Vienna to Winterthur

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Vienna to Winterthur. From €65.62, fastest 5h 14m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Vienna to Winterthur costs €65.62 at the cheapest and takes 5h 14m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 662 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
662 km
Fastest
5h 14m
Average
5h 32m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€65.62
CO2 per passenger
21.8 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.

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
Train5h 19m4h 35m44m€90.5421.8 kg4
  • 5h 19mFastest, by Train
  • €90.54Cheapest, by Train
  • 21.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 662 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

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

Cheapest€65.62
  1. People's P274307:301h 8m08:38Vienna VIESankt Gallen ACH
  2. DB Fernverkehr DB454710:1632m10:48SulgenEglisau

Changes at Sankt Gallen, with 98 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 5h 15mCO2 136.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€74.59
  1. ČD D570807:302h 30m10:00Wien HauptbahnhofMunchen Hauptbahnhof
  2. DB Fernverkehr DB745811:011h 52m12:53Munchen HauptbahnhofEglisau

Changes at Munich, with 61 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 6h 7mCO2 20.3 kgChanges 1Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Vienna to Winterthur
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Vienna to WinterthurFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€147.64€174.78€112.83€91.00€86.28€107.52€108.70€89.82€113.42€102.21€84.50€88.04€83.91€88.05
Train€189.54€185.69€132.89€105.39€108.14€124.09€127.39€124.64€122.99€100.99€91.09€90.54€93.29€102.09

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €65.62

Winterthur is small enough to walk across, so almost anywhere downtown works. We still do not sell the room.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Eglisau

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Vienna to Winterthur

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

  1. €66.2190 days
  2. €54.2460 days
  3. €67.9945 days
  4. €67.3930 days
  5. €86.1421 days
  6. €88.0514 days
  7. €108.707 days
  8. €112.833 days
  9. €147.641 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €54.24.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 172 percent. The most expensive point is €147.64, 1 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.
€147.64€54.241371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

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. €100.99Sun
  2. €84.50Mon
  3. €86.28Tue
  4. €83.91Wed
  5. €88.05Thu
  6. €89.82Fri
  7. €113.42Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €86.28Sep
  2. €79.78Oct
  3. €75.69Nov
  4. €73.29Dec
  5. €69.09Jan
  6. €62.67Feb

The route

ViennaViennaWinterthurWinterthur
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.

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 662 km against 576 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Munich, Salzburg, Linz, Sankt Gallen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Vienna at 06:54 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

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

Vienna

Rail
  • Wien Hauptbahnhof
  • Wien Hbf
  • Nordbahnhof, Vienna
Bus
  • Wien Erdberg
  • Vienna International Busterminal
Air
  • VIE
Ferry
  • CopaBeach
  • Nordbrücke

Winterthur

Rail
  • Eglisau
  • Rafz
  • Andelfingen
Bus
  • Hauptbahnhof
Carriers

Who runs this route

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.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
ÖBB-Personenverkehr€78.995h 14m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€47.9973%
Taxes€8.6413%
Supplier fees€7.0011%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€65.62100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Winterthur well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Winterthur?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Vienna to Winterthur

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 it take to get from Vienna to Winterthur?

The fastest journey from Vienna to Winterthur takes 5h 14m door to door, of which 4h 35m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 5h 32m, 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 Vienna to Winterthur?

The cheapest fare from Vienna to Winterthur is €65.62, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €121.34. 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 Vienna to Winterthur?

The cheapest way from Vienna to Winterthur is by Train, at €90.54 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 5h 19m 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.

When should I book Vienna to Winterthur?

Fares from Vienna to Winterthur bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €54.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 172 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Vienna to Winterthur?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Vienna to Winterthur, at €83.91. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Vienna to Winterthur?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Vienna to Winterthur, at €62.67 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 service from Vienna to Winterthur?

1 operators sell services from Vienna to Winterthur across 1 modes: ÖBB-Personenverkehr. 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 Vienna to Winterthur?

20 percent of the services we sell from Vienna to Winterthur are direct. The rest connect at Munich, Salzburg, Linz, Sankt Gallen, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Vienna to Winterthur use?

Services from Vienna to Winterthur by Train leave from Wien Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Eglisau. Allow about 44m 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 Vienna to Winterthur?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Vienna to Winterthur 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Vienna to Winterthur on September 10, 2026: 662 km of route against 576 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €65.62, and 5h 14m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Winterthur and elsewhere in Switzerland. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Winterthur before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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