There are 11 ways to get from Stuttgart to Linz by train, bus, night train, car, train (TGV), car train, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf963 / ...
5h 22m€55–170Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz HbfEn
9h 28m€22–26Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz HbfRjx
8h 55mDrive 448.9 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Linz448.9 km
4h 15m€73–105Train via Munich
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf11 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Linz Hbf969 / ...
5h 43m€43–207Drive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Linz
4h 12m€143–191Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Linz445.4 km
5h 59m€28Fly Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)STR - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
7h 48m€139–299Fly Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)STR - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
6h€87–261Fly Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Munich International Airport (MUC)STR - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
6h 28m€115–249Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
6h 8m€153–421
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 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Linz is to drive and car train which takes 4h 12m and costs €140 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Stuttgart Hbf and arriving at Linz Hbf. Services depart three times a day, 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 - €170.
The train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf takes 5h 22m including transfers and departs three times a day.
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 15m 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 3 times a day. Tickets cost €55–170 and the journey takes 5h 22m.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- 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
- €95–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
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
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Train operators
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- 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 Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €27–35
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–16
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 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
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €35–55
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
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
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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