There are 10 ways to get from Linz to Geneva 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/Donau Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
10h 6mCHF 155–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus stationbus 091 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Genevabus 3909 / ...
13hCHF 49–98Drive 801.3 km
- Drive from Linz to Genevacar 801.3 km
8h 22mCHF 154–222Fly from Linz Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LNZ - GVA
6h 10mCHF 114–384Train via Innsbruck
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
11h 25mCHF 158–286Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hohenemstrain 730 / ...
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Geneva Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
13h 14mCHF 115–194Train 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 15mCHF 100–313Train 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 6mCHF 133–361Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MUC - GVA
6h 50mCHF 134–302Train 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 10mCHF 101–269
Linz to Geneva by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 100 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 320.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Geneva via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Genève via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 6m.
The distance between Linz and Geneva is 866 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 6m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 240.
It takes approximately 10h 6m 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 train which takes 10h 6m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 100 and takes 13h, you could also fly, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 390 and takes 6h 10m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Genève via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 10h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Geneva via Munich central bus station in around 13h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–440
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–470
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 75–110
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- CHF 40–65
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 35–60
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- CHF 20–35
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- CHF 40–60
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65
- 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 68
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–23
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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 12–23
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus 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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