There are 7 ways to get from Zug to Lienz by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhofbus 960X
9h 5m€106–248Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus FlixBus N882 / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhofbus 960X
9h 20m€90–135Drive 442 km
- Drive from Zug to Lienzcar 442 km
5h 30m€93–135Fly 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 Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter Seetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttiroltrain
8h 33m€218–554Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Fortezza to Lienztrain 400
10h 51m€106–260Train, bus via Bregenz
- Take the train from Zug to Weinfeldentrain S24
- Take the train from Weinfelden to Bregenztrain
- Take the train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhofbus
11h 21m€112–203Fly 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 San Candidobus
- Take the train from San Candido to Lienztrain
9h 51m€130–327
Zug to Lienz by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Lienz is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Lienz is to drive which takes 5h 30m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Zug station to Lienz. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Lienz Bahnhof via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße Ersatzhaltestelle and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Lienz. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Lienz via Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner and Fortezza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Zug and Lienz is 483 km. The road distance is 442 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Lienz without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 5m and costs €100 - €250.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Zug to Lienz, including transfers.
Zug to Lienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zug to Lienz train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zug to Lienz is to bus which takes 9h 20m and costs €90 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €260 and takes 10h 51m.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Lienz, Tyrol, Austria?
You can take a train from Zug to Lienz Bahnhof via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße Ersatzhaltestelle, and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Lienz via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, Fortezza/Franzensfes, and Fortezza in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €40–65
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- *
- €16–25
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttirol
- *
- €15–24
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €40–65
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Weinfelden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Spittal-Millstaetter See to Lienz In Osttirol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Bregenz to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Klagenfurt Hbf to Spittal-Millstaetter See
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–60
- Seating Carriage
- €16–19
- Phone
- +39 0471 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
Train from Fortezza to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €40–55
Train from San Candido to Lienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Sudtirol Alto Adige
- Standard
- €16–23
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Weinfelden to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Lienz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice to San Candido
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €146
Want to know more about travelling around Austria
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
Booking & Getting There
Zug to Lienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Zug to Lienz train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Lienz is 442 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Zug to Lienz.
Book your Zug to Lienz train tickets online with Omio.
There are 607+ hotels available in Lienz.

























































