How to travel from Vienna to Berlin

You can get from Vienna to Berlin 3 different ways: train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Berlin is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €26 compared to other travel options to Berlin:

A coach is €104 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Vienna to Berlin costing on average €130.

A coach is €9 less than a train with an average ticket price of €35 from Vienna to Berlin.

The fastest way to get to Berlin from Vienna is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 10 min.

Other travel options to Berlin take longer:

Coach takes 8 h 35 min on average.

Taking a train requires on average 8 h 33 min of travel time.

The Vienna to Berlin distance is approximately 523 km.

The average frequency per day from Vienna to Berlin is:

• 35 coaches a day.
• Around 35 flights per day.
• Around 12 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Vienna and Berlin as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Vienna to Berlin:

• Coaches most often depart from Vienna at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arrive in Berlin at Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB).
• Flights most often depart from Vienna at Vienna International Airport and arrive in Berlin at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
• Trains most often depart from Vienna at Vienna Hbf and arrive in Berlin at Berlin Hbf.

The following travel companies offer services from Vienna to Berlin:

• Travel with FlixBus or Ourbus to go to Berlin by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixBus Vienna to Berlin tickets on Omio for €26.
• Travel with Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, KLM, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, LOT Polish Airlines or Norwegian Air to go to Berlin by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Norwegian Air Vienna to Berlin tickets on Omio for €97.
• Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB Nightjet, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB | InterCity or EuroNight to go to Berlin by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find ÖBB Nightjet Vienna to Berlin tickets on Omio for €35.

Yes, there are direct routes from Vienna to Berlin with the following travel companies:

• You can find 15 direct coaches per day to Berlin with FlixBus.
• You can check for a direct flight to Berlin with with 8 direct flights per day.
• You can check for a direct train to Berlin with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Railjet or ÖBB | InterCity with 3 direct trains per day.

Direct services to Berlin tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.