Vienna to Warsaw train
Trains from Vienna to Warsaw start at €72.39 and take 4h 33m at their fastest.
The Trains from Vienna to Warsaw starts at €72.39 and takes 4h 33m door to door, run by 1 operator over 556 km, with around 9 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 4h 33mDoor to door
- 3h 49mMoving
- €72.39From
- 18.3 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ČD | €61.39 | 4h 31m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Warsaw is not something we sell.
Where to stay in Warsaw
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When to book Vienna to Warsaw
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €30.9890 days
- €26.0360 days
- €22.7345 days
- €22.1830 days
- €28.7821 days
- €29.8814 days
- €36.487 days
- €39.233 days
- €46.931 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 112 percent. The most expensive point is €46.93, 1 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €29.88Sun
- €31.53Mon
- €29.88Tue
- €33.18Wed
- €40.88Thu
- €35.93Fri
- €38.13Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Vienna
- Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Wien Hbf
- Nordbahnhof, Vienna
Warsaw
- Warszawa Centralna
- Warszawa-Centralna
- Vienna Station in Warsaw
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 556 km against 556 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 Vienna at 06:40 and the last at 20:48, across 9 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 18m | 1h 8m | 3h 10m | €59.73 | 140.7 kg | 18 |
| Train | 4h 33m | 3h 49m | 44m | €72.39 | 18.3 kg | 9 |
| Coach | 8h | 7h 16m | 44m | €29.88 | 15.0 kg | 9 |
Questions about Vienna to Warsaw
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 Train from Vienna to Warsaw take?
The Train from Vienna to Warsaw takes 4h 33m door to door, of which 3h 49m is spent moving. The route runs 556 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 Train from Vienna to Warsaw cost?
The Train from Vienna to Warsaw starts at €72.39 for one passenger, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare is €70.74. 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 Vienna to Warsaw?
1 operators run the Train from Vienna to Warsaw: ČD. Between them they file around 9 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 Train from Vienna to Warsaw use?
The Train from Vienna to Warsaw leaves from Wien Hauptbahnhof and arrives at Warszawa Centralna. 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 Train the best way from Vienna to Warsaw?
Traveling from Vienna to Warsaw by Flight costs €59.73 and takes 4h 18m door to door, against 4h 33m by Train. 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 Train from Vienna to Warsaw?
Fares for the Train from Vienna to Warsaw bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.18. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 112 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Vienna to Warsaw produce?
The Train from Vienna to Warsaw produces about 18.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 556 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Vienna to Warsaw?
Operators on the Train from Vienna to Warsaw publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 33m 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 Vienna to Warsaw on September 13, 2026: 556 km of route against 556 km in a straight line, 9 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €72.39, and 4h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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