Culture
Travel Times Between European Countries, Mapped
Here’s how long it takes to travel from Vienna to other cities using only trains and your comfortable walking shoes.
Wondering how much sightseeing you can squeeze into a brief trip to Europe—without running to and from airports? Check out this isochrone map that charts estimated travel times around the continent.
Isochrone maps use gradients and contour lines to visualize the time it takes to travel from one location to another. This version, made by Vienna-based graduate student Peter Kerpedjiev, takes the Austrian city as its starting point. Using data from Open Street Maps, the cartographer measured projected travel time via rail services or walking at a brisk pace of 5 minutes/kilometer (which translates to about 7 ½ miles/hour).