Getting Around · Our pick in Vienna
Wien Hauptbahnhof
Railjets and Nightjets
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Image courtesy of © Kabelleger · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Wien Hauptbahnhof
Wien Hauptbahnhof, run by ÖBB, is the departure point for most long-distance and international trains, including the Railjets to Budapest and Munich and the Nightjet sleepers.
Why it's on our list
- U1 to Stephansplatz
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Wien Hauptbahnhof before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Wien Hauptbahnhof are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Südtiroler Platz-HauptbahnhofU1400 m5 min walk
- KeplerplatzU1650 m8 min walk
- TaubstummengasseU11.1 km14 min walk
Key sights
- Belvedere750 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Musikverein1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Naschmarkt1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- State Opera2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Hofburg2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Riesenrad3.8 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Vienna Airport18 kmCar or taxi 52 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Mitte (CAT)2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Westbahnhof3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Wien Meidling3.7 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Wien Praterstern4.0 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt7.1 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 23 min