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Cologne ▸ Vienna

Vienna ▸ Cologne ⇄
4.2 a dayfastest 11h35☾ 5 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria

Direct buses · no change

CologneMontabaurLimburgFrankfurtWertheimWürzburgVienna· 743 km as the crow flies
  • 02:20 → 15:50
    FlixBus N61 ☾ Overnight
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg…
    13h306 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:20 → 14:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 11:05 → 02:05+1
    FlixBus 1925
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Bonn, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Heilbronn…
    15h007 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 21 Oct, Wed 28 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 13:50 → 02:10+1
    FlixBus 1924
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Frankfurt, Würzburg, Regensburg, Passau
    12h204 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Sat 31 Oct, Mon 2 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 15:50 → 05:30+1
    FlixBus N161 ☾ Overnight
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Vienna Central Station · via Montabaur, Limburg, Frankfurt, Wertheim…
    13h4010 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:50 → 04:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 19:35 → 08:25+1
    FlixBus N61 ☾ Overnight
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Frankfurt, Würzburg, Erlangen, Nuremberg…
    12h506 stops
    Runs: Thu to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:35 → 07:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 21:55 → 09:30+1
    FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Frankfurt, Nuremberg
    11h352 stops
    Runs: Only Wed 4 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Wed 11 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 23:35 → 11:55+1
    FlixBus N61 ☾ Overnight
    Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau
    12h204 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:35 → 10:55+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Vienna?

Yes. 4.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Vienna?

The fastest takes 11h35; the slowest 15h00, for 743 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:20 and the latest at 23:35, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Vienna?

Yes: 5 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 02:20 arriving 15:50.

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