There are 12 ways to get from Linz to Locarno by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Bellinzona
best- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain Ec / ...
9h 13mCHF 125–188Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus stationbus 091 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Chur station train stationbus
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
12h 3mCHF 42–124Drive 636.5 km
- Drive from Linz to Locarnocar 636.5 km
6h 41mCHF 101–146Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
8h 24mCHF 190–440Train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Locarnotrain Ir46
10h 57mCHF 140–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Frastanztrain 976 / ...
- Take the bus from Feldkirch, Busplatz to Sargans, Bahnhofbus 11
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
11h 50mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane VIE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
8h 15mCHF 60–208Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
9h 26mCHF 100–387Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PRG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
10h 31mCHF 79–326Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane VIE - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 37mCHF 70–235Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MUC - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
9h 56mCHF 115–334Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
9h 32mCHF 332–624
Linz to Locarno by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Locarno is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 130 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Locarno is to drive which takes 6h 41m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 150.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Locarno, Debarcadero via Munich central bus station, Chur, Postautostation and Bellinzona, Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Locarno via Zürich HB and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 13m.
The distance between Linz and Locarno is 767 km. The road distance is 636.5 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Locarno without a car is to train via Bellinzona which takes 9h 13m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Linz to Locarno, including transfers.
Linz to Locarno bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Locarno train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Locarno is to train via Bellinzona which takes 9h 13m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 130 and takes 12h 3m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Linz Hbf to Locarno via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Bellinzona in around 9h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Locarno, Debarcadero via Munich central bus station, Chur station train station, Chur, Postautostation, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–420
Train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 75–110
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 40–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Frastanz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 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
- CHF 55–90
- 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 Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Chur station train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +423 237 94 94
- support@liemobil.li
- Website
- liemobil.li
Bus from Feldkirch, Busplatz to Sargans, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://liemobil.li/en
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Linz to Locarno bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Linz to Locarno train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Locarno is 637 km. It takes approximately 6h 41m to drive from Linz to Locarno.
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