There are 10 ways to get from Linz to Rostock by car, car train, bus, train, or plane
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Linz to Salzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock
8h 18m€146–971Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz central train station to České Budějovice197
- Take the bus from České Budějovice to Rostock central bus stationN160
13h 40m€59–89Drive 791.4 km
- Drive from Linz to Rostock791.4 km
7h 52m€129–185Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)SZG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
9h 33m€128–402Train via Berlin
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Berlin OstbahnhofIce
- Take the train from S Ostkreuz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof17
9h 40m€160–225Train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Rostock HbfIc
12h 56m€230–350Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
10h 25m€124–363Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)VIE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
9h 54m€106–308Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)VIE - BER
- Take the train from S Ostkreuz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
9h 6m€133–321Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)MUC - BER
- Take the train from S Ostkreuz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
9h 47m€146–356
Linz to Rostock by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Rostock is to bus which costs €55 - €90 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Rostock is to drive which takes 7h 52m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz station to Rostock station. However, there are services departing from Linz central train station and arriving at Rostock central bus station via České Budějovice. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Rostock Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 56m.
The distance between Linz and Rostock is 1220 km. The road distance is 791.4 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Rostock without a car is to bus which takes 13h 40m and costs €55 - €90.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Linz to Rostock, including transfers.
Linz to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz central train station.
Linz to Rostock train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Rostock is to bus which takes 13h 40m and costs €55 - €90. Alternatively, you can train via Berlin, which costs €160 - €230 and takes 9h 40m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Rostock, Germany?
You can take a bus from Linz central train station to Rostock central bus station via České Budějovice in around 13h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof via Berlin Ostbahnhof, Berlin Ostkreuz, and S Ostkreuz Bhf in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- 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
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- 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
- €14–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €16–23
- First Class
- €26–40
- 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/
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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 Rostock Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €230–350
- 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 Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–24
- 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
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Business
- €13–14
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostkreuz Bhf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–15
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €19–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Linz central train station to České Budějovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from České Budějovice to Rostock central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Linz to Rostock bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at České Budějovice station.
Linz to Rostock train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Ostbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Rostock is 791 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Linz to Rostock.
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