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Vienna → Brussels

Brussels → Vienna ⇄
3 a weekfastest 15h46SNCBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:13 → 09:59+1
    NJ 448 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Brussel-Zuid · via St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, Munich
    15h4615 stops
    Runs: Tue, Thu, SunSNCB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (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 18:13, arrive 09:59

The plane is -12h30 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct15h58
  • To Wien Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 44815h46
  • From Brussel-Zuid1 min
Plane · nonstop VIE–BRU4h28
  • To Vienna (VIE)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–BRU2h00
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BRU20 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, Brussels Airlines.