Basel to Vienna bus: 1 a day, fastest 12h25

1 a dayfastest 12h25FlixBus🇨🇭 Switzerland → 🇦🇹 Austria

Direct buses · no change

BaselZurichMunichLinzVienna· 660 km as the crow flies

13:55 → 02:20⁺¹
FlixBus N191
Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Zurich, Munich, Linz
12h254 stops
Runs: DailyBook 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

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h40). The bus takes 8h32 longer.

Bus · fastest direct13h12

To Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N19112h25
From Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB)18 min

Plane · nonstop BSL to VIE4h40

To EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BSL to VIE1h40
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 instead?

No direct train from Basel to Vienna in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Basel goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Basel to Vienna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

easyJet seasonalBSL→VIEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Basel to Vienna?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Basel to Vienna?

The fastest takes 12h25; the slowest 12h25, for 660 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Basel to Vienna?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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