There are 10 ways to get from Lausanne to Linz by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
9h 57m€129–195Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lausanne to Zurich Bus Stationbus 106
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stopbus
11h 49m€41–85Drive 739 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Linzcar 739 km
7h 51m€126–182Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane GVA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
8h 32m€101–294Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Leondingtrain 5055 / ...
12h 43mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane GVA - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
6h 49m€101–271Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
8h 39m€143–372Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
8h 55m€184–377Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
10h 8m€66–230Train to Basel, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
10h 7m€182–426
Lausanne to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Linz is to bus which costs €40 - €85 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Linz is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Linz. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop via Zurich Bus Station and Munich Hackerbrücke. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Linz. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Linz Hbf via Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Lausanne and Linz is 811 km. The road distance is 739 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Linz without a car is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs €120 - €200.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Lausanne to Linz, including transfers.
Lausanne to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Linz is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs €120 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €85 and takes 11h 49m.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Lausanne to Linz Hbf via Zürich HB and Zuerich Hb in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lausanne to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop via Zurich Bus Station, Munich central bus station, and Munich Hackerbrücke in around 11h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 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 Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Leonding
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- 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
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lausanne to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Lausanne to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lausanne to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Lausanne to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086702768199
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More Questions & Answers
Lausanne to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Lausanne to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Linz is 739 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Lausanne to Linz.
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