There are 5 ways to get from Lienz to Linz by 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx / ...
4h 31m€41–153Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Mittersill Bahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Zell am See Bahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhofbus 260
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
6h 27m€52–97Drive 304.1 km
- Drive from Lienz to Linzcar 304.1 km
3h 35m€46–66Train via Bischofshofen
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Bischofshofentrain Ice
- Take the train from Bischofshofen to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
5h 5m€41–168Bus
- Take the bus from Winklern im Mölltal Busterminal to Spittal-Millstätter See Bahnhofbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Spittal an der Drau to Linz Industriezeilebus 1308
8h 3m€47–74
Lienz to Linz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lienz to Linz is to drive which costs €45 - €70 and takes 3h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lienz to Linz is to drive which takes 3h 35m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Lienz to Linz. However, there are services departing from Lienz Bahnhof and arriving at Linz Industriezeile via Winklern im Mölltal Busterminal and Spittal an der Drau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Lienz to Linz. However, there are services departing from Lienz In Osttirol and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf via Spittal-Millstaetter See and Salzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 31m.
The distance between Lienz and Linz is 337 km. The road distance is 304.1 km.
The best way to get from Lienz to Linz without a car is to train which takes 4h 31m and costs €40 - €160.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Lienz to Linz, including transfers.
Lienz to Linz bus services, operated by ÖBB-Postbus GmbH, depart from Winklern im Mölltal Busterminal station.
Lienz to Linz train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Lienz In Osttirol station.
The best way to get from Lienz to Linz is to train which takes 4h 31m and costs €40 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €75 and takes 8h 3m.
What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Lienz In Osttirol to Linz/Donau Hbf via Spittal-Millstaetter See and Salzburg Hbf in around 4h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Linz Industriezeile via Winklern im Mölltal Busterminal and Spittal an der Drau in around 8h 3m.
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Bischofshofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bischofshofen to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- €15–24
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- €15–24
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Bischofshofen
- *
- €18–28
Train from Bischofshofen to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Bischofshofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Bischofshofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Bischofshofen to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Bischofshofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €19–23
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Bischofshofen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–60
- Seating Carriage
- €16–20
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bischofshofen to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Mittersill Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
- Phone
- 0662 632900
- office@salzburg-verkehr.at
- Website
- Salzburg Verkehr
Bus from Zell am See Bahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–24
- Website
- Salzburg Verkehr
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 17 17
- service@postbus.at
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
Bus from Winklern im Mölltal Busterminal to Spittal-Millstätter See Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Spittal an der Drau to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Lienz to Linz bus services, operated by ÖBB-Postbus GmbH, arrive at Spittal-Millstätter See Bahnhof station.
Lienz to Linz train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Spittal-Millstaetter See station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lienz to Linz is 304 km. It takes approximately 3h 35m to drive from Lienz to Linz.
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