Brussels to Vienna bus: 2.1 a day, fastest 17h50

2.1 a dayfastest 17h50☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇧🇪 Belgium → 🇦🇹 Austria

Direct buses · no change

BrusselsNamurLuxembourgMerzigSaarbrückenZweibrückenVienna· 915 km as the crow flies

07:00 → 01:50⁺¹
FlixBus 1929
Brussels-North train station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Namur, Luxembourg, Merzig, Saarbrücken…
18h5011 stops
Runs: Mon (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:15 → 05:30⁺¹
FlixBus N36 ☾ Overnight
Brussels-North train station → Vienna Central Station · via Luxembourg, Trier, Kaiserslautern, Mannheim…
19h1515 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 10:15 → 04:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:55 → 16:45⁺¹
FlixBus N136 ☾ Overnight
Brussels-North train station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Luxembourg, Metz, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe…
17h508 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:55 → 15:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 22:55, arrive 16:45

The plane is 13h21 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct18h36

To Brussels-North train station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N13617h50
From Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB)18 min

Train · fastest direct15h18

To Brussel-Zuid1 min
Before departure10 min
NJ 46915h07

Plane · nonstop BRU to VIE5h15

To Brussels (BRU)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BRU to VIE2h00
Landing to exit20 min
From VIE50 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

3 a weekdirect trains, fastest 15h07

SNCB. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Brussels to Vienna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Austrian AirlinesBRU→VIEBook direct ↗
Brussels AirlinesBRU→VIEBook direct ↗
RyanairCRL→VIEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Brussels to Vienna?

Yes. 2.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Brussels to Vienna?

The fastest takes 17h50; the slowest 19h15, for 915 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:00 and the latest at 22:55, local time in Brussels. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Brussels to Vienna?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 10:15 arriving 05:30 the next morning.

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