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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Budapest to Linz is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
4 h 3 m
Average
4 h 8 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
366 km
Of the 5 trains that leave Budapest for Linz every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 226 miles (365 km) | |
Average train duration | 4 h 32 min | |
Average train ticket price | $81 (€70) | |
Train frequency | 6 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 6 direct trains a day | |
Train companies | ÖBB, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | Regionalzug or ÖBB | Euro City (EC) |
Trains from Budapest to Linz cover the 226 miles (365 km) long trip taking on average 4 h 32 min with our travel partners like ÖBB, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | Regionalzug or ÖBB | Euro City (EC). Normally, there are 6 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $81 (€70), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $53 (€46). Travelers depart most frequently from Budapest-Déli and arrive in Linz Hbf.
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Travel between Budapest, Hungary and Linz, Austria by train is: Unrestricted.
International entry status: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Hungary
Conditions of entry:
When traveling in Austria, you must follow these COVID-19 safety rules:
The information above was last checked on 3/8/23. This can change before your date of travel so please review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train between Budapest and Linz before traveling.
The current restriction level for your return trip by train from Linz to Budapest is: Unrestricted
Reentry to Hungary is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Austria
What are the requirements?
The government of Hungary has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 3/8/23. We do our best to keep this information up to date, but regulations can change so please double check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations ahead of your train to Budapest from Linz here.
There are a few train stations in Budapest to start your journey from including Budapest-Déli, Budapest Keleti and Budapest-Kelenföld. In Linz you have a few train station options to choose from for your arrival including Linz Hbf, Linz/Donau Urfahr and Linz/Donau Wegscheid Bahnhof.
Omio customers traveling this route depart most frequently from Budapest-Déli and arrive in Linz Hbf.
Passengers booking this trip most frequently board their trains from Budapest-Déli and need to travel around 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the city center to get to this train station.
Passengers arriving in Linz most often arrive at Linz Hbf and need to travel around 2 miles (3.2 km) from this train station to the city center.
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