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There is a direct connection between both cities. It takes approximately 1 hour to get from one central station to another. Bratislava's central station is called Bratislava - Hlavná stanica, often shortened to Bratislava- Hl. st., in some occasions. In Vienna you will get to the newly built Wien Hauptbahnhof central station.
New Central Railway Station in Vienna, including the new BahnhofCity mall, was opened on 10 October 2014. Construction works to replace the old Südbahnhof with a new Central Railway Station and to build a new residential area will last until 2015. Bratislava is still waiting for the reconstruction, so do not get surprised by the extreme difference between both stations.
It is possible to buy Bratislava to Vienna ticket online, but it is not necessary to do so in advance to secure your seat as the trains are rarely full. You are ok to buy a ticket over the counter just before your depart.
When you buy the ticket, you have 3 days to make your journey. For example if today is October 28th and you buy your ticket for November 10th, you can make your journey either on November 10th, 11th or 12th. Then you have 16 more days to use your ticket for the return journey. If you buy a ticket valid also for the city transport within Vienna Zone 100, it is valid only till midnight of the day you marked it the train. You do not have to mark it again inside of the Vienna public city transport.
Tickets valid one week or one month give you the opportunity to travel there and back multiple times within the given time period.
Ticket | Normal tariff | Reduced tariff for children and dogs |
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Return ticket "Vienna Ticket" | 14€ | 7€ |
Return ticket valid for city transport within Vienna "Vienna Ticket + Z 100" | 18,80€ | 9,40€ |
Ticket valid 1 week | 38€ | 20€ |
Ticket valid 1 month | 118€ | 65€ |
There are two stations where you can get to in Bratislava. Those are:
In Vienna, there is only one station - Wien Hauptbahnhof. If you are a tourist, Bratislava main station <> Vienna would be your ideal route.
Trains shuttle every hour from Vienna to Bratislava and every two hours from each of the Bratislava stations. As there are two stations in Bratislava, you can actually get to Vienna every hour, but from different station.
First trains usually depart around 4 - 5 a.m. and the very last train to Bratislava goes after midnight. This one does not arrive to Bratislava central station, but Bratislava - Petržalka train station. From here you would have to take a bus number 80 to get to the Bratislava city center, or 93 to get to the central train station.
Route | First train* | Last train* | Interval* | Route planner | Buy ticket online |
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Bratislava central train station > Vienna | 5:38 | 22:38 | every hour | Check schedule online | Buy ticket online |
Bratislava Petrzalka > Vienna | 4:27 | 22:45 | every 2 hours | Check schedule online | Buy ticket online |
* Make sure to check the online schedule to confirm the exact time
Route | First train* | Last train* | Interval* | Route planner | Buy ticket online |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vienna > Bratislava main train station | 5:16 | 22:16 | every hour | Check schedule online | Buy ticket online |
Vienna > Bratislava Petrzalka | 4:45 | 0:50 | every 2 hours | Check schedule online | Buy ticket online |
* Make sure to check the online schedule to confirm the exact time
The public transport stop is called "Hlavná stanica" and is one of the most important stops in whole city. Visit the Official city transport web site with departures from Central train station for more information. The basic directions and routes from station:
Bratislava and Vienna are very well connected with all types of transport. Check this guide to choose the best one to fit your needs. Basically you can choose between:
All possibilities are well illustrated on this map:
As many documents are written in Slovak even English declared, here is the most important vocabulary, which will make everything easier for you to read:
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Rebeka Pazmanyova on Aug 07, 2018
Hello Jakub,
Thank you very much for your advice. I would like to ask a question. Where I could buy the "Return ticket valid for city transport within Vienna "Vienna Ticket + Z 100" "? I checked online and there is no option like that. I tried the "goeuro" webpage and also via slovakrail webpage and I can only see the one way ticket. Can I do it online somehow, if yes, via what webpage or do I have to do it on the railway station?
thank you very much for an early response
kind regars
Rebeka
Reply Dislike (11) Like (3)MARIA BOUTZOUKA on Jul 17, 2018
hi!
I would like to ask about the ''Return ticket valid for city transport within Vienna "Vienna Ticket + Z 100". I can't find the option to choose it when I try to purchase an online ticket. Thank you.
Reply Dislike (8) 100% Like (11)joram on Jun 03, 2018
Good morning Jakub,
Your ticket starts from Bratislava and I would like to do the trip the opposite way, starting from Vienna. Can I still buy the train ticket from you? How much would it be for an over 66 years old?
Thanks a lot
Reply Dislike (14) Like (4)Brandon on May 07, 2018
I'm confused- is the best fare still €14 in 2018? Or is it more like €21 like I'm seeing online?
Brandon
Reply Dislike (7) Like (4)lisa on Oct 17, 2017
hello Jakub
Whats the easiest way to get from Bratislava airport to central Vienna ?
Thanks
lisa
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