Leipzig to Vienna train
Trains from Leipzig to Vienna start at £41.76.
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The Trains from Leipzig to Vienna starts at £41.76, run by 1 operator over 451 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 4h 4mDoor to door
- 3h 20mMoving
- £49.30 to £103.49From
- 14.9 kgCO2
4h 4m
3h 20m
£49.30 to £103.49
14.9 kg£49.30 to £103.49 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £103.49Thu8
- about £90.29Fri9
- about £88.41Sat10
- about £77.10Sun11
- about £69.56Mon12
- about £67.21Tue13
- about £62.49Wed14
- about £67.21Thu15
- about £67.67Fri16
- about £70.03Sat17
- about £65.79Sun18
- about £61.08Mon19
- about £49.30Tue20
- about £55.89Wed21
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Train operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ČD | £42.23 | 3h 51m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Leipzig to Vienna
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £32.8090 days
- £49.3060 days
- £41.2945 days
- £44.1130 days
- £52.1321 days
- £55.8914 days
- £62.497 days
- £88.413 days
- £103.491 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £32.80.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 215 percent. The dearest point is £103.49, 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.
- £65.79Sun
- £61.08Mon
- £49.30Tue
- £55.89Wed
- £67.21Thu
- £67.67Fri
- £70.03Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Leipzig
Rail- Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
- Leipzig Hbf
- Engelsdorf
Vienna
- Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Wien Hbf
- Wien Meidling
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 451 km against 451 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 Dresden, Bratislava, Prague, Berlin. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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.
Questions about Leipzig 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 Train from Leipzig to Vienna take?
The Train from Leipzig to Vienna covers 451 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 Train from Leipzig to Vienna cost?
The Train from Leipzig to Vienna starts at £41.76 for one passenger, as of 7 October 2026. A typical fare is £46.47. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Leipzig to Vienna?
One operator runs the Train from Leipzig to Vienna: ČD. 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 Train from Leipzig to Vienna use?
The Train from Leipzig to Vienna leaves from Leipzig Hauptbahnhof and arrives at Wien Hauptbahnhof. 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.
When should I book the Train from Leipzig to Vienna?
Fares for the Train from Leipzig to Vienna bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £32.80. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 215 percent, measured on 7 October 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Leipzig to Vienna produce?
The Train from Leipzig to Vienna produces about 14.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 451 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Leipzig to Vienna?
Operators on the Train from Leipzig to Vienna publish Power sockets, 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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