There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12train Ice
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
12h 32m€127–382Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain Intercity
- Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
13h 49m€55–152Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Passau central train stationbus 1924
- Take the bus from Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Obere Donauländebus 670
16h 17m€102–150Drive 939.3 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Linzcar 939.3 km
8h 48m€174–251Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nordtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbftrain Nj / ...
16h 25m€217–331Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Linz Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane AMS - LNZ
7h 43m€191–426Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane AMS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 18m€151–480Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane AMS - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
6h 20m€128–331Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane AMS - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
8h 9m€157–402Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane AMS - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
9h 20m€105–335Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRU - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
9h 12m€176–389
Rotterdam to Linz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Linz is to train and night train which costs €55 - €160 and takes 13h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Linz is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €150 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Linz. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände via Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Linz. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Linz Hauptbahnhof via Rotterdam Alexander, Utrecht Centraal, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Muenchen Hbf and Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Linz is 1116 km. The road distance is 939.3 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Linz without a car is to train via Munich which takes 12h 32m and costs €120 - €390.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Rotterdam to Linz, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Linz train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Alexander station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Linz is to train via Munich which takes 12h 32m and costs €120 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €150 and takes 16h 17m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Linz Hauptbahnhof via Rotterdam Alexander, Utrecht Centraal, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, and Salzburg Hauptbahnhof in around 12h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände via Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer in around 16h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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 Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- 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 Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
- 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 Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Linz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- 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 Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- 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 (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
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Passau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 17 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
Bus from Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer to Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
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Rotterdam to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Passau central train station.
Rotterdam to Linz train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Linz is 939 km. It takes approximately 8h 48m to drive from Rotterdam to Linz.
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