There are 9 ways to get from Winterthur to Linz by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Winterthur to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
7h 17m€80–120Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Winterthur to Munich central bus stationbus 141
- Take the bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stopbus Arda-Tur
9h 10m€33–56Night train
- Take the night train from Winterthur to Linz Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h€190–340Drive 504.9 km
- Drive from Winterthur to Linzcar 504.9 km
5h 14m€87–125Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Winterthur to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Linz Hbftrain Rjx
8h 37m€68–177Fly 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 50m€103–267Fly Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
6h 40m€145–318Train 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 Hbftrain
6h 31m€254–500Fly 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 Hbftrain
9h 10m€88–230
Winterthur to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Linz is to bus which costs €30 - €60 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Linz is to drive which takes 5h 14m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Winterthur to Linz. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop via Munich Hackerbrücke. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Winterthur and arriving at Linz Hbf. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 17m.
The distance between Winterthur and Linz is 596 km. The road distance is 504.9 km.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Linz without a car is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs €80 - €120.
The train from Winterthur to Linz Hbf takes 7h 17m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Winterthur to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Winterthur station.
Winterthur to Linz train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Winterthur station.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Linz is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs €80 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Linz, Austria?
Railjet operates a train from Winterthur to Linz Hbf 3 times a day. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 7h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Winterthur to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop via Munich central bus station and Munich Hackerbrücke in around 9h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- 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
- €230–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Train from Winterthur to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €80–120
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
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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Winterthur to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €16–20
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- 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
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Winterthur to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Munich Hackerbrücke to Linz Industriezeile Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Winterthur to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Winterthur to Linz train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Linz Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winterthur to Linz is 505 km. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Winterthur to Linz.
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