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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Vienna’s premier fine-arts museum, famed for the Habsburg collections, Old Masters, Egyptian antiquities, and its grand Ringstrasse setting.
Cheapest price
$47
Average price
$133
Fastest journey
4 h 3 m
Average duration
4 h 4 m
Trains per day
89
Distance
357 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Munich Hbf to Vienna is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Munich Hbf to Vienna will cost around $133 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $47.
Of the 89 trains that leave Munich Hbf for Vienna on Sat, May 30, 20 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sat, May 30 the direct trains cover the 357 km distance in an average of 4 h 4 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 4 h 3 m .
On Sat, May 30 the slowest trains will take 4 h 4 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.
EC 213 · RJX 169
RE5+
RJ 263
RJX 261
RE5+
RJ 263+
S 1 · S 7
RE5 · RJX 663
RJX 261
RJX 261
RJX 63
RJX 63
RJX 67Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Munich Hbf to Vienna among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $25. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 13m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $25, and a flight costs an average of $149.
Distance: 221 miles (357 km)
Most popular Train | Bus | Flight | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$108 Average price | $53 Average price Cheapest | $407 Average price | $96 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 15m Average total duration 4h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 55m Average total duration 6h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 13m Average total duration Fastest 1h 13m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 4h 50m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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This is compared to other travel options from Munich Hbf to Vienna:
A bus is $54 (€44) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Munich Hbf to Vienna costing on average $108 (€87).
A bus is $354 (€285) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Munich Hbf to Vienna costing on average $407 (€328).
Other travel options to Vienna take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 45m.
Bus takes on average 6h 25m.
You'll arrive about 5m sooner (4h 45m by train vs 4h 50m by car). Tickets start at around $108 (€87) compared to roughly $96 (€77) in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Direct services run with Deutsche Bahn, Westbahn, ÖBB, EuroNight.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
The table below shows live departures for Munich Hbf to Vienna trains for tomorrow, Saturday, May 30. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RJX 265 | On time 6:21 AM Munich Hbf | 4h11 | 10:32 AM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 265+ RJ 657 | On time 6:21 AM Munich Hbf | 4h36 | 10:57 AM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 265+ IC 547 | On time 6:21 AM Munich Hbf | 4h42 | 11:03 AM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 265 | On time 6:21 AM Munich Hbf | 4h11 | 10:32 AM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 265+ IC 547 | On time 6:21 AM Munich Hbf | 5h06 | 11:27 AM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 61 | On time 7:22 AM Munich Hbf | 4h10 | 11:32 AM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 61 | On time 7:22 AM Munich Hbf | 4h10 | 11:32 AM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 61+ IC 549 | On time 7:22 AM Munich Hbf | 5h05 | 12:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 61 · RJX 861 | On time 7:22 AM Munich Hbf | 4h35 | 11:57 AM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 61+ IC 549 | On time 7:22 AM Munich Hbf | 4h41 | 12:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
961 | 7:48 AM Munich Hbf | 4h04 | 11:52 AM Vienna Westbahnhof | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJ 113+ IC 641 | On time 8:15 AM Munich Hbf | 4h48 | 1:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJ 113+ RJX 765+ RJ 659 | On time 8:15 AM Munich Hbf | 4h42 | 12:57 PM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
RJ 113 · RJX 765 | On time 8:15 AM Munich Hbf | 4h17 | 12:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJ 113+ IC 641 | On time 8:15 AM Munich Hbf | 5h12 | 1:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJ 113+ RJX 765 | On time 8:15 AM Munich Hbf | 4h17 | 12:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 63+ IC 643 | On time 9:28 AM Munich Hbf | 4h35 | 2:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 63 | On time 9:28 AM Munich Hbf | 4h04 | 1:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 63 | On time 9:28 AM Munich Hbf | 4h04 | 1:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 63 · RJX 863 | On time 9:28 AM Munich Hbf | 4h29 | 1:57 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 63+ IC 643 | On time 9:28 AM Munich Hbf | 4h59 | 2:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
963 | 9:47 AM Munich Hbf | 4h05 | 1:52 PM Vienna Westbahnhof | 0 transfersDirect | |
EC 115 · RJX 161 | On time 10:16 AM Munich Hbf | 4h16 | 2:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
EC 115+ RJX 161+ RJ 551 | On time 10:16 AM Munich Hbf | 4h41 | 2:57 PM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
EC 115+ RJX 161 | On time 10:16 AM Munich Hbf | 4h16 | 2:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
EC 115+ IC 645 | On time 10:16 AM Munich Hbf | 4h47 | 3:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
EC 115+ IC 645 | On time 10:16 AM Munich Hbf | 5h11 | 3:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RE25+ ICE 1221 | 10:36 AM Munich Hbf | 5h11 | 3:47 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 65 | On time 11:27 AM Munich Hbf | 4h05 | 3:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 65+ IC 647 | On time 11:27 AM Munich Hbf | 4h36 | 4:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 65 | On time 11:27 AM Munich Hbf | 4h05 | 3:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 65 · RJX 865 | On time 11:27 AM Munich Hbf | 4h30 | 3:57 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 65+ IC 647 | On time 11:27 AM Munich Hbf | 5h00 | 4:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
965 | 11:45 AM Munich Hbf | 4h07 | 3:52 PM Vienna Westbahnhof | 0 transfersDirect | |
ICE 117+ IC 649 | On time 12:16 PM Munich Hbf | 5h11 | 5:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
ICE 117 · RJX 767 | On time 12:16 PM Munich Hbf | 4h16 | 4:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
ICE 117+ RJX 767+ RJ 113 | On time 12:16 PM Munich Hbf | 4h41 | 4:57 PM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
ICE 117+ RJX 767 | On time 12:16 PM Munich Hbf | 4h16 | 4:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
ICE 117+ IC 649 | On time 12:16 PM Munich Hbf | 4h47 | 5:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 67 | On time 1:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h04 | 5:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 67 · RJX 867 | On time 1:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h29 | 5:57 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 67+ IC 741 | On time 1:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h59 | 6:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 67+ IC 741 | On time 1:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h35 | 6:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 67 | On time 1:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h04 | 5:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RE5+ IC 743 | 1:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h32 | 7:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RE5 · RJX 165 | 1:55 PM Munich Hbf | 4h37 | 6:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE5+ IC 743 | 1:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h08 | 7:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE5 · RJX 165+ RJ 555 | 1:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h02 | 6:57 PM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
RJX 165+ 79023 | 1:55 PM Munich Hbf | 4h37 | 6:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE3+ ICE 1225 | 3:17 PM Munich Hbf | 4h30 | 7:47 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 69 | On time 3:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h04 | 7:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 69 · RJX 869 | On time 3:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h29 | 7:57 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 69 | On time 3:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h04 | 7:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 69+ IC 745 | On time 3:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h35 | 8:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 69+ IC 745 | On time 3:28 PM Munich Hbf | 4h59 | 8:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
967 | 3:45 PM Munich Hbf | 4h07 | 7:52 PM Vienna Westbahnhof | 0 transfersDirect | |
RE5 · RJX 167 · RJX 567 | 3:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h02 | 8:57 PM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
RE5+ IC 747 | 3:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h32 | 9:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RE5 · RJX 167 | 3:55 PM Munich Hbf | 4h37 | 8:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE5+ IC 747 | 3:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h08 | 9:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 167+ 79029 | 3:55 PM Munich Hbf | 4h37 | 8:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 261 | On time 5:29 PM Munich Hbf | 4h03 | 9:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 261+ RJ 757 | On time 5:29 PM Munich Hbf | 4h28 | 9:57 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 261 | On time 5:29 PM Munich Hbf | 4h03 | 9:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
RJX 261+ IC 749 | On time 5:29 PM Munich Hbf | 4h58 | 10:27 PM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
RJX 261+ IC 749 | On time 5:29 PM Munich Hbf | 4h34 | 10:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
EC 213 · RJX 169 | On time 6:17 PM Munich Hbf | 4h15 | 10:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
EC 213+ RJX 169 · RJX 569 | On time 6:17 PM Munich Hbf | 4h40 | 10:57 PM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
EC 213+ RJX 169 | On time 6:17 PM Munich Hbf | 4h15 | 10:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
EC 213+ IC 841 | On time 6:17 PM Munich Hbf | 4h46 | 11:03 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
EC 213+ IC 841+ S 1 · S 7 | On time 6:17 PM Munich Hbf | 5h24 | 11:41 PM Vienna Airport | 3 transfers | |
IC 406 | On time 6:35 PM Munich Hbf | 4h41 | 11:16 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
IC 406 | On time 6:35 PM Munich Hbf | 4h38 | 11:13 PM Vienna Hbf | 0 transfersDirect | |
IC 406+ REX 1+ S 7 | On time 6:35 PM Munich Hbf | 5h36 | 12:11 AM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
IC 406+ S 2 · S 7 | On time 6:35 PM Munich Hbf | 5h36 | 12:11 AM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
RE25+ ICE 1229 | 6:36 PM Munich Hbf | 5h11 | 11:47 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE25+ ICE 1229+ CJX 9+ S 7 | 6:36 PM Munich Hbf | 6h05 | 12:41 AM Vienna Airport | 3 transfers | |
RE5 · RJX 663 | 6:55 PM Munich Hbf | 4h37 | 11:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE5+ IC 843 | 6:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h08 | 12:03 AM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJX 663+ 79039 | 6:55 PM Munich Hbf | 4h37 | 11:32 PM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE5 · RJX 663+ S 2 · S 7 | 6:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h16 | 12:11 AM Vienna Airport | 3 transfers | |
RE5+ IC 843+ S 2 · S 7 | 6:55 PM Munich Hbf | 5h46 | 12:41 AM Vienna Airport | 3 transfers | |
NJ 295+ RJX 367 | 8:07 PM Munich Hbf | 4h28 | 12:35 AM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
NJ 295+ RJX 367+ S 7 · S 2 | 8:07 PM Munich Hbf | 5h04 | 1:11 AM Vienna Airport | 3 transfers | |
RE5+ RJ 263 | 9:43 PM Munich Hbf | 5h37 | 3:20 AM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RJ 263+ 79045 | 9:43 PM Munich Hbf | 5h37 | 3:20 AM Vienna Hbf | 1 transfer | |
RE5+ RJ 263+ S 1 · S 7 | 9:43 PM Munich Hbf | 6h58 | 4:41 AM Vienna Airport | 3 transfers | |
RE5+ EC 463+ RJ 563 | 11:51 PM Munich Hbf | 7h06 | 6:57 AM Vienna Airport | 2 transfers | |
RE5+ IC 543 | 11:51 PM Munich Hbf | 9h36 | 9:27 AM Vienna Airport | 1 transfer | |
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Trains from Munich Hbf to Vienna run on average 25 times per day, taking around 4h 45m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at $50 (€40) but you can travel from only $25 (€20) by bus.
There are 8 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 05:35, the last at 22:51. The fastest train covers the 221 miles (357 km) distance in 4h 4m.
Distance 221 miles (357 km) |
Average train duration 4h 45m |
Cheapest ticket price $50 (€40) |
Trains per day 25 |
Direct trains 8 |
Fastest train 4h 4m |
First train 5:35 AM |
Last train 10:51 PM |
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Vienna’s premier fine-arts museum, famed for the Habsburg collections, Old Masters, Egyptian antiquities, and its grand Ringstrasse setting.
Major art museum known for its graphic arts collection, Monet to Picasso highlights, and strong temporary exhibitions in the city center.
Baroque palace museum complex best known for Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss, with Austrian art from the Middle Ages to modernism.
The walkable old town core, packed with grand streets, churches, courtyards, and elegant architecture around Stephansplatz.
Vienna’s busiest central square and natural orientation point, surrounded by major shopping streets and historic buildings.
The grand boulevard encircling the inner city, ideal for walking past Vienna’s most monumental public buildings.
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, famously associated with Viennese cuisine, usually served with apple-horseradish, chive sauce, and potatoes.
A classic Austrian-style fried chicken dish long popular in Vienna, known for its crunchy coating and tender meat.
One of Vienna’s most acclaimed fine-dining restaurants, known for modern Austrian cuisine, tasting menus, and polished service.
Beloved central tavern serving hearty Austrian specialties, seasonal dishes, and a warm old-Vienna ambiance.
Historic Viennese restaurant famous for oversized schnitzel and classic Austrian dishes in a lively traditional setting.
Prices are high by Central European standards, especially for hotels and dining, but public transport is good value.
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 cafés and for hotel staff.
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