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How to get fromMadrid to Linzby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or night train

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There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Linz by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or night train

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  1. Fly to Linz Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane plane MAD - LNZ
    8h 47m
    €176–357

  2. Fly to Vienna International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane MAD - VIE
    2. Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train
    7h 11m
    €80–272

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Augsburg Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train Drf
    21h 40m
    €480–856

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Lyonbus bus FlixBus N748 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Linz Industriezeilebus bus FlixBus 1921
    33h
    €170–283

  5. Drive 2,094.9 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Linzcar car 2,094.9 km
    21h 32m
    €339–490

  6. Fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane MAD - SZG
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train
    8h 47m
    €116–336

  7. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane MAD - MUC
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train
    9h 12m
    €144–325

  8. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane MAD - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train
    10h 37m
    €103–306

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus bus
    2. Take the train from Pforzheim Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbftrain train Drf
    33h 43m
    €274–523

  10. Bus, night train

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the nighttrain from Padova to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    39h 28m
    €166–271

Madrid to Linz by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration21h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€480Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,673.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 47m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Linz, Austria?

Lufthansa, DAT Danish Air Transport, and five other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Linz Airport (LNZ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Linz/Donau Hbf via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Augsburg Hbf in around 21h 40m.

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