There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Ascona by train, bus, car, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to LocarnoIr46
11h 17mCHF 118–191Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Wissensturm to Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse
- Take the bus from Regensburg central train station to Chur station train station456
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione171
14h 1mCHF 52–81Drive 640.7 km
- Drive from Linz to Ascona640.7 km
6h 41mCHF 104–150Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)VIE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
8h 24mCHF 59–219Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Lindau-Reutin970
- Take the bus from Lindau to Bellinzona076
12h 26mCHF 110–240Train via Verona
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to KufsteinRjx
- Take the train from Kufstein to Verona Porta Nuova89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
12h 34mCHF 79–182Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)VIE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
8h 56mCHF 64–192Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)VIE - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
8h 44mCHF 61–255Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
9hCHF 176–394Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarno
9h 59mCHF 97–283Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)MUC - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarno
10h 31mCHF 127–336
Linz to Ascona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Ascona is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 85 and takes 14h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Ascona is to drive which takes 6h 41m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 150.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Linz Wissensturm and arriving at Ascona, Centro via Regensburg central train station, Chur, Postautostation, Bellinzona, Stazione and Locarno, Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Linz and Ascona is 804 km. The road distance is 640.7 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Ascona without a car is to train which takes 11h 17m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Linz to Ascona, including transfers.
Linz to Ascona bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Linz Wissensturm station.
The best way to get from Linz to Ascona is to train which takes 11h 17m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 85 and takes 14h 1m.
Linz to Ascona bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Ascona is 641 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Linz to Ascona.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Ascona, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Linz Hbf to Ascona, Centro via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Locarno, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 11h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Wissensturm to Ascona, Centro via Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse, Regensburg central train station, Chur station train station, Chur, Postautostation, Bellinzona, Stazione, and Locarno, Piazza Stazione in around 14h 1m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–480
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–110
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
Train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 75–120
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Linz Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 19–28
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- 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 Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–23
- 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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Lindau-Reutin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 75–110
- First Class
- CHF 140–190
Train from Linz Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 18–27
- First Class
- CHF 30–45
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kufstein to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Linz Wissensturm to Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Regensburg central train station to Chur station train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lindau to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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