There are 6 ways to get from Košice to Linz by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane KSC - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
2h 55m€121–339Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kosice to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 526 / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx / ...
7h 36m€42–115Bus
- Take the bus from Košice to Linz Industriezeilebus FlixBus N191
9h 20m€60–95Drive 641.4 km
- Drive from Košice to Linzcar 641.4 km
7h 4m€106–153Fly to Bratislava Airport, train
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane KSC - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
3h 59m€42–160Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Košice to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
8h 39m€45–134
Košice to Linz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Košice to Linz is to train which costs €40 - €120 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Košice to Linz is to fly and train which takes 2h 55m and costs €120 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Košice and arriving at Linz Industriezeile. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Košice to Linz. However, there are services departing from Kosice and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf via Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 36m.
The distance between Košice and Linz is 554 km. The road distance is 641.4 km.
The best way to get from Košice to Linz without a car is to train which takes 7h 36m and costs €40 - €120.
It takes approximately 2h 55m to get from Košice to Linz, including transfers.
Košice to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Košice station.
Košice to Linz train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Kosice station.
The best way to get from Košice to Linz is to train which takes 7h 36m and costs €40 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 9h 20m.
What companies run services between Košice, Slovakia and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Kosice to Linz/Donau Hbf via Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and Wien Hbf in around 7h 36m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Košice to Linz Industriezeile twice daily. Tickets cost €60–95 and the journey takes 9h 20m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- *
- €8–12
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- *
- €15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €30–45
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Kosice to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Košice to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–65
- Seating Carriage
- €20–25
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Košice to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Košice to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Košice to Linz train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Košice to Linz is 641 km. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Košice to Linz.
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