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Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Bratislava to Vienna among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £4. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 1h 9m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £4, and a ferry costs an average of £31.
Distance: 55 km
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£8 Average Price Cheapest | £18 Average Price | £36 Average Price |
1h 39m Average total duration Fastest 1h 9m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 5m Average total duration 1h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 30m Average total duration 1h 30m Onboard + 1h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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How to get to Vienna from Bratislava by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Bratislava to Vienna is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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ARV 1336+
R 745+
EX 46+
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General Information about the journey from Bratislava to Vienna
The capital cities of Slovakia and Austria are only an hour away by bus or train, making a day trip to Vienna easy to arrange if you are staying in Bratislava. The two cities are only 80 kilometres apart, so flying is not an option, but low cost, frequent overland transport options are just as good. In terms of journey time, there isn't much to choose between trains and buses as both are cheap and frequent. However, the U2 Stadium Bus Terminal is a couple of kilometres away from the centre, so rail travel may suit sightseers slightly better.
Return journeys from Vienna to Bratislava are also available.
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This is compared to other travel options from Bratislava to Vienna:
A coach is £9 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bratislava to Vienna costing on average £13.
A coach is £27 less than a ferry for this route with tickets for a ferry from Bratislava to Vienna costing on average £31.
Other travel options to Vienna take longer:
Ferry takes on average 1h 30m.
Train takes on average 46m.
- Around 151 coaches per day.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 2 ferries per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bratislava and Vienna as scheduled services by train, ferry and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Bratislava-Petržalka and arrive in Vienna Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bratislava, Bus Station Nivy and arrive in Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
- Ferries mostly depart from Bratislava Passenger Terminal and arrive in Wien Schwedenplatz.
- Travel with Twin City Liner, Twin City Liner, Twin City Liner to go to Vienna by ferry.
- Travel with ÖBB | REX, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB, Regiojet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), ÖBB, ÖBB | Railjet to go to Vienna by train.
- Travel with Slovak Lines Express, FlixBus, Slovak Lines Express, GoOpti, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Infobus to go to Vienna by coach.
- 2 direct ferries per day with Twin City Liner, Twin City Liner, Twin City Liner.
- 6 direct trains per day with ÖBB | REX, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB, Regiojet, Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), ÖBB, ÖBB | Railjet.
- 149 direct coaches per day with Slovak Lines Express, FlixBus, Slovak Lines Express, GoOpti, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Infobus.
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