There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Linz by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or night train
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Fly to Salzburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane MAD - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
8h 21m€77–276Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MAD - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
7h 23m€72–233Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
22h 49m€201–602Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madrid to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1149
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
32h 29m€152–291Drive 2,095.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Linzcar 2,095.8 km
21h 33m€335–484Fly to Linz Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane MAD - LNZ
8h 17m€78–268Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MAD - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
9h 13m€134–334Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane MAD - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
10h 38m€77–196Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus X06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stopbus
34h 7m€101–231Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the night train from Venezia Mestre to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
39h 11m€131–385
Madrid to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Linz is to fly and train which costs €75 - €200 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Linz is to fly and train which takes 7h 23m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Linz. However, there are services departing from Madrid and arriving at Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop via Zurich Bus Station and Munich Hackerbrücke. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Linz. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Linz Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, München Hbf and Wels Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 49m.
The distance between Madrid and Linz is 1688 km. The road distance is 2095.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Linz without a car is to train which takes 22h 49m and costs €200 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Madrid to Linz, including transfers.
Madrid to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Madrid station.
Madrid to Linz train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Linz is to train which takes 22h 49m and costs €200 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €75 - €270 and takes 8h 17m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €240 and takes 34h 7m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Linz Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Strasbourg, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Wels Hbf in around 22h 49m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Iberia, and Ryanair UK fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Linz Airport (LNZ) 3 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linz Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Linz Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €80–120
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €12–16
- Business
- €13–14
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Venezia Mestre to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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Madrid to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Madrid to Linz train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Linz is 2096 km. It takes approximately 21h 33m to drive from Madrid to Linz.
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