There are 5 ways to get from Wels to Linz by train, bus, rideshare, taxi, or car
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Wels to Linz by train
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The cheapest way to get from Wels to Linz is to rideshare which costs €3 and takes 48 min.
The fastest way to get from Wels to Linz is to train which takes 14 min and costs €2 - €16.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Wels Magazinstraße and arriving at Linz/Donau Musiktheater. Services depart hourly, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 54 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Wels Hbf and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14 min.
The distance between Wels and Linz is 24 km. The road distance is 28.3 km.
The best way to get from Wels to Linz without a car is to train which takes 14 min and costs €2 - €16.
The train from Wels Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf takes 14 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Wels to Linz bus services, operated by Oberösterreichischer Verkehrsverbund, depart from Wels Magazinstraße station.
Wels to Linz train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wels Hbf station.
The best way to get from Wels to Linz is to train which takes 14 min and costs €2 - €16. Alternatively, you can line 600 bus, which costs €6 - €9 and takes 54 min.
What companies run services between Wels, Austria and Linz, Austria?
WESTbahn Gmbh operates a train from Wels Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf every 20 minutes. Tickets cost €5–8 and the journey takes 14 min. Five other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Oberösterreichischer Verkehrsverbund operates a bus from Wels Magazinstraße to Linz/Donau Musiktheater hourly. Tickets cost €6–9 and the journey takes 54 min.
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wels Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wels Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wels Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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Bus from Wels Magazinstraße to Linz/Donau Musiktheater
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- Oberösterreichischer Verkehrsverbund
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Wels to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- €65–80
Gold Taxi Wels
- Phone
- +43 7242 3131
- Website
- goldtaxiwels.at
King Taxi KG
- Phone
- +43 7242 31301
- Website
- kingtaxi-wels.at
Radio Cab 3010
- Phone
- +43 7242 3010
- Website
- taxi3010.at
Taxi Wels 2024
- Phone
- +43 7242 2024
- Website
- taxi2024.at
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Booking & Getting There
Wels to Linz bus services, operated by Oberösterreichischer Verkehrsverbund, arrive at Linz/Donau Musiktheater station.
Wels to Linz train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Linz/Donau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wels to Linz is 28 km. It takes approximately 30 min to drive from Wels to Linz.
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