- Must visit
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Vienna’s flagship fine-arts museum, known for Habsburg collections, Old Masters, and grand interiors. A top choice for art lovers.
Cheapest price
$68
Average price
$104
Fastest journey
10 h 5 m
Average duration
10 h 44 m
Buses per day
23
Distance
598 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna will cost around $104 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $68.
Of the 23 buses that leave Frankfurt am Main for Vienna on Wed, Jun 03, 11 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Wed, Jun 03 the direct buses cover the 598 km distance in an average of 10 h 44 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 10 h 5 m .
On Wed, Jun 03 the slowest buses will take 11 h 15 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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FlixBusOmio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $45. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 39m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.2 - 0.5kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $45, and a flight costs an average of $126.
Distance: 371 miles (598 km)
| Bus | Most popular Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$65 Average price Cheapest | $166 Average price | $204 Average price | $159 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
9h 21m Average total duration 8h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 15m Average total duration 7h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 39m Average total duration Fastest 3h 39m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 7h 37m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.6 - 1.5kg CO2 emissions | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.8 - 3.6kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna:
A bus is $102 (€82) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna costing on average $166 (€134).
A bus is $139 (€112) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna costing on average $204 (€165).
Other travel options to Vienna take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 45m.
Bus takes on average 8h 51m.
Tickets start at around $65 (€52) compared to roughly $159 (€128) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $94 (€76). The journey takes 8h 51m versus 7h 37m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by FlixBus, Union Ivkoni International, BlaBlaCar.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00AM | Arrival Time 07:20AM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $90 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:10AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $90 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:15AM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 13h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:50AM | Arrival Time 11:55AM | Duration 10h05 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:00AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $90 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20AM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 11h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:50AM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 11h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:40AM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 7h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $90 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 14h50 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $74 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:58AM | Arrival Time 10:05PM | Duration 14h07 | Departure days Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $69 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 04:40PM | Duration 8h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $62 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:50AM | Arrival Time 04:10PM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $72 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 13h40 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:05AM | Arrival Time 11:59PM | Duration 14h54 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $74 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:20AM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 13h20 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 11:59PM | Duration 14h29 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $71 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 05:40PM | Duration 8h10 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $54 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 7h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $87 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:58AM | Arrival Time 11:59PM | Duration 14h01 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $63 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 01:30AM | Duration 14h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $61 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:55AM | Arrival Time 01:50AM | Duration 14h55 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $55 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $87 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 01:30AM | Duration 14h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $59 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 06:50PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 9h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $90 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:40PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 7h20 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $69 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:45PM | Arrival Time 03:40AM | Duration 13h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $57 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:50PM | Arrival Time 08:50PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $87 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 08:50PM | Duration 6h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $84 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:03PM | Arrival Time 03:40AM | Duration 13h37 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $66 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 02:05AM | Duration 11h55 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $124 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:15PM | Arrival Time 03:40AM | Duration 13h25 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 13h40 | Departure days Tue, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $71 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:58PM | Arrival Time 06:20AM | Duration 14h22 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $80 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:03PM | Arrival Time 05:30AM | Duration 13h27 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $77 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:20PM | Arrival Time 02:10AM | Duration 9h50 | Departure days Mon, Sat | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 11:40PM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $71 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:05PM | Arrival Time 05:50AM | Duration 11h45 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:35PM | Arrival Time 05:50AM | Duration 11h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:10PM | Arrival Time 03:00AM | Duration 7h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $80 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:50PM | Arrival Time 04:40AM | Duration 7h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $87 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 14h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 11:40AM | Duration 13h10 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $47 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30PM | Arrival Time 11:55AM | Duration 12h25 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:50PM | Arrival Time 07:20AM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $90 |
The table below shows live departures for Frankfurt am Main to Vienna buses for today, Tuesday, June 2. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:00 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 13h40 | 10:40 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:05 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 14h54 | 11:59 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:30 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 14h29 | 11:59 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixTrain+ FlixBus | 9:58 AM Frankfurt South station | 14h01 | 11:59 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:40 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 14h50 | 1:30 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:15 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 14h15 | 1:30 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 1:45 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 13h55 | 3:40 AM Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:45 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 12h35 | 2:20 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:15 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 14h40 | 4:55 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 2:15 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 13h25 | 3:40 AM Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 3:15 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 13h40 | 4:55 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 6:05 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 11h25 | 5:30 AM Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:05 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 11h45 | 5:50 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:35 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 10h55 | 5:30 AM Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 6:35 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 11h15 | 5:50 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:00 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 10h25 | 8:25 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:00 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 14h30 | 12:30 PM Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz | 1 transfer | |
(Amsterdam -> Prague) · (Prague -> Vienna) | 10:30 PM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 13h10 | 11:40 AM Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:30 PM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 12h25 | 11:55 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:15 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 13h30 | 2:45 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 1:50 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 10h05 | 11:55 AM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:20 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 11h30 | 3:50 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:50 AM Frankfurt, Stuttgarter Straße (Fermomnibusbahnhof) | 11h00 | 3:50 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:50 AM Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) | 14h50 | 10:40 PM Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) | 1 transfer | |
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Buses from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna run on average 19 times per day, taking around 8h 51m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $45 (€36) if you book in advance.
There are 9 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:01, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 371 miles (598 km) distance in 9h 50m.
Distance 371 miles (598 km) |
Average bus duration 8h 51m |
Cheapest ticket price $45 (€36) |
Buses per day 19 |
Direct buses 9 |
Fastest bus 9h 50m |
First bus 12:01 AM |
Last bus 11:55 PM |
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Vienna’s flagship fine-arts museum, known for Habsburg collections, Old Masters, and grand interiors. A top choice for art lovers.
Major art museum with graphic arts, Monet to Picasso highlights, and strong temporary exhibitions in the city center.
Baroque palace museum complex best known for Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss, plus Austrian art from the Middle Ages to today.
The city’s walkable core, filled with imperial streets, churches, and squares. Essential for first-time visitors.
Vienna’s grand boulevard lined with major public buildings, ideal for a classic walking route and architectural overview.
Vienna’s central square around St. Stephen’s Cathedral, a busy meeting point and key orientation spot in the old city.
Vienna’s signature dish: a thin veal cutlet breaded and fried until crisp, traditionally served with potato salad or parsley potatoes.
Boiled beef in broth, classically served with apple horseradish, chive sauce, and potatoes. A hallmark of old Viennese cuisine.
Austrian-style fried chicken, especially associated with Viennese cooking, with a crunchy coating and often served with salad or lemon.
Leading fine-dining destination in Stadtpark, known for modern Austrian cuisine, polished service, and an elegant setting.
Popular classic Viennese inn serving schnitzel, goulash, and seasonal Austrian dishes in a cozy traditional space.
Historic Viennese restaurant famous for oversized schnitzel, with a lively traditional atmosphere in the city center.
Vienna is pricier than many Central European cities, especially for hotels and dining, but public transport and casual eats are reasonable.
Service is usually included, but rounding up is customary. In restaurants, add about 5-10% for good service. Round up taxi fares; small tips are optional in cafes and hotels.
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