There are 11 ways to get from Hanover to Linz by train, bus, night train, 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 Munich
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain 961 / ...
8h 40m€93–315Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 37m€45–130Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Linz Industriezeilebus N881
12h 10m€70–110Drive 698.2 km
- Drive from Hanover to Linzcar 698.2 km
7h 32m€118–170Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Linz Hbftrain Nightjet
11h 11m€105–214Fly Hannover Airport to Linz Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane HAJ - LNZ
6h 55m€154–334Fly Hannover Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HAJ - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
5h 51m€136–362Fly Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HAJ - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
6h 59m€172–350Fly Hannover Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane HAJ - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 45m€215–360Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane HAM - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 24m€122–399Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRE - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
8h 8m€172–534
Hanover to Linz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Linz is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Linz is to fly and train which takes 5h 51m and costs €130 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hanover central bus station station and arriving at Linz Industriezeile. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 12h 10m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 37m.
The distance between Hanover and Linz is 873 km. The road distance is 698.2 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Linz without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 40m and costs €90 - €320.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Hanover to Linz, including transfers.
Hanover to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Linz is to train via Munich which takes 8h 40m and costs €90 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €150 - €340 and takes 6h 55m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf via München Hbf and Muenchen Hbf in around 8h 40m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hanover central bus station to Linz Industriezeile 5 times a week. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 12h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Linz Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Hannover Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Linz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
- 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
- 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
- €45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Hanover to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Hanover to Linz train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Linz is 698 km. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Hanover to Linz.
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