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

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

Direct buses · no change

WarsawCzęstochowaPyrzowiceChorzówKatowiceŻoryVienna· 556 km as the crow flies

08:45 → 19:30
FlixBus 918
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Vienna Central Station · via Częstochowa, Pyrzowice, Chorzów, Katowice…
10h4510 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:00 → 22:55
FlixBus N1282
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Katowice, Brno, Bratislava
9h553 stops
Runs: Wed to SunBook on FlixBus ↗
21:35 → 06:50⁺¹
FlixBus N918 ☾ Overnight
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Vienna Central Station · via Katowice, Ostrava, Olomouc, Brno
9h155 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:35 → 05:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 07:50⁺¹
FlixBus N1284 ☾ Overnight
Warsaw, Bus Station West → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Pyrzowice, Katowice, Ostrava, Olomouc…
9h506 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 06:50+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 21:35, arrive 06:50

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

Train · fastest direct7h55

Before departure10 min
IC 1077h45

Plane · nonstop WAW to VIE4h35

To Warsaw Chopin (WAW)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight WAW to VIE1h30
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?

3 a daydirect trains, fastest 7h45

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

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Flying instead?

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

Austrian AirlinesWAW→VIEBook direct ↗
LOT Polish AirlinesWAW→VIEBook direct ↗
RyanairWAW→VIEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Warsaw to Vienna?

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 Warsaw to Vienna?

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

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 08:45 and the latest at 22:00, local time in Warsaw. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Warsaw to Vienna?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 21:35 arriving 06:50 the next morning.

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