There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Linz by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
5h 56m€73–234Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București Băneasa to Linzbus
23h 17m€31–151Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx / ...
12h 14mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
19h 47m€121–160Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx / ...
19h 48m€98–147Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Linz Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane OTP - LNZ
7h 28m€81–389Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane OTP - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
8h 37m€126–378Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane OTP - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
9h 44m€85–283Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BBU - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
8h 22m€118–331Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane OTP - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
8h 49m€124–325Drive 1,236 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Linzcar 1,236 km
12h 27m€211–305
Bucharest to Linz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Linz is to night train and train which costs €95 - €150 and takes 19h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Linz is to fly and train which takes 5h 56m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Linz. However, there are services departing from Piata Romana and arriving at Linz via București Băneasa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Linz. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf via Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 47m.
The distance between Bucharest and Linz is 1052 km. The road distance is 1236 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Linz without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Bucharest to Linz, including transfers.
Bucharest to Linz bus services, operated by Bep's Travel, depart from București Băneasa station.
Bucharest to Linz train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Linz is to train which takes 19h 47m and costs €120 - €160. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €390 and takes 7h 28m, you could also bus, which costs €30 - €160 and takes 23h 17m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Linz/Donau Hbf via Budapest-Keleti in around 19h 47m. Alternatively, Lufthansa City, DAT Danish Air Transport, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Linz Airport (LNZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Salzburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Munich International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Linz Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Salzburg Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–700
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €60–95
Train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Meidling to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €61–66
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from București Băneasa to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Schedules at
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Linz bus services, operated by Bep's Travel, arrive at Linz station.
Linz is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 12:09 PM in Bucharest and 11:09 AM in Linz.
Bucharest to Linz train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Linz is 1236 km. It takes approximately 12h 27m to drive from Bucharest to Linz.
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