Hamburg to Vienna bus: 1.1 a day, fastest 12h30

1.1 a dayfastest 12h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria

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HamburgHanoverBrunswickMagdeburgHalleLeipzigVienna· 743 km as the crow flies

05:00 → 17:30
FlixBus 1926
Hamburg central bus station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Berlin, Prague
12h303 stops
Runs: Daily from Fri 6 Nov, not Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
16:30 → 07:15⁺¹
FlixBus N66 ☾ Overnight
Hamburg central bus station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Hanover, Brunswick, Magdeburg, Halle…
14h457 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:30 → 06:15+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.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h55). The bus takes 8h21 longer.

Bus · fastest direct13h16

To Hamburg central bus station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 192612h30
From Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB)18 min

Train · fastest direct10h27

Before departure10 min
RJ 17710h17

Plane · nonstop HAM to VIE4h55

To Hamburg (HAM)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight HAM to VIE1h45
Landing to exit20 min
From VIE50 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1.9 a daydirect trains, fastest 10h17

ÖBB, České dráhy. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Hamburg to Vienna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Austrian AirlinesHAM→VIEBook direct ↗
EurowingsHAM→VIEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Hamburg to Vienna?

Yes. 1.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Hamburg to Vienna?

The fastest takes 12h30; the slowest 14h45, for 743 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:00 and the latest at 16:30, local time in Hamburg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Hamburg to Vienna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 16:30 arriving 07:15 the next morning.

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