take to get from Zurich to Vienna?
The fastest journey from Zurich to Vienna takes 4h 21m door to door, of which 1h 11m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 33m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Zurich to Vienna?
The cheapest fare from Zurich to Vienna is €26.03, as of 14 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €80.97. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Zurich to Vienna?
The cheapest way from Zurich to Vienna is by coach, at €30.98 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 8h 31m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Zurich to Vienna?
The fastest way from Zurich to Vienna is by flight, at 4h 21m door to door. Only 1h 11m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €57.37.
When should I book Zurich to Vienna?
Fares from Zurich to Vienna bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €22.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 126 percent, measured on 14 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Zurich to Vienna?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Zurich to Vienna, at €30.98. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 14 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Zurich to Vienna?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Zurich to Vienna, at €21.63 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Zurich to Vienna?
6 operators sell services from Zurich to Vienna across 3 modes: Austrian Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Flixbus CEE South, Korean Air, ÖBB-Personenverkehr, Swiss International Air Lines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Zurich to Vienna?
Every service we sell from Zurich to Vienna is direct, with around 42 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 21m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Zurich to Vienna produce?
Travelling from Zurich to Vienna by coach produces about 16.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 149.8 kg, roughly 9 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Zurich to Vienna use?
Services from Zurich to Vienna by flight leave from Zürich ZRH and arrive at Vienna VIE. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Zurich to Vienna?
2 of the 6 operators we sell from Zurich to Vienna allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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 shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Zurich to Vienna on 14 September 2026: 602 km of route against 592 km in a straight line, 42 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €26.03, and 4h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Vienna a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Vienna and across Austria
Day trips that leave Vienna in the morning and cover a good part of Austria by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Zurich reaches 297 places in 74 countries on services we hold, over distances from 22 to 10,301 km. Vienna reaches 281 places in 71 countries, from 46 to 9,714 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Zurich
- 297Places you can leave for
- 74Countries
- 80Operators
Arriving in Vienna
Leaving Vienna
- 281Places you can leave for
- 71Countries
- 98Operators