Vienna U-Bahn opening hours
The metro runs from about 05:00 to 00:30, and right through the night on Friday and Saturday nights and before public holidays. Here are the intervals, line by line.
Vienna metro opening hours: when does the U-Bahn run?
On Friday nights, Saturday nights and on the nights before public holidays the Vienna U-Bahn runs 24 hours — every 15 minutes, on all five lines. On every other night there is no metro between roughly 00:30 and 05:00; the NightLine buses take over instead.
How often does the Vienna metro run?
The Vienna U-Bahn has no minute-by-minute departure timetable: it runs at intervals. So there is nothing to look up — you walk down to the platform and the next train comes. How long you wait depends only on the time of day.
Opening hours line by line
The exact first and last departure depends on the station: trains set off from the termini at about 05:00, so they reach the city centre a few minutes later. The last trains leave the termini at around 00:30.
Night service and the NightLine buses
Fri/Sat, Sat/Sun and before public holidays
On those nights all five metro lines run right through, every 15 minutes. You need no special ticket: the normal Wiener Linien fare applies.
On every other night
From Sunday to Thursday the metro rests between about 00:30 and 05:00. The NightLine buses (route numbers starting with «N») then run about every 30 minutes along the main corridors — and they are included in your normal ticket too.
A daytime back-up
Trams and buses keep their own hours and some start earlier than the metro. You can change between metro, tram, bus and S-Bahn on the same ticket.
Summer closures
Wiener Linien use the summer months for track and points renewals. Sections are closed and served by replacement buses instead. Any current closure is listed further down this page.
Current closures and replacement services
From 13 July until the end of August 2026 the U3 is split in two: it runs between Ottakring and Hütteldorfer Straße, and between Simmering and Westbahnhof. The stations Johnstraße and Schweglerstraße are not served by the U3 during this period; a replacement bus (line E3) operates instead.
Check before you travel
Engineering works, a big match at the stadium or an incident can change the service at short notice. Take a look at the current service status before you set off — especially in summer, when partial closures are common.
Opening hours: frequently asked questions
Service starts at around 05:00. That is when the first trains pull out of the terminus stations; they reach the city centre a few minutes later.
The last trains leave the termini at around 00:30. The exception: on Friday nights, Saturday nights and the nights before public holidays the metro runs all night long.
Not every night — but it does at the weekend. On Friday nights, Saturday nights and before public holidays there is a 24-hour service every 15 minutes on all five lines. On the other nights the NightLine buses run instead.
Every 2–5 min at peak times, about 5 min during the day, 7–8 min from about 20:30, and every 15 min during the weekend night service. You do not need a departure timetable.
No. The same fare applies at night as during the day: a single ticket costs €3.20 and passes stay valid. The NightLine buses are covered by your normal ticket as well.
Yes. From 13 July until the end of August 2026 the U3 is split in two for points renewal; the stations Johnstraße and Schweglerstraße are not served and replacement bus E3 runs instead. You will find the details higher up on this page.
On this page: download the timetable PDF with the opening hours, intervals and journey times of all five lines on a single sheet.