There are 10 ways to get from Linz to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or night train
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Fly from Linz Airport
best- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LNZ - MAD
7h 45m€195–357Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VIE - MAD
7h 15m€81–243Train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
21h 56m€338–995Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Lyonbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
33h 15m€189–328Drive 2,091.2 km
- Drive from Linz to Madridcar 2,091.2 km
21h 37m€338–488Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SZG - MAD
8h 28m€118–375Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MUC - MAD
8h 41m€132–328Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PRG - MAD
9h 56m€110–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Padovatrain Nj
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
38h 58m€178–317Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Linz/Donau Hbf to Padovanighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
39h 52m€160–274
Linz to Madrid by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Madrid is to train and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Madrid is to train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Estación Sur de Autobuses via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via München Hbf, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 56m.
The distance between Linz and Madrid is 1672 km. The road distance is 2091.2 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Madrid without a car is to train which takes 21h 56m and costs €330 - €1000.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Linz to Madrid, including transfers.
Linz to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Madrid train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs €190 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €1000 and takes 21h 56m, you could also bus, which costs €180 - €330 and takes 33h 15m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Madrid, Spain?
DAT Danish Air Transport, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 21h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- 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
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- *
- €40–60
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- €40–65
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Night train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Linz to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Linz to Madrid train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Madrid is 2091 km. It takes approximately 21h 37m to drive from Linz to Madrid.
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