There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Zug by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich HbRjx
7h 38mCHF 94–132Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wels to Munich central bus station951
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus StationX06 / ...
9h 59mCHF 55–101Drive 536.4 km
- Drive from Linz to Zug536.4 km
6h 11mCHF 87–126Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VIE - ZRH
6h 20mCHF 119–249Train via Kufstein
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to KufsteinRjx
- Take the train from Kufstein to Zuerich HbRjx
8h 14mCHF 95–148Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburg976 / ...
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Rapperswil SGS4
- Take the train from Rapperswil SG to ZugS5
10h 15mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich 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 Zurich Airport (ZRH)MUC - ZRH
6h 55mCHF 147–323Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)PRG - ZRH
8h 47mCHF 102–237Train to Graz, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)GRZ - ZRH
8h 24mCHF 155–438Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
8h 18mCHF 183–375Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)VIE - ACH
- Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
7h 47mCHF 349–506
Linz to Zug by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Zug is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 9h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Zug is to drive which takes 6h 11m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Zug. However, there are services departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Zug via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
The distance between Linz and Zug is 632 km. The road distance is 536.4 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Zug without a car is to train which takes 7h 38m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Linz to Zug, including transfers.
Linz to Zug train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Zug is to train which takes 7h 38m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 9h 59m.
Linz to Zug train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Zug is 536 km. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Linz to Zug.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Zug, Switzerland?
Railjet operates a train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hb 5 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 75–120 and the journey takes 6h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz Hbf to Zug via Wels Hbf, Wels, Munich central bus station, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich HB in around 9h 59m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–460
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–180
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–260
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
Flights from Graz to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–460
- 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 290–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
Train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 75–120
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Kufstein to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 45–70
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 19–28
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- 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 Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–23
- 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 Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- 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
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Bregenz Riedenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 18–27
- First Class
- CHF 30–45
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Rapperswil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Rapperswil SG to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Rorschach to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–85
- 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 Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Passau Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Wels to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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