There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Linz by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Mels
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
8h 34m€85–181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Linz Industriezeilebus FlixBus N191
9h 54m€40–65Drive 580.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Linzcar 580.2 km
6h 45m€100–144Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 45m€77–264Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
8h 48m€103–159Bus, train
- Take the bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Leondingtrain 5055 / ...
10h 46m€43–65Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
6h 55m€125–288Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 45m€157–344Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 35m€139–380Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
9h 5m€72–233Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
10h 14m€110–267
Basel to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Linz is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Linz is to fly and train which takes 5h 45m and costs €75 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Linz Industriezeile. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Linz. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Linz Hbf via Sargans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 34m.
The distance between Basel and Linz is 681 km. The road distance is 580.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Linz without a car is to train via Mels which takes 8h 34m and costs €85 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Basel to Linz, including transfers.
Basel to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Linz is to train via Mels which takes 8h 34m and costs €85 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €65 and takes 9h 54m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Linz Hbf via Sargans in around 8h 34m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Linz Industriezeile once daily. Tickets cost €40–65 and the journey takes 9h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Sargans to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €70–110
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €80–120
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Leonding
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Basel Meret-Oppenheim-Strasse to Salzburg Lastenstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Basel to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Linz is 580 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Basel to Linz.
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