There are 6 ways to get from Linz to Ljubljana by bus, train, night train, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Ljubljana bus stationbus N160 / ...
5h 53m€30–50Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbftrain 701 / ...
- Take the bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljanabus
6h 11m€296–543Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Linz/Donau Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
7h 37m€35–128Drive 333.8 km
- Drive from Linz to Ljubljanacar 333.8 km
4h 3m€56–81Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
6h 30m€39–171Train, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane VIE - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Ljubljana
5h 40m€232–545
Linz to Ljubljana by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Ljubljana is to bus which costs €30 - €50 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Ljubljana is to drive which takes 4h 3m and costs €55 - €85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Ljubljana bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Ljubljana. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Ljubljana via Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between Linz and Ljubljana is 368 km. The road distance is 333.8 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Ljubljana without a car is to bus which takes 5h 53m and costs €30 - €50.
The bus from Linz Industriezeile to Ljubljana bus station takes 5h 53m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Linz to Ljubljana bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Ljubljana train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Ljubljana is to bus which takes 5h 53m and costs €30 - €50. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €35 - €180 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Ljubljana, Slovenia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Ljubljana bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €30–50 and the journey takes 5h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ljubljana via Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf in around 6h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–94
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €90–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €25–30
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–33
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €270–460
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €270
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €153
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Ljubljana bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Linz to Ljubljana train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Ljubljana is 334 km. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Linz to Ljubljana.
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