There are 10 ways to get from Kiel to Linz by car, car train, bus, train, night train, or plane
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Linz
7h 39m€134–954Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbfRe70 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Linz HbfNj
14h 23m€80–312Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Salzburg SouthN73
- Take the bus from Salzburg P&R South to Linz Industriezeile Bus StopArda-Tur
18h 25mDrive 917.2 km
- Drive from Kiel to Linz917.2 km
9h 7m€148–213Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg DammtorRe7
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Passau Hbf91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz HbfRe
10h 53m€148–238Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Amstetten Bahnhof
- Take the train from Amstetten Noe to Linz Hbf972 / ...
22h 9mTrain, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)HAM - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
6h 47m€93–339Train, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)HAM - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
7h 24m€87–276Train, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)HAM - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
8h 25m€129–412Train, fly to Innsbruck Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)HAM - INN
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
9h 5m€132–451
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Salzburg Airport (SZG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Linz is to train and fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 7h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Linz is to train and fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Linz. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop via Salzburg P&R South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Linz. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Linz Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
The distance between Kiel and Linz is 1136 km. The road distance is 917.2 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Linz without a car is to bus which takes 18h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Kiel to Linz, including transfers.
Kiel to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Linz is to bus which takes 18h 25m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 10h 53m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Linz, Austria?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop via Salzburg South and Salzburg P&R South in around 18h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Linz Hbf via Hamburg Dammtor and Passau Hbf in around 10h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- 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
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Amstetten Noe to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
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 Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
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 Amstetten Noe to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €13–19
- First Class
- €24–35
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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Amstetten Noe to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- 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
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 Amstetten Noe to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €14–22
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
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Amstetten Noe to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–9
- Business
- €6–8
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- 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
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Amstetten Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Kiel to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salzburg South station.
Kiel to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Dammtor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Linz is 917 km. It takes approximately 9h 7m to drive from Kiel to Linz.
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