There are 10 ways to get from Zug to Linz by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Mels
best- Take the train from Thalwil to Sarganstrain Ir35
- Take the train from Sargans to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
9h 2m€103–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Linz Industriezeilebus FlixBus N191 / ...
9h 54m€55–92Drive 536.7 km
- Drive from Zug to Linzcar 536.7 km
6h 14m€93–135Fly Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
6h 8m€123–291Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
9h 28m€99–171Train via Bregenz
- Take the train from Zug to Rapperswil SGtrain S5
- Take the train from Rapperswil SG to St. Margrethen SGtrain S4
- Take the train from Bregenz to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx
10h 37m€130–313Fly Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
7h 14m€167–400Fly Zurich Airport to Graz Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
8h 24m€190–445Train to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Rorschachtrain
- Fly from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ACH - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
7h 48m€304–642Fly Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
9h 35m€141–355
Zug to Linz by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Linz is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Linz is to fly and train which takes 6h 8m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zug station to Linz. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Linz Industriezeile via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Linz. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf via Thalwil and Sargans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Zug and Linz is 600 km. The road distance is 536.7 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Linz without a car is to train via Mels which takes 9h 2m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Zug to Linz, including transfers.
Zug to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zug to Linz train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, depart from Thalwil station.
The best way to get from Zug to Linz is to train via Mels which takes 9h 2m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €95 and takes 9h 54m.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Zug to Linz/Donau Hbf via Thalwil and Sargans in around 9h 2m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile once daily. Tickets cost €40–70 and the journey takes 8h 19m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- peoples.ch
Flights from Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–460
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Thalwil to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Rapperswil SG to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Thalwil to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Rapperswil SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Rorschach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €70–110
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €85–130
Train from Bregenz to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €70–110
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Bregenz to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Zug to Linz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Linz Industriezeile station.
Zug to Linz train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Linz is 537 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Zug to Linz.
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