Vienna to Košice bus: 4.4 a day, fastest 6h40

4.4 a dayfastest 6h40☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Direct buses · no change

ViennaBratislavaNitraZvolenLučenecRimavská SobotaKošice· 365 km as the crow flies

02:30 → 09:10
FlixBus N191 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Košice (bus station) · via Budapest
6h402 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:30 → 08:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:05 → 12:30
FlixBus N867
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Košice (bus station) · via Bratislava, Nitra, Zvolen, Lučenec…
7h256 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:05 → 11:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:45 → 19:55
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Košice (bus station) · via Budapest
7h103 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
15:15 → 22:30
FlixBus 902
Vienna Central Station → Košice (bus station) · via Budapest
7h153 stops
Runs: Daily except WedBook on FlixBus ↗
20:00 → 04:05⁺¹
FlixBus N3272 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) → Košice (bus station) · via Bratislava, Trnava, Trenčín, Žilina…
8h056 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:00 → 03:05+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 02:30, arrive 09:10

The plane is 3h10 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct7h25

To Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB)18 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1916h40
From Košice (bus station)12 min

Plane · nonstop VIE to KSC4h15

To Vienna (VIE)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VIE to KSC1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From KSC25 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 Vienna to Košice in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

Austrian AirlinesVIE→KSCBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Košice?

Yes. 4.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Košice?

The fastest takes 6h40; the slowest 8h05, for 365 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:30 and the latest at 20:00, local time in Vienna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Košice?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 02:30 arriving 09:10.

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