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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Vienna to Bregenz is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
6 h 30 m
Average
7 h 4 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
500 km
Of the 5 trains that leave Vienna for Bregenz every day 1 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 310 miles (500 km) | |
Average train duration | 6 h 49 min | |
Average train ticket price | $76 (€68) | |
Train frequency | 12 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 7 direct trains a day | |
Train companies | EuroNight, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | REX, ÖBB or Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Vienna to Bregenz cover the 310 miles (500 km) long trip taking on average 6 h 49 min with our travel partners like EuroNight, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | REX, ÖBB or Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 12 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $45 (€40), but the average price of train tickets is $76 (€68). Travelers depart most frequently from Wien Hauptbahnhof and arrive in Bregenz.
For as little as $45 (€40) you can travel by train from Vienna to Bregenz with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB Nightjet and ÖBB. Omio will show you the best deals, schedules and tickets available for this journey.
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 from Vienna to Bregenz. 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.
If you travel by train from Vienna to Bregenz, you cannot use a direct connection. Trains between Austria's capital and the Vorarlberg city on Lake Constance always have one and up to seven connections. From the early morning until the early afternoon there are over a hundred connections between the two cities. Travellers cover the scenic route in a total travel time of at least 6:50 hours and up to 18:45 hours. The fastest and cheapest way is to travel on ÖBB connections with only one change in Feldkirch.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) offers most connections by train from Vienna to Bregenz. On some routes it cooperates with the companies Meridian, alex-Länderbahn and Vogtlandbahn. The fastest connections are offered by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). However, they only operate on three connections a day.
For the 660 km long route between the Danube metropolis Vienna and the capital of the federal state Vorarlberg the fastest train connections need 6:50 hours. These are offers of the ÖBB, which are connected with a change in Feldkirch or Salzburg. Most of the daily travel offers between the two cities are offered by Deutsche Bahn. She also does not travel the route directly and needs at least 7:35 hours for three transfers. Some offers even provide for seven transfers, others have a total travel time of up to 25:05 hours due to long transfer times and intermediate stops.
During the week, trains run between 5:30 and 14:30 on the Vienna - Bregenz route and between 6:30 and 16:30 on Sundays. For this, travellers can choose from over a hundred connections daily, many departing at the same time every hour at half an hour.
Vienna Central Station: Vienna Central Station is centrally located on Südtiroler Platz. Travellers have connections to Vienna's city and regional transport system by S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram and bus. Under the track bed is the large BahnhofCity shopping centre, where travellers can get supplies for their journey.
Bregenz railway station: The largest of the three Bregenz railway stations is located near the city centre not far from Lake Constance. From here, travellers can take the S-Bahn to all parts of the city. In the station building you will find gastronomic offers. At the station forecourt, the bus station allows you to continue your journey via city bus, land bus and long-distance bus.
When departing from Vienna, you have various train station options to start your route from including Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof and Flughafen Wien. When arriving in Bregenz, you can end your trip in train stations like Bregenz, Bregenz, Busbahnhof and Bregenz Hafen.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Wien Hauptbahnhof, which is located around 2.9 miles (4.6 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Bregenz, located 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away from the city centre.
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