City to city
Vienna to Berlin by train
Wien Hauptbahnhof → Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 8h 19m
- Typical
- ≈ 8h 55m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- ÖBB, České dráhy, DB Fernverkehr
Trains link Vienna (Wien Hauptbahnhof) and Berlin (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) in about 8h 19m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Vienna to Berlin take?
The fastest trains cover Vienna to Berlin in about 8h 19m; a typical journey takes around 8h 55m.
Is there a direct train from Vienna to Berlin?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Vienna to Berlin?
A typical flight works out roughly 5h 05m quicker door to door (about 4h 10m against 9h 15m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 9h 15m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 10m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~22 kg train · ~72 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Vienna or Berlin
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- Railjet Vienna → Budapest
- ICE Hamburg → Berlin
- Semmeringbahn Vienna → Graz
Sleepers too: night trains from Vienna · night trains from Berlin.
More trains from Vienna
- Vienna → Bratislava ≈ 59 min · direct
- Vienna → Linz ≈ 1h 15m · direct
- Vienna → Brno ≈ 1h 31m · direct
- Vienna → Salzburg ≈ 2h 25m · direct
- Vienna → Graz ≈ 2h 26m · direct
- Vienna → Budapest ≈ 2h 49m · direct
More train routes in Germany · Austria · Hungary.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.