There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Linz by car, car train, bus, plane, or train
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Mainz to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Linzcar
5h 29m€136–184Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Linz Wissensturmbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3644 / ...
9h 54m€30–50Drive 546.8 km
- Drive from Mainz to Linzcar 546.8 km
5h€88–127Fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
5h 10m€137–335Train via Passau
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Re
7h 56m€64–164Train
- Take the train from Mainz Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Nj
8h 10m€50–80Bus, train
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Passau central train stationbus N61 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Re
10h 9m€52–114Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FRA - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 52m€86–242Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FRA - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
6h 43m€133–338Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
8h 52m€90–199
Mainz to Linz by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Linz is to bus which costs €30 - €55 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Linz is to drive which takes 5h and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Linz. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Linz Wissensturm via Frankfurt central train station and Nuremberg Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mainz Hbf and arriving at Linz Hbf. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Mainz and Linz is 786 km. The road distance is 546.8 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Linz without a car is to bus which takes 9h 54m and costs €30 - €55.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Mainz to Linz, including transfers.
Mainz to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Mainz to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Linz is to bus which takes 9h 54m and costs €30 - €55. Alternatively, you can train via Passau, which costs €60 - €170 and takes 7h 56m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Linz, Austria?
You can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Linz Wissensturm via Frankfurt central train station and Nuremberg Central Bus Station in around 9h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Linz Hbf via Frankfurt and Passau Hbf in around 7h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
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 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 Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €20–29
- First Class
- €35–50
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- 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
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–24
- 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 14m
- 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
- €9–25
- 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
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mainz Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €27–35
- Business
- €29–32
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Passau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Linz Wissensturm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Mainz to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Mainz to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Passau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Linz is 547 km. It takes approximately 5h to drive from Mainz to Linz.
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