There are 11 ways to get from Mechelen to Linz by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BRU - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 58m€100–279Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Passau central train stationbus 1924
- Take the bus from Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Obere Donauländebus 670
18h 10m€79–136Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Re
11h 40m€160–217Night train
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
14h 56m€85–287Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane RTM - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
7h 13m€244–787Fly Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRU - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
7h 48m€148–355Fly Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BRU - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
9h 3m€79–188Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Malines to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane EIN - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
7h 33m€97–313Train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbftrain Nj
15h 24m€85–127Drive 895.4 km
- Drive from Mechelen to Linzcar 895.4 km
8h 17m€145–209Drive, car train
- Drive from Mechelen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Linzcar
9h 9m€183–252
Mechelen to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Linz is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Linz is to fly and train which takes 5h 58m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Mechelen to Linz. However, there are services departing from Mechelen Biest and arriving at Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände via Rumst Catenberg, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Mechelen to Linz. However, there are services departing from Malines and arriving at Linz Hbf via Brussels-Nord, Frankfurt and Passau Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 40m.
The distance between Mechelen and Linz is 1142 km. The road distance is 895.4 km.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Linz without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 11h 40m and costs €160 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Mechelen to Linz, including transfers.
Mechelen to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Mechelen to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Linz is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 11h 40m and costs €160 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 10m.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Malines to Linz Hbf via Brussels-Nord, Frankfurt, and Passau Hbf in around 11h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mechelen Biest to Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände via Rumst Nieuwstraat, Rumst Catenberg, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats, and Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer in around 18h 10m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–110
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
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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- 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
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €22–35
- First Class
- €40–55
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €40–60
- First Class
- €75–100
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €80–100
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–20
Train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- 1st Class
- €130–190
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Malines to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- 1st Class
- €40–65
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €25–45
Train from Breda to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €18–30
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- 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
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–15
- 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
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €27–35
- Business
- €29–32
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Passau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +43 5 17 17
- service@postbus.at
- Website
- postbus.at
Bus from Passau ZOB Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.postbus.at/en/
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Mechelen to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Passau central train station.
Mechelen to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mechelen to Linz is 895 km. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Mechelen to Linz.
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