There are 6 ways to get from Linz to Balaton Sound by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
7h 17mFt 13,938–57,072Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Gyoertrain Ec
- Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csokonai közbus
7h 44mFt 13,638–44,372Drive 423.6 km
- Drive from Linz to Balaton Soundcar 423.6 km
4h 50mFt 26,195–37,837Train, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VIE - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
6h 54mFt 37,892–103,145Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Győr bus stationbus 091
- Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Kecskeméti utcabus 1708
7h 52mFt 13,801–19,034Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Vienna Central Train Station to Gyoer Train Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csokonai közbus
7h 59mFt 13,697–41,429
Linz to Balaton Sound by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Balaton Sound is to bus which costs 13 000 Ft - 19 000 Ft and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Balaton Sound is to drive which takes 4h 50m and costs 26 000 Ft - 38 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Zamárdi, Kecskeméti utca via Győr, autóbusz-állomás. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Zamardi via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Kelenfoeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 17m.
The distance between Linz and Balaton Sound is 550 km. The road distance is 423.6 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Balaton Sound without a car is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs 13 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Linz to Balaton Sound, including transfers.
Linz to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Balaton Sound is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs 13 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 13 000 Ft - 19 000 Ft and takes 7h 52m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Balaton Sound, Hungary?
You can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Balaton Sound via Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Zamardi in around 7h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Balaton Sound via Győr bus station, Győr, autóbusz-állomás, and Zamárdi, Kecskeméti utca in around 7h 52m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–95,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–130,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- Ft 11,000–17,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- *
- Ft 13,000–21,000
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- Ft 11,000–17,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- *
- Ft 8,000–12,000
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–18,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 12,000–18,000
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–14,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–14,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–15,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–18,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–24,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–18,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–12,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–18,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–26,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–26,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–28,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–29,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–14,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–22,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Vienna Central Train Station to Gyoer Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–34,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 30,000–34,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 19,000–23,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 7,500–9,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–23,000
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–15,000
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csokonai köz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–4,800
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Kecskeméti utca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–4,800
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csokonai köz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–4,800
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Győr bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–15,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Győr bus station.
Linz to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Balaton Sound is 424 km. It takes approximately 4h 50m to drive from Linz to Balaton Sound.
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