There are 10 ways to get from Linz to Bern 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 Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
7h 47mCHF 105–165Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Munich Hackerbrückebus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bernbus 106
10h 57mCHF 32–66Drive 651.1 km
- Drive from Linz to Berncar 651.1 km
6h 43mCHF 102–148Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 50mCHF 133–317Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburgtrain 970 / ...
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
9h 46mCHF 82–188Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 59mCHF 135–367Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 40mCHF 124–286Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 54mCHF 96–276Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
9h 22mCHF 118–282Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MUC - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
9h 29mCHF 128–362
Linz to Bern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Bern is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 290.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Bern. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop and arriving at Bern via Munich central bus station and Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Bern. However, there are services departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Bern via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Linz and Bern is 710 km. The road distance is 651.1 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Bern without a car is to train which takes 7h 47m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Linz to Bern, including transfers.
Linz to Bern bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop station.
Linz to Bern train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Bern is to train which takes 7h 47m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 57m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Linz Hbf to Bern via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 7h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Bern via Munich Hackerbrücke, Munich central bus station, and Zurich Bus Station in around 10h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–170
Train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 75–110
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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 Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 40–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 79
- 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 Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–30
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- CHF 14–21
- 1st Class
- CHF 23–30
- Business
- CHF 25–27
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Munich Hackerbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Linz to Bern bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Munich Hackerbrücke station.
Linz to Bern train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Bern is 651 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Linz to Bern.
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