Hanover to Vienna bus: 2.4 a day, fastest 12h30

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

Direct buses · no change

HanoverBrunswickMagdeburgHalleLeipzigPragueVienna· 660 km as the crow flies

06:45 → 19:15
FlixBus 167
Hanover central bus station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Brunswick, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Dresden…
12h306 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:20 → 23:59
FlixBus 060
Hanover central bus station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Berlin, Dresden, Prague
12h396 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:45 → 07:15⁺¹
FlixBus N66 ☾ Overnight
Hanover central bus station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Brunswick, Magdeburg, Halle, Leipzig…
12h306 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:45 → 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 8h20 longer.

Bus · fastest direct13h15

To Hanover central bus station12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 16712h30
From Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB)18 min

Train · fastest direct12h16

Before departure10 min
NJ 49312h06

Plane · nonstop HAJ to VIE4h55

To Hannover (HAJ)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight HAJ to VIE1h40
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?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 12h06

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

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Hanover to Vienna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Austrian AirlinesHAJ→VIEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Hanover to Vienna?

Yes. 2.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Hanover to Vienna?

The fastest takes 12h30; the slowest 12h39, for 660 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 06:45 and the latest at 18:45, local time in Hanover. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Hanover to Vienna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 18:45 arriving 07:15 the next morning.

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