Final Destination: Wien Hbf
This train also calls at: *Berlin-Sudkreuz and
Linz; St Polten and Wien-Meidling**
Departing from Berlin:
*Connections are available at Berlin Sudkreuz from S-Bahn trains from the eastern and western edges of the city centre, as well as S-Bahn (local) trains from
Brandenburger Tor and
Postdamer Platz and
Anhalter stations.
Check your connections in Berlin on this
public transport map.
Arriving in Vienna/Wien:
**Check the location of your final destination in Wien/Vienna.
If you're heading to the south west corner of the city, or the area on the ring road around the Opera House - then it's likely that you'll have a faster and more convenient journey if you leave the train at
Wien-Meidling station.
Wien Meidling is connected to
line U6 of the Vienna Metro, which serves the western side of the city centre.
The train journey from Berlin to Vienna:
The train will travel at more than 270 km/h on the high speed line between Halle and Nurnberg
The most scenic part of the journey is between Regensburg and the Austrian border, on this part of the journey the railway runs beside the River Danube and then the River Inn.
North of Passau the river is on the left (when facing the direction of travel) and then south of Passau it switches over to being on the right.
The alternative connections:
If the timings, or the price, of this new direct ICE train from Berlin don't suit, there are now three other options for travelling from the German capital to the Austrian capital by train.
(1) Not only has the daytime direct connection by train from Berlin to Vienna/Wien been restored, the two cities have also now been reconnected by
an overnight train.
(2) When looking up the Berlin to Vienna/Wien train journey, you will likely see alternative options available, which involve changing trains.
Those indirect journeys are often a cheaper option than taking this direct train.
Of these options target those that have '1' and 'ICE' displayed - as they involve what should be a straightforward connection in Nurnberg.
(3) Or you can still travel from
Berlin to Vienna by train via Prague.
That routing is usually the cheapest option for booking train tickets from Berlin to Vienna - but DB only ever seems to offer one of those four daily connections for sale as an end-to-end journey.
If you will be travelling with a
rail pass and time is tight on a Eurail or InterRail itinerary, there is the option of taking that route and exploring Prague between trains.
