Vienna to Osijek by train

Travel from Vienna (Austria) to Osijek (Croatia) by train (343km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Vienna in Austria to Osijek in Croatia, the main route leads via Slovenia. Please read the following information and blog posts.

There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.

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How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Vienna to Osijek, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.

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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users

Osijek - Vienna / Vienna - Pula / Vienna - Rijeka / Vienna - Split / Graz - Zagreb / Graz - Split / Innsbruck - Zagreb / Linz - Zagreb / Klagenfurt - Zagreb / Salzburg - Zagreb

1 Vienna (Austria) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Osijek (Croatia)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Zagreb (Croatia)

Travel from Vienna to Zagreb by direct Eurocity (EC159) train. The journey time is 6:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. It is a discount price of Austrian railways ÖBB, called "Sparschiene". The travel distance is 442 kilometres.

The departure time in Vienna main station is 15:58. The arrival time in Zagreb is 22:33.

There are more train connections available with a change of trains.

If you want to continue your journey in Croatia, have a look on the night train in direction of Split which runs in the summer months from mid-June to mid-September. The night train runs on Tuesday and Friday evening. Train tickets for a standard seat start from 29 EUR and for a bed in a sleeper-wagon from 69 EUR.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurocity (EC)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN1253 Bratislava - Split / EN1252 Split - Bratislava

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zagreb - Vienna

1b Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Osijek (Croatia)

To travel in Croatia by train, buy domestic train tickets locally at a railway station. Most tickets can also be purchased on the website of "HZ" (Croatian railways).

Train tickets for international journeys are only available at railway stations.

If no train connection is available, use one of the frequent bus connections.

Find schedules (train and bus) and ticket prices via the given booking links.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity Nagibni (ICN) / Putnički vlak (Pt) / Brzi (B)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B821 Zagreb - Split / EN 498/462 Zagreb - Munich / EN 414 Belgrade - Zurich

bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Zagreb - Plitvice Lakes / Split - Dubrovnik / Dubrovnik - Podgorica / Dubrovnik - Mostar / Split - Mostar

ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Split - Ancona / Dubrovnik - Bari

train company:
HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Putnički Prijevoz / JADR Jadrolinija

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Osijek - Zagreb / Zagreb - Dubrovnik / Zagreb - Pula / Zagreb - Rijeka / Zagreb - Split / Zagreb - Zadar / Split - Dubrovnik / Pula - Rijeka / Split - Zagreb / Dubrovnik - Zagreb

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / HZ Croatian Rail

2 Vienna (Austria) - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Osijek (Croatia)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

2a Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Travel from Austria to Slovenia by train via one of these two railway routes.

1. From Vienna and Graz via Maribor to Ljubljana.

2. From Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck via Villach to Bled and Ljubljana.

There a saver fare tickets ("Sparschine") available from Austrian railways ÖBB starting from 9 EUR. You can also buy train tickets at Slovenian railway stations.

Find exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC)

train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SŽ Slovenske železnice

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Ljubljana - Vienna / Vienna - Bled / Graz - Ljubljana / Salzburg - Bled / Salzburg - Ljubljana / Innsbruck - Ljubljana

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB

2b Travelling from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Osijek (Croatia)

Travel from Slovenia to Croatia by train. There are several saver ticket fares available. The train tickets have to be purchased at a railway station.

The most important railway line between Slovenia and Croatia is the main line from Ljubljana to Zagreb via the Dobova border crossing. The journey time from Ljubljana to Zagreb is three hours. You have at least two direct trains daily. The ticket fare is 9 EUR.

Other major international train lines run from Ljubljana to Rijeka and from Ljubljana to Pula.

Find the exact train schedules and ticket fare information via the given booking links.

The following links could be interesting for you.

train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC) / Mednarodni vlak (MV)

train company:
SŽ Slovenske železnice / HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Putnički Prijevoz

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Osijek - Ljubljana / Ljubljana - Zagreb / Ljubljana - Pula / Ljubljana - Split / Ljubljana - Rijeka / Ljubljana - Dubrovnik / Bled - Zagreb / Bled - Split / Bled - Pula

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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