There are 9 ways to get from Germany to Linz by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
3h 55m€149–378Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Linz Industriezeilebus N160
10h 1m€43–78Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Re
9h 4m€144–573Night train, train
- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain Ec
10h 6m€59–208Fly Frankfurt to Linz Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane FRA - LNZ
4h 40m€98–299Fly Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane HAM - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
5h 25m€94–317Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
5h 22m€104–330Train
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain Drf
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain Ec
10h 17m€75–203Drive 569.6 km
- Drive from Berlin to Linzcar 569.6 km
5h 53m€94–136
Germany to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Linz is to bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Linz is to fly and train which takes 3h 55m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Linz. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. and arriving at Linz Industriezeile via Berlin Südkreuz train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Linz. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Linz Hbf via Berlin Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Regensburg Hbf and Passau Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
The distance between Germany and Linz is 553 km. The road distance is 569.6 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Linz without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 4m and costs €140 - €600.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Germany to Linz, including transfers.
Germany to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Germany to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Linz is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 4m and costs €140 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €80 and takes 10h 1m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €300 and takes 4h 40m.
What companies run services between Germany and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Linz Hbf via Berlin Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Nuernberg Hbf, Regensburg Hbf, and Passau Hbf in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Linz Industriezeile once daily. Tickets cost €40–75 and the journey takes 8h 20m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–130
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Frankfurt to Linz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–33
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Germany to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Germany to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Linz is 570 km. It takes approximately 5h 53m to drive from Germany to Linz.
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