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Museum der Stadt Villach
The city museum presents Villach’s history, art, and everyday life in a historic building near the old town. It is the main museum for understanding the city’s cultural background.
Cheapest price
$27
Average price
$415
Fastest journey
2 h 50 m
Average duration
2 h 50 m
Buses per day
22
Distance
176 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Venice to Villach is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Venice to Villach will cost around $415 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $27.
Of the 22 buses that leave Venice for Villach on Fri, Jun 19, 22 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Fri, Jun 19 the direct buses cover the 176 km distance in an average of 2 h 50 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 2 h 50 m .
On Fri, Jun 19 the slowest buses will take 2 h 50 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.
FlixBus
FlixBus
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Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Venice to Villach among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $24. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 23m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $24, and a flight costs an average of $213.
Distance: 109 miles (176 km)
| Bus | Most popular Train | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$32 Average price Cheapest | $49 Average price | $417 Average price | $52 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 4m Average total duration 3h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 53m Average total duration Fastest 3h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 22m Average total duration 6h 22m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 2h 35m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Venice to Villach:
A bus is $17 (€14) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Venice to Villach costing on average $49 (€40).
A bus is $385 (€314) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Venice to Villach costing on average $417 (€340).
Other travel options to Villach take longer:
Bus takes on average 3h 34m.
Flight takes on average 6h 22m.
Tickets start at around $32 (€26) compared to roughly $52 (€43) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $20 (€17). The journey takes 3h 34m versus 2h 35m 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, GoOpti, 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 GoOpti | Departure Time 12:00AM | Arrival Time 04:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $260 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 01:00AM | Arrival Time 05:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $260 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 02:00AM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $258 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 03:00AM | Arrival Time 07:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $261 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 04:00AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $260 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $260 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 10:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $256 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 08:50AM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $260 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 01:00PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $171 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 08:45AM | Arrival Time 01:15PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $170 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 01:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 10:45AM | Arrival Time 03:15PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $168 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $147 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 11:25AM | Arrival Time 04:55PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $144 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 11:50AM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $214 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 02:20PM | Arrival Time 06:50PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $214 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 07:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:40PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 03:45PM | Arrival Time 08:15PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 07:50PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:10PM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 04:35PM | Arrival Time 09:05PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $519 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 10:10PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 12:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 01:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $206 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 12:50AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $209 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:25PM | Arrival Time 01:40AM | Duration 3h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator GoOpti | Departure Time 11:00PM | Arrival Time 01:50AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $255 |
The table below shows live departures for Venice to Villach buses for today, Thursday, June 18. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FlixBus | 3:40 PM Venezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione) | 4h10 | 7:50 PM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:00 PM Venezia, Tronchetto Vaporetti | 3h50 | 7:50 PM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 6:20 PM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 3h10 | 9:30 PM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 7:00 PM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 3h10 | 10:10 PM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 10:00 PM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 2h50 | 12:50 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:25 PM Venezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione) | 3h15 | 1:40 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 11:00 PM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 2h50 | 1:50 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Friday, June 19 | |||||
![]() | 12:00 AM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 2h50 | 2:50 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 1:00 AM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 2h50 | 3:50 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 2:00 AM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 2h50 | 4:50 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 3:00 AM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 2h50 | 5:50 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 4:00 AM Venezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover) | 2h50 | 6:50 AM Villach, Hauptbahnhof (Busbahnhof) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Venice to Villach run on average 40 times per day, taking around 3h 34m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $24 (€19) but you can travel from only $18 (€15) by train.
There are 40 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:05, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 109 miles (176 km) distance in 3h 15m.
Distance 109 miles (176 km) |
Average bus duration 3h 34m |
Cheapest ticket price $24 (€19) |
Buses per day 40 |
Direct buses 40 |
Fastest bus 3h 15m |
First bus 12:05 AM |
Last bus 11:55 PM |
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Discover the best of Villach — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Villach trip today.
The city museum presents Villach’s history, art, and everyday life in a historic building near the old town. It is the main museum for understanding the city’s cultural background.
A distinctive museum display featuring a large-scale topographic relief model of Carinthia. It is a local favorite for getting a geographic overview of the region in a compact visit.
A contemporary gallery space in the old town that hosts rotating art exhibitions. It is worth visiting for travelers interested in Villach’s local arts scene.
Villach’s main square is the heart of the old town and a natural starting point for exploring. Its colorful buildings, events, and lively atmosphere make it a must-visit central area.
The old town is compact, walkable, and full of historic facades, shops, and civic buildings. It is the essential area for first-time visitors wanting the classic Villach atmosphere.
The walking area along the Drau offers pleasant river views and an easy urban stroll. It is one of Villach’s most enjoyable public spaces, especially in good weather.
Traditional Carinthian pasta pockets filled mainly with quark, potatoes and mint, then dressed with butter. One of the region’s signature dishes and strongly associated with local home cooking.
A festive Carinthian yeast cake rolled with cinnamon, sugar, raisins and often nuts. It is a classic regional bake served at celebrations and family gatherings.
A hearty Carinthian stew of pearl barley, beans and usually smoked pork. It reflects the Alpine rural tradition and is a classic comfort dish in the region.
Well-known Villach restaurant with refined Mediterranean and Austrian cooking, polished service and an upscale atmosphere near the center.
Recognized hotel restaurant known for classic fine dining, seasonal ingredients and a calm, elegant atmosphere.
Established brewery restaurant serving hearty Carinthian and Austrian classics with house beer in a lively, traditional setting.
Prices are typical for Austria: budget food is manageable, but hotels and restaurant dining cost more than in cheaper Central European cities.
Service is often included, but rounding up is customary. In restaurants, add about 5-10% for good service. Round up taxi fares. Small tips are appreciated in cafes and hotels.
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Villach Hauptbahnhof, Villach -> Villach Innenstadt, Villach
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Venice to Villach by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Villach, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Venice to Villach buses use the Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Villach, Hauptbahnhof station pair, with some services arriving at Villach, 10.-Oktober-Straße. Use this guide to compare Venice and Villach bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia is 7 km from Venice city centre. Public transport options include:
Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance and in the departures area.
Ticket office support is available at Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia.
Available at Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia: Elevators, ramps.
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