There are 10 ways to get from Linz to Geneva by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Linz Airport
best- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LNZ - GVA
6h 12mCHF 74–344Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Genevabus FlixBus 1921
12h 30mCHF 60–100Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St. Gallen(Ch)train Rjx / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
11h 32mCHF 190–463Drive 801.3 km
- Drive from Linz to Genevacar 801.3 km
8h 22mCHF 131–189Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VIE - GVA
5h 30mCHF 103–267Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SZG - GVA
7h 8mCHF 136–395Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MUC - GVA
7hCHF 139–465Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PRG - GVA
8h 3mCHF 117–305Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Feldkirchtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Zürich HBtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
11h 32mCHF 133–532Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburgtrain 79212 / ...
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Geneva Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
13h 59mCHF 129–212
Linz to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 100 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 5h 30m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 270.
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 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Genève via St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Linz and Geneva is 663 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 11h 32m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 470.
It takes approximately 6h 12m 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/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Geneva is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 190 - SFr 470 and takes 11h 32m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 100 and takes 12h 30m.
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/Donau Hbf to Genève via St. Gallen(Ch) and St. Gallen in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–470
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to St. Gallen(Ch)
- *
- CHF 70–110
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- CHF 21–35
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- *
- CHF 35–60
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- CHF 40–60
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Feldkirch
- *
- CHF 60–95
Train from Feldkirch to Zürich HB
- *
- CHF 21–35
Train from St. Gallen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Feldkirch to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–150
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- RegioJet
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Linz to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Linz to Geneva train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at St. Gallen(Ch) 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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