There are 9 ways to get from Linz to Geneva by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Linz Airport
best- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LNZ - GVA
5h 55mCHF 114–384Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Genevabus FlixBus 1921
12h 35mCHF 55–95Train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
10h 8mCHF 160–360Drive 801.3 km
- Drive from Linz to Genevacar 801.3 km
8h 22mCHF 127–183Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VIE - GVA
5h 15mCHF 87–237Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SZG - GVA
7h 2mCHF 86–273Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MUC - GVA
6h 51mCHF 118–314Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PRG - GVA
7h 56mCHF 86–263Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburgtrain 970 / ...
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Geneva Bus Stationbus RegioJet 95
13h 30mCHF 126–208
Linz to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Geneva. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 12h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Genève via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 8m.
The distance between Linz and Geneva is 662 km. The road distance is 801.3 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 10h 8m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 360.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Linz to Geneva, including transfers.
Linz to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Geneva train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Geneva is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 360 and takes 10h 8m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 35m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Geneva, Switzerland?
DAT Danish Air Transport, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz Hbf to Genève via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 10h 8m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–480
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Southend
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
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 Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 21–35
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 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 Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- 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 Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–29
- 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 Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–65
- 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
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–14
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- 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 Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- 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 55–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Linz to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Linz to Geneva train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Geneva is 801 km. It takes approximately 8h 22m to drive from Linz to Geneva.
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