There are 10 ways to get from Winterthur to Linz by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Bregenz
best- Take the train from Winterthur to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
7h 16m€102–209Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Winterthur to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 141
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Linz Industriezeilebus FlixBus 882 / ...
9h 10m€45–72Drive 504.9 km
- Drive from Winterthur to Linzcar 504.9 km
5h 15m€106–154Fly Zurich Airport to Linz Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane ZRH - LNZ
7h 4m€279–565Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
8h 5m€85–135Fly 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/Donau Hbftrain
5h 37m€116–300Fly 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/Donau Hbftrain
6h 35m€142–351Train to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Winterthur to Rorschachtrain
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ACH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
6h 18m€382–567Fly Zurich Airport to Graz Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
7h 36m€181–498Fly Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
9h 10m€108–299
Winterthur to Linz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Linz is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Linz is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Winterthur to Linz. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Linz Industriezeile via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Winterthur to Linz. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf via Bregenz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
The distance between Winterthur and Linz is 603 km. The road distance is 504.9 km.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Linz without a car is to train via Bregenz which takes 7h 16m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Winterthur to Linz, including transfers.
Winterthur to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Winterthur station.
Winterthur to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Winterthur station.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Linz is to train via Bregenz which takes 7h 16m and costs €100 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €75 and takes 9h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €270 - €600 and takes 7h 4m.
What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Winterthur to Linz/Donau Hbf via Bregenz in around 7h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Winterthur to Linz Industriezeile via Munich central bus station in around 9h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Linz Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- 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
- €350–480
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–480
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–460
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Train from Winterthur to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Winterthur to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Bregenz to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €70–110
Train from Zuerich Hb to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €80–120
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bregenz to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Winterthur to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €16–20
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Winterthur to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Munich central bus station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Winterthur to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Winterthur to Linz train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bregenz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winterthur to Linz is 505 km. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Winterthur to Linz.
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