There are 8 ways to get from Linz to Heilbronn by train, bus, night train, 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 Würzburg
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re
5h 48m€88–182Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Linz/Donau Hbf to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhofbus Re8e / ...
9h 25m€31–43Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus stationbus 091 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus N91 / ...
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Heilbronn central train stationbus N36
8h 10m€43–67Drive 445.7 km
- Drive from Linz to Heilbronncar 445.7 km
4h 15m€83–120Train
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain Re / ...
6h 1m€106–179Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane VIE - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
6h 20m€99–301Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MUC - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbftrain
6h 45m€134–212Fly Linz Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LNZ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 41m€110–203
Linz to Heilbronn by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Heilbronn is to night train and bus which costs €30 - €45 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Heilbronn is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Heilbronn station. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Heilbronn central train station via Munich central bus station and Stuttgart Airport Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Heilbronn. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Heilbronn Hbf via Wuerzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Linz and Heilbronn is 549 km. The road distance is 445.7 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Heilbronn without a car is to train via Würzburg which takes 5h 48m and costs €85 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Linz to Heilbronn, including transfers.
Linz to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Heilbronn is to train via Würzburg which takes 5h 48m and costs €85 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 8h 10m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Heilbronn, Germany?
You can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf via Wuerzburg Hbf in around 5h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Heilbronn central train station via Munich central bus station and Stuttgart Airport Busterminal in around 8h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Linz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Linz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €20–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- €26–40
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Heilbronn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- 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
- €31
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Bus from Hauptbf to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Heilbronn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Linz to Heilbronn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Wuerzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Heilbronn is 446 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Linz to Heilbronn.
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