There are 9 ways to get from Linz to Craiova by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIE - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
9h 15m$91–306Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz to Devabus
- Take the train from Deva to Craiovatrain Deva - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
21h 8m$48–163Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Linz/Donau Hbf to Budapest-Keletinighttrain En
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
17h 23m$55–64Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus 1291 / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbus 1924
18h 10m$103–156Drive 1,041.2 km
- Drive from Linz to Craiovacar 1,041.2 km
11h 28m$196–283Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MUC - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrombus
11h 35m$151–411Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sibiu, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sibiu (SBZ)plane VIE - SBZ
- Take the train from Sibiu to Craiovatrain
12h 14m$166–559Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
16h 23m$83–301Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiovatrain Ic
18h 24m$95–190
Linz to Craiova by night train and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Craiova is to night train and train which costs $55 - $65 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Craiova is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 15m and costs $90 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Craiova. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Craiova via Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 23m.
The distance between Linz and Craiova is 1271 km. The road distance is 1041.2 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Craiova without a car is to night train and train which takes 17h 23m and costs $55 - $65.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Linz to Craiova, including transfers.
Linz to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Craiova train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Craiova is to bus which takes 18h 10m and costs $100 - $160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $90 - $190 and takes 18h 24m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Craiova, Romania?
You can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord via Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) in around 18h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Craiova via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti in around 18h 24m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- $35–55
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- $30–50
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–27
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Sibiu to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–23
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Deva to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +4-021-312.03.45
- Website
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Craiova Benzinaria Petrom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- comantotrans.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Linz to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–140
- Schedules at
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Craiova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Craiova is 1h ahead of Linz. It is currently 9:47 PM in Linz and 10:47 PM in Craiova.
Linz to Craiova train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Craiova is 1041 km. It takes approximately 11h 28m to drive from Linz to Craiova.
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