There are 10 ways to get from Lienz to Zurich by bus, train, night train, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus 960X
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N882 / ...
8h 21mCHF 68–100Bus, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus 960X
- Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
8h 30mCHF 61–83Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Kitzbühel Bahnhofbus 950X
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
8h 37mCHF 71–192Drive 427.8 km
- Drive from Lienz to Zurichcar 427.8 km
5h 43mCHF 70–101Bus, train via Bregenz
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenztrain Ice
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
9h 28mCHF 124–268Train
- Take the train from Lienz to Fortezzatrain 400
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
10h 10mCHF 88–208Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbftrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
7h 9mCHF 193–512Train, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lienz to San Candidotrain
- Take the bus from San Candido to Venicebus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
8h 49mCHF 108–265Train, train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
7h 44mCHF 163–397Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
8h 39mCHF 159–580
Lienz to Zurich by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lienz to Zurich is to bus and night train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 85 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lienz to Zurich is to drive which takes 5h 43m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Lienz to Zurich station. However, there are services departing from Lienz Bahnhof and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Innsbruck Südbahnstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Lienz to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Lienz and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Fortezza/Franzensfes, Brennero - Brenner and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
The distance between Lienz and Zurich is 439 km. The road distance is 427.8 km.
The best way to get from Lienz to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 8h 21m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 100.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Lienz to Zurich, including transfers.
Lienz to Zurich bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, depart from Lienz Bahnhof station.
Lienz to Zurich train services, operated by Sudtirol Alto Adige, depart from Lienz station.
The best way to get from Lienz to Zurich is to bus which takes 8h 21m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 210 and takes 10h 10m.
What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Zurich, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Zurich Bus Station via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, and Innsbruck Südbahnstraße in around 8h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lienz to Zuerich Hb via Fortezza, Fortezza/Franzensfes, Brennero - Brenner, and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–750
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Woergl Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 50–75
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbf
- *
- CHF 23–35
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- *
- CHF 19–28
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- *
- CHF 27–40
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- CHF 14–22
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Woergl Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–88
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 83–88
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 50–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 22–27
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 75–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–15
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
Train from Lienz to Fortezza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- CHF 35–55
Train from Lienz to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- CHF 15–21
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Candido to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof to Kitzbühel Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 143
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Booking & Getting There
Lienz to Zurich bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
Lienz to Zurich train services, operated by Sudtirol Alto Adige, arrive at Fortezza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lienz to Zurich is 428 km. It takes approximately 5h 43m to drive from Lienz to Zurich.
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