There are 9 ways to get from Switzerland to Lienz by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus via Innsbruck
best- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof Abus 960X
8h 32mDrive 428.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Zurich to Lienzcar 428.4 km
5h 41m€74–107Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus N1290 / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof Abus 960X
9h 58mFly to Ljubljana, shuttle, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof to Spittal-Millstätterseetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttiroltrain
8h 1m€155–692Train, bus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Kitzbueheltrain Ec
- Take the bus from Kitzbühel Bahnhof B to Lienz Bahnhof Bbus 950X
8h 33m€141–249Train, bus via Feldkirch
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Feldkirchtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof Abus
9h 37mTrain
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Lienz In Osttiroltrain 1839 / ...
10h 2m€131–246Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the bus from Venice to Dobbiacobus
- Take the train from Dobbiaco Toblach to Lienz In Osttiroltrain
8h 54m€103–272Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttiroltrain
8h 58m€133–540
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Lienz is to drive which costs €70 - €110 and takes 5h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Lienz is to drive which takes 5h 41m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Lienz. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Lienz In Osttirol via Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner and Fortezza/Franzensfes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
The distance between Switzerland and Lienz is 456 km. The road distance is 428.4 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Lienz without a car is to train and bus via Innsbruck which takes 8h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Switzerland to Lienz, including transfers.
Switzerland to Lienz train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Lienz is to bus which takes 9h 58m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 10h 2m.
Switzerland to Lienz train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Lienz is 428 km. It takes approximately 5h 41m to drive from Switzerland to Lienz.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Lienz, Tyrol, Austria?
You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Lienz Bahnhof A via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, and Innsbruck Hbf in around 9h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Lienz In Osttirol via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, and Fortezza/Franzensfes in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–25
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–24
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €26–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Kitzbuehel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Feldkirch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–32
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Dobbiaco Toblach to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €250–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–140
- Seating Carriage
- €24–30
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €28–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof to Spittal-Millstättersee
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–32
- 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 Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- 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 Salzburg Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Feldkirch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €27–40
- First Class
- €50–70
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hbf to Lienz Bahnhof A
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venice to Dobbiaco
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–31
- Private
- €50–140
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Kitzbühel Bahnhof B to Lienz Bahnhof B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
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