Nuremberg → Vienna

1.2 a dayfastest 5h40ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

03:21 → 09:48
NJ 493 Night train
Nürnberg Hbf → Wien Hbf · via Munich, Salzburg, Linz, St. Pölten
6h275 stops
Runs: DailyÖBB ↗
03:21 → 09:54
NJ 493 Night train
Nürnberg Hbf → Wien Hbf · via Munich, Salzburg, Linz, St. Pölten
6h335 stops
Runs: Only Sun 11 Oct, Mon 12 Oct, Tue 13 Oct, Sun 18 Oct, Mon 19 Oct…open data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
04:08 → 09:48
NJ 493 Night train
Nürnberg Hbf → Wien Hbf · via Munich, Salzburg, Linz, St. Pölten
5h405 stops
Runs: Only Sun 4 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, de_delfi, de_rv, nl_ovapi) 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 04:08, arrive 09:48

The plane is -1h51 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct5h52

To Nürnberg Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
NJ 4935h40
From Wien Hbf1 min

Plane · nonstop MUC–VIE5h43

To Munich (MUC)2h25
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MUC–VIE1h10
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, Lufthansa.