Travel Information to Linz from Salzburg
| 108 km | |
| Coach or train | |
| €1 - €10 | |
| Train • €10 • 1 h 6 min | |
| Train • €10 • 1 h 6 min | |
| FlixBus or Westbahn |
Take a coach or train to travel 108 km to Linz from Salzburg. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are FlixBus or Westbahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Salzburg to Linz.
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How to get from Salzburg to Linz by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Salzburg to Linz is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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There are 2 travel options from Salzburg to Linz: coach or train.
The cheapest way to go to Linz from Salzburg is by taking a train, which costs on average €10.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Salzburg to Linz:
A train is €1 less than a coach for this trip with tickets for a coach from Salzburg to Linz costing on average €1.
The quickest way to travel from Salzburg to Linz is by train, which takes on average 1 h 6 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Getting to Linz by coach takes 1 h 30 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 108 km from Salzburg to Linz.
The average frequency per day from Salzburg to Linz is:
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 38 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Salzburg to Linz as scheduled services by coach or train can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Salzburg to Linz:
- Trains mostly leave from Salzburg Hbf and tend to arrive in Linz Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Salzburg to Linz:
- Travel with FlixBus or Union Ivkoni - Unibus to go to Linz by coach. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FlixBus Salzburg to Linz tickets on Omio for €32.
- Travel with Westbahn, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB, ÖBB | S-Bahn, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Deutsche Bahn to go to Linz by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find ÖBB Salzburg to Linz tickets on Omio for €10.
Yes, there are direct routes from Salzburg to Linz with the following travel companies:
- You can check for a direct coach to Linz with Union Ivkoni - Unibus with 5 direct coaches per day.
- You'll find 37 direct trains a day to Linz with Westbahn, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Deutsche Bahn.
Direct services to Linz tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.
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