There are 11 ways to get from Stuttgart to Linz by train, night train, car, plane, train (TGV), rideshare, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbftrain 963 / ...
5h 22m€90–150Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbfnighttrain En
8h 35m€22–26Train, night train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain Re90
- Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 35m€53–132Drive 448.9 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Linzcar 448.9 km
4h 17m€74–106Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
4h 53m€145–444Train via Munich
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Linz Hbftrain 961 / ...
6h 32m€55–189Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Linz448.3 km
5h 59m€28Drive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Linzcar
4h 14m€143–191Fly Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane STR - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
7h 18m€120–439Fly Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STR - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 50m€87–241Fly Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane STR - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbftrain
6h 27m€121–237
Stuttgart to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Linz is to night train which costs €22 - €26 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Linz is to drive and car train which takes 4h 14m and costs €140 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Stuttgart Hbf and arriving at Linz Hbf. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 22m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Linz is 506 km. The road distance is 448.9 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Linz without a car is to train which takes 5h 22m and costs €90 - €150.
The train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf takes 5h 22m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Stuttgart to Linz train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
Stuttgart to Linz train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Linz Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Linz is 449 km. It takes approximately 4h 17m to drive from Stuttgart to Linz.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Linz, Austria?
WESTbahn Gmbh operates a train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €90–150 and the journey takes 5h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–94
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €91–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–31
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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 Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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