There are 9 ways to get from Switzerland to Linz by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
7h 38m€81–122Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Linz Industriezeilebus FlixBus N191 / ...
9h 22m€36–67Drive 531.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Linzcar 531.6 km
5h 33m€93–134Fly Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 44m€118–273Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
10h 6m€111–302Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 46m€102–294Fly Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbftrain
6h 26m€136–399Fly Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ACH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbftrain
5h 55m€308–536Fly Basel to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbftrain
7h 28m€160–410
Switzerland to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Linz is to bus which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Linz is to drive which takes 5h 33m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Linz. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Linz Hbf via Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
The distance between Switzerland and Linz is 595 km. The road distance is 531.6 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Linz without a car is to train which takes 7h 38m and costs €80 - €130.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Switzerland to Linz, including transfers.
Switzerland to Linz train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Linz is to train which takes 7h 38m and costs €80 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 22m.
Switzerland to Linz train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Linz Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Linz is 532 km. It takes approximately 5h 33m to drive from Switzerland to Linz.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Linz, Austria?
Railjet operates a train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbf every 4 hours. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 6h 35m. Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s. also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile once daily. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 8h 19m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €80–120
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 Bregenz to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €70–110
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Zuerich Hb to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- 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 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Bregenz to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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