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Frankfurt to Wien / Vienna by train
How to take the lovely rail journey from Frankfurt (Main) to Wien / Vienna
These direct trains means that travelling by rail from central Germany to the Austrian capital is wonderfully straightforward.
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From Frankfurt Main Hbf to Wien Hbf/Hauptbahnhof
Journey Summary
6hr 46min* approx
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Wien Flughafen (airport) or Wien Hbf
All trains also call at: Linz and St Polten connect for the Mariazell Railway
5 x trains per day
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have:
- 0 in the Chg. column
- ICE (and only ICE) in the Products column.
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day - so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
It can also be particularly worthwhile comparing prices on the national ticket agents for this journey, when the cheapest tickets have sold out on the DB (German railways website), they can still be available on the OBB (Austrian railways wesite) and vice versa.
Seat reservations:
Reservations are highly recommended for this journey - If you book a First Class ticket on DB your seat(s) will be assigned, but OBB will charge a reservation fee for First class tickets.
You will have to pay to add a reservation when booking second class tickets, no matter which ticket agent you use.
Reservations are optional, but recommended if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| DB Bahn | from €35.90 | |
| OBB | from €36 | |
| Trainline | from €39 |
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Journey Features
Good to Know
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.
Journey description:
This is a journey of nine distinct phases: (the videos were filmed from a train travelling in the opposite direction)
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Between Frankfurt (Main) and Aschaffenburg the railway passes through a string of commuter towns.
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Then east of Aschaffenburg, is a scenic and slow part of the trip as the railway follows a series of valleys.
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As the River Main comes into view on the right, the train will speed up before bridging the river and entering a tunnel which will link it to the high speed line.
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The train will spend around 10-15 mins on the high speed line as it nears Wurzburg, just before the station look out on the right for a brief panorama over the river and city.
Because the train will spend such a small percentage of the journey on the high speed line, this hasn't been classed as a high speed trip -
On to Nurnberg the train will be on conventional railway tracks.
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Between Nurnberg and Regensburg the train travels across a rolling landscape of hills.
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Between Regensburg and Passau the railway line is beside the River Danube, which can be seen on the left.
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