Munich to Vienna bus

Buses from Munich to Vienna start at €20.53 and take 5h 25m at their fastest.

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Skyline of St. Charles's Church (Vienna), seen from the Freihaus of the Vienna University of Technology

The Buses from Munich to Vienna starts at €20.53 and takes 5h 25m door to door, run by 2 operators over 356 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.

Checked September 8, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 5h 25mDoor to door
  • 4h 41mMoving
  • €20.53From
  • 9.6 kgCO2
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€17.78
  1. Flixbus CEE South FC296611:464h 44m16:30Munchen ZOB HackerbruckeWien Erdberg

Door to door 5h 28mCO2 9.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Carriers

Bus operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
FlixBus€18.33
Flixbus CEE South€17.78

The bus gets you into Vienna. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Vienna

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Booking window

When to book Munich to Vienna

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €17.7890 days
  2. €16.6860 days
  3. €17.2345 days
  4. €18.3330 days
  5. €17.7821 days
  6. €20.5314 days
  7. €24.937 days
  8. €38.133 days
  9. €36.481 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €16.68.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 129 percent. The most expensive point is €38.13, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €23.28Sun
  2. €21.08Mon
  3. €20.53Tue
  4. €21.08Wed
  5. €26.03Thu
  6. €25.48Fri
  7. €26.03Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Munich

Bus
  • Munchen ZOB Hackerbrucke
  • Central bus station Munich

Vienna

Bus
  • Wien Erdberg
  • Vienna International Busterminal
The journey

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 356 km against 356 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Munich at 06:50 and the last at 19:30, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Buses against the other ways to make this journey

The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train3h 12m2h 28m44m€45.9911.7 kg24
Flight4h 3m53m3h 10m€42.6290.0 kg8
Coach5h 25m4h 41m44m€20.539.6 kg12

Questions about Munich to Vienna

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Munich to Vienna take?

The Coach from Munich to Vienna takes 5h 25m door to door, of which 4h 41m is spent moving. The route runs 356 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.

How much does the Coach from Munich to Vienna cost?

The Coach from Munich to Vienna starts at €20.53 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €21.91. 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 Munich to Vienna?

2 operators run the Coach from Munich to Vienna: FlixBus, Flixbus CEE South. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.

Which terminal does the Coach from Munich to Vienna use?

The Coach from Munich to Vienna leaves from Munchen ZOB Hackerbrucke 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 Munich to Vienna?

Traveling from Munich to Vienna by Train costs €45.99 and takes 3h 12m door to door, against 5h 25m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.

When should I book the Coach from Munich to Vienna?

Fares for the Coach from Munich to Vienna bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €16.68. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 129 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Coach from Munich to Vienna produce?

The Coach from Munich to Vienna produces about 9.6 kg of CO2 per passenger over 356 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Coach from Munich to Vienna?

Operators on the Coach from Munich to Vienna publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 25m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Munich to Vienna on September 8, 2026: 356 km of route against 356 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €20.53, and 5h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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