Vienna to Katowice bus: 7.9 a day, fastest 5h15

7.9 a dayfastest 5h15☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇵🇱 Poland

Direct buses · no change

ViennaBrnoOlomoucOstravaRybnikGliwiceKatowice· 298 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 07:40
FlixBus N917 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Ostrava
5h553 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 06:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:15 → 12:00
FlixBus N456 / N456A
Vienna Central Station → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava
5h454 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:15 → 11:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:20 → 13:40
FlixBus N1282
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Bratislava, Brno
6h202 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:20 → 12:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:00 → 13:15
FlixBus 916A
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava
5h153 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
08:50 → 15:05
FlixBus 918
Vienna Central Station → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava, Jastrzębie Zdrój…
6h156 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:30 → 20:50
FlixBus 916
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava
5h203 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
20:15 → 01:55⁺¹
FlixBus N1284
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava
5h403 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 03:25⁺¹
FlixBus N918 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Central Station → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava
5h254 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 02:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:40 → 05:50⁺¹
FlixBus N1395 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa · via Brno, Olomouc, Ostrava, Rybnik…
6h106 stops
Runs: Daily except TueThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:40 → 04:50+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 train (5h05). The bus takes 53 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct5h58

To Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB)18 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 916A5h15
From Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa10 min

Train · fastest direct5h05

Before departure10 min
IC 1004h54
From Katowice1 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?

5 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h54

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

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Vienna to Katowice nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Katowice?

Yes. 7.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Katowice?

The fastest takes 5h15; the slowest 6h20, for 298 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:45 and the latest at 23:40, local time in Vienna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Katowice?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 01:45 arriving 07:40.

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