Vienna to Warsaw bus: 3.4 a day, fastest 9h15

3.4 a dayfastest 9h15☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇵🇱 Poland

Direct buses · no change

ViennaBrnoOlomoucOstravaJastrzębie ZdrójŻoryWarsaw· 556 km as the crow flies

07:20 → 17:30
FlixBus N1282
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Bratislava, Brno, Katowice
10h103 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:20 → 16:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:50 → 19:35
FlixBus 918
Vienna Central Station → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava, Jastrzębie Zdrój…
10h4510 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:15 → 06:10⁺¹
FlixBus N1284 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava, Katowice…
9h556 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:15 → 05:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 07:15⁺¹
FlixBus N918 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Central Station → Warsaw, Bus Station West · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava, Katowice
9h155 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 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

☾ Overnight: leave 22:00, arrive 07:15

The plane is 5h29 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct10h04

To Vienna Central Station16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N9189h15
From Warsaw, Bus Station West18 min

Train · fastest direct8h08

Before departure10 min
IC 1067h58

Plane · nonstop VIE to WAW4h35

To Vienna (VIE)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VIE to WAW1h30
Landing to exit20 min
From WAW25 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?

3 a daydirect trains, fastest 7h58

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

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Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Vienna to Warsaw nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Austrian AirlinesVIE→WAWBook direct ↗
LOT Polish AirlinesVIE→WAWBook direct ↗
RyanairVIE→WAWBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Warsaw?

Yes. 3.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Warsaw?

The fastest takes 9h15; the slowest 10h45, for 556 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:20 and the latest at 22:00, local time in Vienna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Warsaw?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 20:15 arriving 06:10 the next morning.

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