🌎 Countries crossed

France, Austria

🕔 Transport time

14h53

🌱 Carbon footprint

≈ 5 times
less than with a
plane

💼 Journey type

Culture

How to join Vienna from Paris by night train?

Fall asleep in Paris, only to wake up a few hours later in one of Europe's most beautiful capitals? A magical experience on the direct Paris-Vienna night train, operated by ÖBB's Nighjets in partnership with SNCF!

ℹ️ After an interruption due to construction work, the line resumed service on December 15, 2024, running three times a week in each direction.

Paris,
France
Vienna,
Austria

Night train

Night train

(≈ 14h53)

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Frequency, times, duration and cities served

  • Paris to Vienna: Departure from Paris Gare de l'Est at 7:12pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Arrival in Vienna Hauptbahnhof at 10:13am the following day.
  • Vienna to Paris: Departure from Vienna at 18h13 on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Arrival in Paris Gare de l'Est at 9:39am the following day.

The journey takes around 14 hours and serves several major cities:

  • Paris Est
  • Strasbourg
  • Munich
  • Salzburg
  • Linz
  • Vienna
To find out more, we refer you to our complete article on the Paris-Vienna night train!
The itinerary includes 14h53 of transport and 1 step, with a minimum budget of 80 euros.
Night train

Paris - Vienna

Fall asleep in Paris, only to wake up a few hours later in one of Europe's most beautiful capitals? A magical experience on the direct Paris-Vienna night train, operated by ÖBB's Nighjets in partnership with SNCF!

ℹ️ After an interruption due to construction work, the line resumed service on December 15, 2024, running three times a week in each direction.

The step from Paris to Vienna lasts 14h53. You'll travel in a Nightjet operated by ÖBB.
On board, you'll have access to: Drinks and snacks.
You can find tickets from 80 euros.

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