Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Gießen to Vienna is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
8 h 15 m
Average
8 h 26 m
Trains per day
2
Distance
618 km
Of the 2 trains that leave Gießen for Vienna every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 383 miles (617 km) | |
Average train duration | 7 h 25 min | |
Average train ticket price | $76 (€66) | |
Train frequency | 3 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | ÖBB, ÖBB | Nightjet, Deutsche Bahn with connection, Deutsche Bahn or ÖBB | ICE |
Trains from Gießen to Vienna cover the 383 miles (617 km) long journey taking on average 7 h 25 min with our travel partners like ÖBB, ÖBB | Nightjet, Deutsche Bahn with connection, Deutsche Bahn or ÖBB | ICE. Normally, there are 3 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around $76 (€66), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $53 (€46). Travelers depart most frequently from Gießen and arrive in Wien Westbahnhof.
You can travel by train from Gießen to Vienna with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB and ÖBB Nightjet for as low as $53 (€46). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best route.
ÖBB is Austria's main train company and offers the following different ticket types for your next trip from Gießen to Vienna by train: Standard Ticket, Comfort-Ticket, ÖBB Sparschiene-Ticket, ÖBB Sparschiene Comfort-Ticket.
Enjoy a smooth and easy route to Vienna from Gießen with ÖBB! As an official travel partner of ÖBB, Omio can help you search current train schedules and timetables from ÖBB, compare the best routes to Vienna from Gießen as well as the class fares available for this route (including information on baggage allowance and amenities provided onboard), and buy the most affordable ÖBB Gießen to Vienna train ticket available today. If you search for ÖBB tickets in the Omio app, you can also see if they are mobile tickets so that you can travel paperless rather than needing to wait in a line at the train station in person to purchase tickets. Once you find your ideal route, book your one-way train to Vienna from Gießen on Omio or in the Omio app in just a few simple steps. You can then sit back and enjoy the 383 miles (617 km) trip from Gießen to Vienna with ease and comfort on a train with ÖBB.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train to Vienna from Gießen. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Gießen to Vienna train information with Deutsche Bahn:
Looking to travel by train between Gießen and Vienna? Omio can help you find that perfect trip with ÖBB Nightjet. Check Omio to see current ÖBB Nightjet train schedules, tickets, travel information and prices for the best deals on the Gießen to Vienna train and book ÖBB Nightjet tickets online quickly and easily. When taking a train to Vienna from Gießen, you can expect to travel 383 miles (617 km) one-way with ÖBB Nightjet. If you search for trains between Gießen and Vienna in the Omio app, you can check if the ÖBB Nightjet ticket is a mobile ticket, which makes it easy for you to go paperless when traveling without needing to purchase tickets in person at the train station. Whether you’re looking for the cheapest, fastest or earliest train with ÖBB Nightjet, we do the work for you to get you safely to Vienna from Gießen. Book that perfect Gießen to Vienna train now with Omio and enjoy a smooth and comfortable journey with ÖBB Nightjet!
Travel between Gießen, Germany and Vienna, Austria by train is: Unrestricted.
International entry status: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
Conditions of entry:
When traveling in Austria, you must follow these COVID-19 safety rules:
The information above was last checked on 1/9/23. This can change before your date of travel so please review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train from Gießen to Vienna before traveling.
Return travel from Austria to Germany is: Unrestricted.
Entry into Germany is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Austria
Requirements for reentering:
The government of Germany has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 1/24/23. Please check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations closer to the travel date of your train to Gießen from Vienna.
Some of the Gießen train stations to Vienna you can start your journey from include Gießen, Gießen Licher Str and Gießen Oswaldsgarten. Similarly, some of the arrival train stations in Vienna include Wien Westbahnhof and Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof.
When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Gießen and arriving in Wien Westbahnhof.
Passengers board their train most frequently from Gießen and travel around 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from the city center to this train station.
Passengers traveling this route most often arrive at Wien Westbahnhof and need to travel approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) from the train station to the city center in Vienna.
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