There are 13 ways to get from Dortmund to Linz by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
best- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
5h 58m€92–339Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N1338 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Linz Wissensturmbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3644 / ...
13h 10m€33–102Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Re
10h 5m€103–296Night train
- Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
11h 14m€70–280Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane DUS - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
6h 40m€92–306Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 25m€144–377Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CGN - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
7h 10m€82–324Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 55m€139–425Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FMO - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 57m€164–355Train
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Nightjet
10h 20m€120–420Bus via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N885 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stopbus Arda-Tur
13h 35m€44–78Drive 725.9 km
- Drive from Dortmund to Linzcar 725.9 km
6h 33m€116–167Drive, car train
- Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Linzcar
6h 34m€152–206
Dortmund to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dortmund to Linz is to bus via Nuremberg which costs €40 - €80 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Dortmund to Linz is to train and fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Dortmund station to Linz. However, there are services departing from Dortmund central bus station and arriving at Linz Wissensturm via Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Dortmund Hbf and arriving at Linz Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 14m.
The distance between Dortmund and Linz is 794 km. The road distance is 725.9 km.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Linz without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 10h 5m and costs €100 - €300.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Dortmund to Linz, including transfers.
Dortmund to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dortmund central bus station.
Dortmund to Linz train services, operated by National Express, depart from Dortmund Hbf station.
The best way to get from Dortmund to Linz is to train via Nuremberg which takes 10h 5m and costs €100 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €110 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Linz Hbf via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Nürnberg Hbf, and Passau Hbf in around 10h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Linz Wissensturm via Cologne Airport CGN and Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €30–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
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
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
- 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 Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €20–29
- First Class
- €35–50
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
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
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–24
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- 1st Class
- €250–420
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dortmund Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 444 00 44
- Website
- grandes-tour.com.ua
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://grandes-tour.com.ua/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Linz Wissensturm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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Dortmund to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Dortmund to Linz train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe station.
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