Kraków to Vienna bus: 5.1 a day, fastest 6h30

5.1 a dayfastest 6h30☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇵🇱 Poland → 🇦🇹 Austria

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KrakówBielsko-BialaŽilinaTrenčínTrnavaBratislavaVienna· 331 km as the crow flies

01:00 → 09:30
FlixBus N1291 ☾ Overnight
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Vienna Central Station · via Bielsko-Biala, Žilina, Trenčín, Trnava…
8h308 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:00 → 08:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:15 → 14:15
FlixBus 916
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Vienna Central Station · via Katowice, Ostrava, Olomouc, Brno
7h005 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
11:15 → 19:50
FlixBus 1291
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Vienna Central Station · via Žilina, Trenčín, Bratislava
8h356 stops
Runs: Thu to SunBook on FlixBus ↗
15:05 → 21:35
FlixBus 916A
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Vienna Central Station · via Katowice, Ostrava, Olomouc, Brno
6h304 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
16:45 → 00:05⁺¹
FlixBus N456 / N456A
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Vienna Central Station · via Katowice, Ostrava, Olomouc, Brno
7h205 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
20:40 → 03:45⁺¹
FlixBus N917 ☾ Overnight
Krakow, MDA Bus Station → Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) · via Katowice, Ostrava, Brno
7h054 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:40 → 02:45+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

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h25). The bus takes 2h49 longer.

Bus · fastest direct7h14

To Krakow, MDA Bus Station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 916A6h30
From Vienna Central Station16 min

Train · fastest direct5h40

To Kraków Główny4 min
Before departure10 min
IC 2055h26

Plane · nonstop KRK to VIE4h25

To Kraków John Paul II (KRK)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight KRK to VIE1h10
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?

4 a daydirect trains, fastest 5h26

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

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Kraków to Vienna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Austrian AirlinesKRK→VIEBook direct ↗
RyanairKRK→VIEBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Kraków to Vienna?

Yes. 5.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Kraków to Vienna?

The fastest takes 6h30; the slowest 8h35, for 331 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:00 and the latest at 20:40, local time in Kraków. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Kraków to Vienna?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:00 arriving 09:30.

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