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Vienna → Nuremberg

Nuremberg → Vienna ⇄
1.1 a dayfastest 6h14ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:36 → 01:15+1
    NJ 492 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Nürnberg Hbf · via St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, Munich
    6h395 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 16 Oct, Fri 23 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 18:36 → 01:36+1
    NJ 492 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Nürnberg Hbf · via St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, Munich
    7h005 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 19 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 18:36 → 00:50+1
    NJ 492 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Nürnberg Hbf · via St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, Munich
    6h145 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗
  • 18:36 → 00:55+1
    NJ 492 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Nürnberg Hbf · via St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, Munich
    6h195 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 12 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) 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 00:50

The plane is -1h17 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct6h26
  • To Wien Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4926h14
  • From Nürnberg Hbf1 min
Plane · nonstop VIE–MUC5h43
  • To Vienna (VIE)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–MUC1h10
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From MUC2h25

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.