There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Kiel by car, car train, bus, night train, train, or plane
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Linz to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
7h 39m€134–950Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Salzburg P&R Southbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
18h 55m€55–94Night train, train
- Take the night train from Linz Hbf to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re70 / ...
12h 36m€79–302Drive 923.2 km
- Drive from Linz to Kielcar 923.2 km
9h 3m€146–210Train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Kiel Hbftrain 22
9h 58m€101–255Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Amstetten Noetrain 997 / ...
- Take the bus from Amstetten Bahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus
22h 57mTrain to Salzburg Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SZG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 56m€85–317Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 34m€90–328Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VIE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 14m€80–259Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane MUC - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 31m€134–429Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane INN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 6m€110–433
Linz to Kiel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Kiel is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Kiel is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs €80 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Salzburg South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Hamburg Dammtor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 36m.
The distance between Linz and Kiel is 1136 km. The road distance is 923.2 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Kiel without a car is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs €55 - €95.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Linz to Kiel, including transfers.
Linz to Kiel bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop station.
Linz to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Kiel is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs €55 - €95. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €260 and takes 9h 58m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Kiel central bus station via Salzburg P&R South and Salzburg South in around 18h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz Hbf to Kiel Hbf via Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Klagenfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–380
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Linz Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €13–19
- First Class
- €24–35
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- 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
- €9–35
- 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
- €14–50
- 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 Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €14–22
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
Train from Linz Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Business
- €13–14
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €16–23
- 1st Class
- €25–35
- Business
- €27–30
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop to Salzburg P&R South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Salzburg South to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Amstetten Bahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Linz to Kiel bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Salzburg P&R South station.
Linz to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nuernberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Kiel is 923 km. It takes approximately 9h 3m to drive from Linz to Kiel.
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