There are 12 ways to get from Leuven to Linz by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BRU - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
6h 3m€104–280Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leuven Station to Aachen station westbus N84
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Passau central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Obere Donauländebus 670
16h 2m€71–135Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Re
11h 5m€148–224Night train
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
15h 39m€83–283Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane RTM - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
7h 47m€249–808Fly Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRU - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 53m€147–346Fly Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BRU - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
9h 8m€83–179Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane EIN - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
8h 15m€102–322Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
8h 16m€138–421Train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Linz Hbftrain Nj
14h 18m€83–139Drive 878.7 km
- Drive from Leuven to Linzcar 878.7 km
7h 51m€140–202Drive, car train
- Drive from Leuven to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Linzcar
8h 44m€180–247
Leuven to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Linz is to bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 16h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Linz is to fly and train which takes 6h 3m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven station to Linz. However, there are services departing from Leuven Station and arriving at Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände via Aachen station west and Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Linz. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Linz Hbf via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt and Passau Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
The distance between Leuven and Linz is 1146 km. The road distance is 878.7 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Linz without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 11h 5m and costs €140 - €230.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Leuven to Linz, including transfers.
Leuven to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leuven Station.
Leuven to Linz train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Linz is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 11h 5m and costs €140 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 16h 2m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Louvain to Linz Hbf via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, and Passau Hbf in around 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Station to Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände via Aachen station west and Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer in around 16h 2m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
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 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- 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
- €27–45
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–16
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €110–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €22–35
- First Class
- €40–55
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €40–60
- First Class
- €75–100
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €80–100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Anvers-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €17–29
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €18–30
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–55
- Comfort
- €40–60
- Premium
- €60–80
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €25–40
- Comfort
- €27–40
- Premium
- €40–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- 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
- €50–70
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €27–35
- Business
- €29–32
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leuven Station to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Passau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Leuven Station to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +43 5 17 17
- service@postbus.at
- Website
- postbus.at
Bus from Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.postbus.at/en/
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