There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Winterthur 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
best- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Winterthurtrain Rjx / ...
7h 17mCHF 75–120Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Zurich Airport bus stationbus FlixBus N191
8h 28mCHF 40–82Drive 507 km
- Drive from Linz to Winterthurcar 507 km
5h 14mCHF 83–120Fly Linz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LNZ - ZRH
6h 55mCHF 187–415Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Bregenztrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Bregenz to Winterthurtrain Ec
8h 3mCHF 85–251Train via Dornbirn
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Dornbirntrain Drf
- Take the train from Heerbrugg to Winterthurtrain Ir13
8h 36mCHF 97–238Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
5h 54mCHF 129–402Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
5h 28mCHF 101–237Train to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
7h 18mCHF 170–426Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
8h 13mCHF 124–314Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 42mCHF 181–523
Linz to Winterthur by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Winterthur is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 85 and takes 8h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Winterthur is to drive which takes 5h 14m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Winterthur station. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Zurich Airport bus station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Winterthur. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 17m.
The distance between Linz and Winterthur is 596 km. The road distance is 507 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Winterthur without a car is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
The train from Linz Hbf to Winterthur takes 7h 17m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Linz to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Winterthur train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Winterthur is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 85 and takes 8h 28m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 180 - SFr 420 and takes 6h 55m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Winterthur, Switzerland?
Railjet operates a train from Linz Hbf to Winterthur 5 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 75–120 and the journey takes 7h 17m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Zurich Airport bus station once daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–65 and the journey takes 8h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–480
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–850
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–490
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–260
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 75–120
Train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 65–100
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 40–60
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Dornbirn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bregenz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Heerbrugg to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bregenz to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- 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 Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- 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 Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Heerbrugg to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 10–15
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 17–21
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- 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
- CHF 23–50
- 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 Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- 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
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Zurich Airport bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Linz to Winterthur bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Airport bus station.
Linz to Winterthur train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Winterthur station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Winterthur is 507 km. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Linz to Winterthur.
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