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Vienna → Prague

Prague → Vienna ⇄
1 a dayfastest 4h59ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 22:10 → 03:09+1
    NJ 456 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Praha hlavní nádraží · via Břeclav, Brno, Pardubice
    4h594 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (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 22:10, arrive 03:09

The plane is -2h37 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct5h11
  • To Wien Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4564h59
  • From Praha hlavní nádraží1 min
Plane · nonstop VIE–PRG3h48
  • To Vienna (VIE)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–PRG1h05
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From PRG35 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.