There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Linz by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Salzburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)GVA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
5h 28m€100–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to RegensburgBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse to Linz WissensturmUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3644 / ...
14h 10m€55–77Train
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz HbfRjx
10h 28m€136–225Bus, train
- Take the bus from Geneva to Rosenheim
- Take the train from Rosenheim to Linz Hbf967 / ...
12h 41mDrive 800 km
- Drive from Geneva to Linz800 km
8h 21m€137–198Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)GVA - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
3h 52m€91–257Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
5h 24m€134–322Train via Innsbruck
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck HauptbahnhofRjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz HbfRjx
10h 45m€175–365
Geneva to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Linz is to bus which costs €55 - €80 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Linz is to fly and train which takes 3h 52m and costs €90 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva station to Linz. However, there are services departing from Geneva - Bus Station and arriving at Linz Wissensturm via Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Linz. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Linz Hbf via Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
The distance between Geneva and Linz is 680 km. The road distance is 800 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Linz without a car is to train which takes 10h 28m and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Geneva to Linz, including transfers.
Geneva to Linz bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Geneva - Bus Station.
Geneva to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Linz is to train which takes 10h 28m and costs €130 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €80 and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Genève to Linz Hbf via Zürich HB and Zuerich Hb in around 10h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Linz Wissensturm via Regensburg and Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Rosenheim to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
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
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
Train from Rosenheim to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Bus from Geneva to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Regensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse to Linz Wissensturm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Geneva to Linz bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Regensburg station.
Geneva to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Linz is 800 km. It takes approximately 8h 21m to drive from Geneva to Linz.
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