There are 11 ways to get from Stuttgart to Linz by train, bus, night train, car, train (TGV), rideshare, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbftrain 963 / ...
5h 22m€55–130Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbfnighttrain En
8h 35m€22–26Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbfbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Rjx / ...
8h 3mDrive 448.9 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Linzcar 448.9 km
4h 17m€72–104Train via Munich
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbftrain Rjx / ...
5h 48m€32–213Rideshare
- 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€142–190Fly 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 38m€128–264Fly 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€82–251Fly Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane STR - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
6h 32m€154–267Train 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
5h 58m€145–426
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 - €190.
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 €55 - €130.
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 €55–130 and the journey takes 5h 22m.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Train operators
- 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
- €55–130
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/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
- €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 München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 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
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- 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
- €10
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- 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
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +49 173 58 64 617
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/fatoni.reisen
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/fatoni-reisen
Other operators
- 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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