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Cologne → Vienna

Vienna → Cologne ⇄
4 a weekfastest 12h21SNCB, ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:51 → 10:21+1
    NJ 469 Night train
    Köln Hbf → Wien Hbf · via Munich, Salzburg, Linz, St. Pölten
    12h309 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 12 Oct, Mon 19 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 21:52 → 10:13+1
    NJ 469 Night train
    Köln Hbf → Wien Hbf · via Munich, Salzburg, Linz, St. Pölten
    12h218 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, FriSNCB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, be_sncb, de_delfi, de_rv) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 21:52, arrive 10:13

The plane is -9h35 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct12h33
  • To Köln Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 46912h21
  • From Wien Hbf1 min
Plane · nonstop CGN–VIE4h08
  • To Cologne Bonn (CGN)15 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight CGN–VIE1h45
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From VIE18 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Ryanair.