There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Linz by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BRS - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
7h 44m€76–227Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BRS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
10h 48m€66–190Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbftrain Nj
20h 12m€182–424Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Linz central train stationbus 197
27h 45m€100–173Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
20h 21m€197–625Fly Cardiff Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane CWL - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
13h 7m€84–329Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane BRS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
7h 7m€71–310Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane LGW - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
9h 3m€136–421Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Linz Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane STN - LNZ
7h 55m€138–509Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BHX - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
10h 36m€164–448Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LHR - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
10h 27m€188–456Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stopbus
31h 10m€86–163Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Linzcar
14h 29mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Linzcar
15h 43m€261–396
Cardiff to Linz by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Linz is to bus via Munich which costs €85 - €170 and takes 31h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Linz is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €70 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Linz station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Linz central train station via London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Linz. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Linz Hbf via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int. and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 12m.
The distance between Cardiff and Linz is 1704 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Linz without a car is to train which takes 20h 12m and costs €180 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Cardiff to Linz, including transfers.
Cardiff to Linz bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Linz train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Linz is to train which takes 20h 12m and costs €180 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 27h 45m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Linz Hbf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Brussel-Zuid, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 20h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Linz central train station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 27h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Bristol Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
- 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 Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- 1st Class
- €130–190
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €80–100
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Business
- €13–14
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
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Linz central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Cardiff to Linz bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Linz is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:49 AM in Cardiff and 8:49 AM in Linz.
Cardiff to Linz train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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