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Vienna ▸ Cologne

Cologne ▸ Vienna ⇄
4.2 a dayfastest 11h45☾ 6 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇩🇪 Germany

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ViennaPassauRegensburgNurembergErlangenWürzburgCologne· 743 km as the crow flies
  • 03:00 → 17:25
    FlixBus N161 ☾ Overnight
    Vienna Central Station → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Erlangen…
    14h2510 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:00 → 16:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 07:45 → 19:30
    FlixBus 1924
    Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Nuremberg, Frankfurt
    11h452 stops
    Runs: Only Tue 3 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Tue 10 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 14:35 → 03:35+1
    FlixBus N61 ☾ Overnight
    Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Würzburg…
    13h006 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 14:35 → 02:35+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 17:55 → 06:20+1
    FlixBus N61 ☾ Overnight
    Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Frankfurt
    12h254 stops
    Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:55 → 05:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 22:30 → 10:50+1
    FlixBus 1924 ☾ Overnight
    Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Passau, Regensburg, Würzburg, Frankfurt
    12h204 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 22 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Thu 29 Oct, Sat 31 OctThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:30 → 09:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
  • 22:30 → 13:10+1
    FlixBus 1925 ☾ Overnight
    Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Deggendorf, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Heilbronn…
    14h407 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Mon 26 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
  • 22:55 → 11:45+1
    FlixBus N61 ☾ Overnight
    Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Erlangen…
    12h506 stops
    Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:55 → 10:45+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.

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Cologne?

Yes. 4.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Cologne?

The fastest takes 11h45; the slowest 14h40, for 743 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 03:00 and the latest at 22:55, local time in Vienna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Cologne?

Yes: 6 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 03:00 arriving 17:25.

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