How long is the train from Venice to Vienna?

About 7 h 15 on the direct ÖBB Railjet, roughly 30 minutes faster since the Koralm Railway opened in December 2025.

Is there a direct train?

Yes. The Railjet runs direct by day, daily all year round, and the ÖBB Nightjet sleeper runs direct overnight, leaving Venice at 21:05 and reaching Vienna at 07:58.

Which way does it go?

From Venezia Santa Lucia across the lagoon, through Klagenfurt and Graz by the new Koralm Tunnel, then over the Semmering Railway into Wien Hbf.

How much does it cost?

In 2026, the Railjet from €28.30 in economy when booked ahead (Sparschiene, up to six months ahead) and the Nightjet from €59 in a couchette or €129 in a single sleeper. Book at oebb.at.

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Venice to Vienna by train: quick answers

How long is the train from Venice to Vienna?: About 7 h 15 on the direct ÖBB Railjet, roughly 30 minutes faster since the Koralm Railway opened in December 2025.
Is there a direct train?: Yes. The Railjet runs direct by day, daily all year round, and the ÖBB Nightjet sleeper runs direct overnight, leaving Venice at 21:05 and reaching Vienna at 07:58.
Which way does it go?: From Venezia Santa Lucia across the lagoon, through Klagenfurt and Graz by the new Koralm Tunnel, then over the Semmering Railway into Wien Hbf.
How much does it cost?: In 2026, the Railjet from €28.30 in economy when booked ahead (Sparschiene, up to six months ahead) and the Nightjet from €59 in a couchette or €129 in a single sleeper. Book at oebb.at.
What is the highest point?: 898 m near Semmering, on the line of 1854 that in 1998 became the first railway with UNESCO World Heritage status.

The direct ÖBB Railjet from Venice to Vienna takes about 7 h 15. It starts on the causeway across the Venetian lagoon and ends over the Semmering Railway, the 41 km Alpine line of 1854 that in 1998 became the first railway with UNESCO World Heritage status. An ÖBB Nightjet sleeper runs between the two cities overnight.

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Route facts

Duration	≈ 7 h 15 by Railjet (≈ 30 min faster since the Koralm Railway opened Dec 2025); Nightjet dep Venice 21:05, arr Vienna 07:58¹
Operator	ÖBB: Railjet (day, up to 230 km/h) and Nightjet (night)²
Summit	898 m near Semmering, on Europe's first standard-gauge mountain railway¹
UNESCO	Semmering Railway: World Heritage since 1998, the first railway ever listed³
Reservations	Sparschiene advance tickets bookable up to 6 months ahead; Nightjet berths include reservations¹
Fares (2026)	Railjet from €28.30 (economy advance); Nightjet from €59 couchette / €129 single sleeper. Book at oebb.at¹
Runs	Daily, all year round¹

Height along the route

The height of the track, from AWS Open Data terrain tiles along Trainmap's route. Through tunnels and over bridges, which come from OpenStreetMap, the line runs straight from one end to the other. The highest station is Klagenfurt Hbf, at 440 m.

Scenic highlights

Venice lagoon causeway. The trip starts, or ends, with the crossing from Venezia Santa Lucia over the lagoon.¹
Koralm Tunnel. Since 14 December 2025 the train has taken the new Koralm Railway between Klagenfurt and Graz, which crosses under the Koralpe in the 32.9 km Koralm Tunnel, Austria's longest railway tunnel, up to 1,250 m below the surface. Graz to Klagenfurt now takes about 45 minutes.⁴
Semmering Railway. Near Vienna the train winds over the 41 km UNESCO line of 1854, across two-tier stone viaducts, and tops out at 898 m.¹

Stations on this route

Venezia Santa Lucia
Klagenfurt Hbf
Graz Hbf
Wien Hbf

UNESCO calls the Semmering "one of the greatest feats of civil engineering from this pioneering phase of railway building". Its 41 km have 14 tunnels, 16 viaducts and over 100 stone bridges, built from 1848 to 1854 by some 20,000 workers under Carl von Ghega, an engineer born in Venice, at the other end of this route (UNESCO, Wikipedia). The line has been in use ever since. Once the Semmering Base Tunnel opens, fast trains will take the tunnel and the old line will remain as the scenic way over.