There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Varese by train, bus, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Varesetrain S50
10h 57m€44–139Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 882 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Comobus FlixBus N1308 / ...
13h 30m€54–97Drive 670.3 km
- Drive from Linz to Varesecar 670.3 km
7h 14m€121–175Fly Linz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LNZ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
7h 46m€93–385Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufsteintrain Rjx
- Take the train from Kufstein to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
11h 32m€120–260Train, bus via Hohenems
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hohenemstrain 730 / ...
- Take the train from Altstätten SG to Churtrain
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Varesetrain S50
13h€140–214Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane VIE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
6h 6m€67–291Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane VIE - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Varese Nordtrain
6h 39m€64–271Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varesetrain
7h 46m€110–326Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau 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 Varesetrain
9h 6m€83–276Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MUC - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Varese Nordtrain
8h 19m€137–336
Linz to Varese by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Varese is to bus which costs €50 - €100 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Varese is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €65 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Varese. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Varese - Stazione FNM via Munich central bus station, Como S. Rocchetto and Como - Stazione FNM. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Varese. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Varese via Kufstein, Zürich HB and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Linz and Varese is 708 km. The road distance is 670.3 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Varese without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 57m and costs €40 - €140.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Linz to Varese, including transfers.
Linz to Varese bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Varese train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Varese is to bus which takes 13h 30m and costs €50 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €260 and takes 11h 32m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Varese, Italy?
You can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Varese - Stazione FNM via Munich central bus station, Como, Como S. Rocchetto, Como Lungolario Trieste, and Como - Stazione FNM in around 13h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Varese via Kufstein, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Lugano in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–800
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Linz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Sargans
- *
- €70–110
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufstein
- *
- €35–55
Train from Kufstein to Zuerich Hb
- *
- €50–75
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- €40–65
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Varese Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Varese Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Altstätten SG to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- RegioJet
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Linz to Varese bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Linz to Varese train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Kufstein station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Varese is 670 km. It takes approximately 7h 14m to drive from Linz to Varese.
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