There are 8 ways to get from Linz to Katowice by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus via Vienna
best- Take the bus from Linz to Wien Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Brnobus 919 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno to Katowicebus
7h 14mzł 132–227Train
cheapest- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Katowicetrain Ic
7h 28mzł 75–130Drive 500.3 km
- Drive from Linz to Katowicecar 500.3 km
5h 35mzł 337–486Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane VIE - KTW
7h 49mzł 403–1,137Train via Vienna
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bohumintrain Ec
- Take the train from Bohumin to Katowicetrain Ec
7h 59mzł 209–411Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Brnobus 864 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Katowicebus Ivano-Frankivsk
11h 44mTrain to Salzburg Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane SZG - KTW
8h 21mzł 487–1,451Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane VIE - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Katowicetrain
7h 14mzł 589–1,300
Linz to Katowice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Katowice is to train which costs 75 zł - 130 zł and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Katowice is to drive which takes 5h 35m and costs 330 zł - 490 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Katowice. However, there are services departing from Linz and arriving at Katowice via Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and Brno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Katowice. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 28m.
The distance between Linz and Katowice is 577 km. The road distance is 500.3 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Katowice without a car is to bus via Vienna which takes 7h 14m and costs 130 zł - 230 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Linz to Katowice, including transfers.
Linz to Katowice bus services, operated by Euro Bus MK, depart from Linz station.
Linz to Katowice train services, operated by ÖBB Intercity, depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Katowice is to bus via Vienna which takes 7h 14m and costs 130 zł - 230 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 75 zł - 130 zł and takes 7h 28m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Katowice, Poland?
You can take a bus from Linz to Katowice via Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz, and Brno in around 7h 14m. Alternatively, ÖBB Intercity operates a train from Linz Hbf to Katowice once daily. Tickets cost zł 500–750 and the journey takes 7h 28m. PKP Intercity also services this route 6 times a week.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,100
Flights from Vienna International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 480–1,800
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–2,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Katowice International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,300
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 500–750
- 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 Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 190–280
- 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 Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–260
- 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 Wien Hbf to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 260–390
- 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 Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 100–150
- 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
- zł 110–180
- 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
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 75–110
- 1st Class
- zł 100–130
Train from Linz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 40–60
- 1st Class
- zł 55–75
Train from Wien Hbf to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 50–75
- 1st Class
- zł 70–90
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 29–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 29–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- zł 130–210
Train from Linz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- zł 120–190
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- zł 95–140
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 220–290
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 110–150
- 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 Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 140–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 170–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 140–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 28–60
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 28–40
- 1st Class
- zł 40–60
- Business
- zł 49–50
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–70
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 50–70
- Business
- zł 56–58
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bohumin to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 21–25
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 24–28
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- zł 95–240
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- zł 95–140
- First Class
- zł 170–240
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 50–75
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 50–75
- 1st Class
- zł 80–120
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Linz to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 35–50
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brno to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Brno to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Brno Hlavní Nádraží to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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Linz to Katowice bus services, operated by Euro Bus MK, arrive at Wien Hauptbahnhof station.
Linz to Katowice train services, operated by ÖBB Intercity, arrive at Katowice station.
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