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Vienna → Hamburg

Hamburg → Vienna ⇄
1 a dayfastest 14h02ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:36 → 08:38+1
    NJ 492 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Hamburg Hbf · via St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, Munich
    14h0211 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, 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 18:36, arrive 08:38

The plane is -10h05 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct14h13
  • To Wien Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 49214h02
Plane · nonstop VIE–HAM4h18
  • To Vienna (VIE)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–HAM1h45
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From HAM25 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.