There are 7 ways to get from Linz to Carei 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 via Budapest
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Careitrain Ic
10h 18m$78–154Bus via Oradea
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz/Donau to Oradea Autogara Intrans SAbus
- Take the bus from Oradea to Careibus 3950
12h 38m$22–31Drive 714.2 km
- Drive from Linz to Careicar 714.2 km
7h 19m$132–191Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- 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 Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
- Take the train from Debrecen to Careitrain
9h 11m$145–364Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Debrecentrain Ec
- Take the train from Debrecen to Careitrain Ic / ...
10h 47m$111–215Bus
- Take the bus from Linz to Satu Marebus
- Take the bus from Satu Mare to Careibus
15h 40mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane MUC - DEB
- Take the train from Debrecen to Careitrain
9h 45m$265–578
Linz to Carei by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Carei is to bus via Oradea which costs $22 - $35 and takes 12h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Carei is to drive which takes 7h 19m and costs $130 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Carei. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau and arriving at Carei via Oradea. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Carei. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Carei via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 18m.
The distance between Linz and Carei is 729 km. The road distance is 714.2 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Carei without a car is to train via Budapest which takes 10h 18m and costs $75 - $160.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Linz to Carei, including transfers.
Linz to Carei bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Linz/Donau station.
Linz to Carei train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Carei is to train via Budapest which takes 10h 18m and costs $75 - $160. Alternatively, you can bus via Oradea, which costs $22 - $35 and takes 12h 38m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Carei, Romania?
You can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Carei via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti in around 10h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz/Donau to Carei via Oradea in around 12h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Debrecen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $16–340
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- $30–50
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $40–65
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- *
- $30–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $73
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $58
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $52
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Meidling to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $135
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Carei
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Carei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Carei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Debrecen to Carei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Linz/Donau to Oradea Autogara Intrans SA
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oradea to Carei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Linz to Satu Mare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0742-122.615
- Website
- turcalatori.autogari.ro
Bus from Satu Mare to Carei
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- turcalatori.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Carei bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Oradea Autogara Intrans SA station.
Carei is 1h ahead of Linz. It is currently 1:17 AM in Linz and 2:17 AM in Carei.
Linz to Carei train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Carei is 714 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Linz to Carei.
There are 36+ hotels available in Carei.




















































