Taxi and Private Transfer from Prague to Vienna
A private transfer or taxi from Prague to Vienna covers 330 kilometres on the D1 through Brno and then the Austrian A5, about four hours. The price is fixed, from €350 per car — exactly what our booking form shows.
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Route from Prague to Vienna
Vienna
What the transfer costs
- Economy — €350 per car, up to 3 passengers
- Comfort — €370, Premium and minivan — €460
- From Prague Airport — also from €370
- The price is per car, not per person, and is fixed when we confirm
Book it online: the Prague — Vienna route, with a choice of car class.
Why there is no meter
Four hours on a taximeter is a number nobody will quote in advance. Add two countries, two vignettes and toll roads, and on an international route the meter becomes something to argue about.
We fix the sum in the confirmation and include both the Czech and the Austrian vignette and all road charges. There is nothing to pay along the way.
A licensed Czech taxi must carry a yellow roof lamp, the operator’s name and a price list on the door, a working meter, and must issue a receipt. A street car will most likely simply not drive to Vienna.
The drive
The route runs south-east on the D1 through Jihlava and Brno, then the D2 to the border at Mikulov and the Austrian A5 straight into Vienna. Four hours is an honest figure including one stop. The driver checks D1 roadworks before setting off; in winter Austria requires winter tyres, which our cars carry.
Both countries are in Schengen, but Austria runs temporary checks at its border with the Czech Republic, so every passenger should carry a passport or national ID card.
Stops worth making
The road runs straight through the most interesting corner of Moravia, and a short stop costs nothing extra — it simply lengthens the drive.
Telč — a UNESCO square of pastel Renaissance houses, about halfway.
Lednice and Valtice — two chateaux in a landscape the Liechtensteins laid out as one garden, also on the UNESCO list.
Mikulov — a wine town under a castle right on the border, the natural lunch stop.
Znojmo — medieval cellars and an eleventh-century rotunda in the other half of the Moravian wine country.
Two or three hours added to the drive turn the transfer into a private day trip that finishes in Vienna rather than back where it started, and you choose where to stop and for how long.
Tell us when you book and we plan the timing; longer waiting is quoted up front.
Transfer, coach or train?
On this route the train is genuinely good: direct, about four hours between Praha hlavní nádraží and Wien Hauptbahnhof, cheap if booked early. The coach is the cheapest option, also about four hours, with fixed departures and limited luggage. A private transfer takes the same four hours but starts at your door, ends at your hotel and is priced per car, so for three or four people with suitcases it costs about the same as tickets plus a taxi at each end — and it is the only one of the three that can stop in Telč or Mikulov.
All the options side by side, with stations and timetables: Prague to Vienna by train, bus or car.
If you were thinking of renting a car
Picking a car up in the Czech Republic and leaving it in Austria is an international one-way rental: there is a drop-off fee on top of the daily rate, and on this pair of countries it is often the biggest line on the bill. The rental agreement has to allow the border crossing, and a Czech hire car carries only the Czech vignette — the Austrian one is yours to buy. Then there is Vienna itself, where paid short-stay parking covers the whole city. A transfer is a fixed €350 for the car, both vignettes are ours, and when you get out in Vienna there is no car to return.
Arriving in Vienna
We take you to the door of your hotel or apartment in any district, including the pedestrian streets of the first district. If you are flying on, we drive to the right terminal at Vienna International Airport (VIE) in Schwechat, fifteen kilometres beyond the city — say so when you book. For an early flight we leave Prague at night, with no night surcharge.
What to do in Vienna
Vienna is smaller on foot than it looks on a map. The old city sits inside the Ringstrasse, and you can walk from one side of it to the other in twenty minutes. Because we take you to the door and your luggage goes straight up to the room, the evening you arrive is already yours.
The first evening, on foot. Start at St Stephen’s Cathedral, with its patterned tile roof; by day you can climb the 343 steps of the south tower for the whole city below. From the square, Graben and Kohlmarkt lead past the Plague Column to Michaelerplatz and the gate of the Hofburg, the Habsburg winter residence with the imperial apartments, the Sisi Museum and the treasury. Walk through to Heldenplatz and come back along the Ring past the State Opera, where standing-room tickets cost a fraction of a seat. Or sit down in a coffee house — Central, Landtmann, Sacher or Demel. A Melange comes with a glass of water, and nobody will hurry you out of your chair; Viennese coffee house culture is on Austria’s national list of intangible cultural heritage.
The next day, the palaces. Schönbrunn, the summer residence, has 1,441 rooms and gardens that climb to the Gloriette with the city behind you; entry is by timed slot, so book before you leave Prague. The Belvedere holds Klimt’s The Kiss. If you would rather have paintings than state rooms, the Kunsthistorisches Museum on the Ring has the world’s largest collection of Bruegel. One palace a day is the honest maximum.
The Vienna that is not imperial. The Hundertwasserhaus is a council housing block without a straight line in it. The Prater has the 1897 Riesenrad, the Ferris wheel from The Third Man. The Naschmarkt is the long market street, with a flea market beside it on Saturdays. On the northern edge of the city, in Grinzing and Nussdorf, the Heuriger taverns pour the new wine in their own gardens.
The Christmas markets on Rathausplatz and at Schönbrunn run from mid-November. The Parndorf outlet is 40 kilometres beyond the city.
What the price covers
- Pick-up at your hotel, apartment or Prague Airport at the time you choose
- Door-to-door delivery in Vienna, including Schwechat airport (VIE)
- An English-speaking driver
- The Czech and Austrian vignettes and all road charges
- Child seats and boosters — free
- Luggage at no extra cost; for a lot of it, ask for a minivan
- A coffee stop on the way
Book your transfer
Send us the date, the pick-up time and address, the number of passengers and suitcases, and your address in Vienna. If you are flying in, send the flight number and the driver will meet you in arrivals.
+420 773 477 799 — WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram
cz@cztransfer.com
How you can pay
- Cash to the driver — euros, Czech crowns, US dollars or pounds sterling
- Card to the driver, contactless — Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, American Express, or pay by phone
- Card or PayPal online, before the trip — Visa, Mastercard, American Express; the payment processor adds a 6% fee
- Crypto, before the trip — USDT (TRC-20) or Bitcoin
Payment details · no deposit, pay at the end of the trip if you like
Frequently asked questions
How much is a taxi from Prague to Vienna?
From €350 for the whole car, €370 for Comfort and €460 for an eight-seat minivan. The price is per car rather than per person.
How long does it take?
About four hours for 330 kilometres via Brno, including one stop.
Is the Austrian vignette included?
Yes, along with the Czech one. There is nothing to pay separately.
Do you drive to Vienna Schwechat airport?
Yes, to the terminal. Send the flight number and the driver will build in time.
Can we stop in Telč, Lednice or Mikulov on the way?
Yes, all three are on or near the route. A short stop is free; longer waiting is quoted when you book.
Is a private transfer better than the train to Vienna?
For one person with a light bag the train is cheaper and just as fast. For two or more, with luggage, or if you want to stop on the way, the transfer costs about the same once divided and goes door to door.
Do we need a passport?
Yes. There is no routine passport control in Schengen, but Austria runs temporary checks at the Czech border, so every passenger should carry a passport or national ID card.
