There are 9 ways to get from Linz to Geneva by train, plane, 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.
Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)VIE - GVA
5h 30mCHF 84–225Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Wissensturm to Regensburg BahnhofstrasseUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3643 / ...
- Take the bus from Regensburg to Geneva - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
14h 15mCHF 48–71Train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to GenèveIc1 / ...
10h 16mCHF 126–206Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to FeldkirchRjx
- Take the bus from Feldkirch station to GenevaN882
12h 2mCHF 90–131Drive 799.6 km
- Drive from Linz to Geneva799.6 km
8h 22mCHF 130–187Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SZG - GVA
6h 57mCHF 105–315Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)MUC - GVA
6h 54mCHF 111–281Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)PRG - GVA
7h 55mCHF 57–268Train via Kufstein
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to KufsteinRjx
- Take the train from Kufstein to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to GenèveIc1 / ...
11h 14mCHF 127–223
Linz to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 14h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 5h 30m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Linz Wissensturm and arriving at Geneva - Bus Station via Regensburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
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 16m.
The distance between Linz and Geneva is 1020 km. The road distance is 799.6 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 10h 16m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Linz to Geneva, including transfers.
Linz to Geneva bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Linz Wissensturm 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 train which takes 10h 16m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 14h 15m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Linz Hbf to Genève via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 10h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Wissensturm to Geneva - Bus Station via Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse and Regensburg in around 14h 15m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–290
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–440
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
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 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 Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 60–90
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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 Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 19–28
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 40–60
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 Kufstein to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 45–70
- 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 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
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–30
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 13–35
- 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
Train from Linz Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://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/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–10
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–15
- Business
- CHF 12–13
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–34
- 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
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–14
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–10
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–14
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–120
- 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 Feldkirch station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 7–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Regensburg to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Linz to Geneva bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse station.
Linz to Geneva train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
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