There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Brienz by train, bus, 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
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain Lix / ...
9h 55mCHF 116–171Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 882 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ostbus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
11h 19mCHF 65–88Drive 621.6 km
- Drive from Linz to Brienzcar 621.6 km
7h 6mCHF 110–159Fly Linz Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LNZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain
9h 10mCHF 298–543Train via Kufstein
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufsteintrain Rjx
- Take the train from Kufstein to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain Lix / ...
11h 4mCHF 97–201Train via Hohenems
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hohenemstrain 730 / ...
- Take the train from Altstätten SG to Wattwiltrain S4
- Take the train from Wattwil to Luzerntrain Vae
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain Lix / ...
13h 19mCHF 154–238Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain
9hCHF 162–359Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain
8h 35mCHF 150–344Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
8h 58mCHF 111–402Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
9h 23mCHF 168–467Train to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzerntrain
- Take the train from Luzern to Brienztrain
10h 21mCHF 210–514
Linz to Brienz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Brienz is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 90 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Brienz is to drive which takes 7h 6m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Brienz. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Brienz West, Bahnhof/Hauptstr. via Zürich HB Schweizerhof and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Brienz. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Brienz via Zürich HB and Luzern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 55m.
The distance between Linz and Brienz is 704 km. The road distance is 621.6 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Brienz without a car is to train which takes 9h 55m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Linz to Brienz, including transfers.
Linz to Brienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Brienz train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Brienz is to train which takes 9h 55m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 90 and takes 11h 19m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Brienz, Canton of Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Brienz via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Luzern in around 9h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Brienz West, Bahnhof/Hauptstr. via Zurich Bus Station, Zürich HB Schweizerhof, and Interlaken Ost, Bahnhof in around 11h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–490
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–420
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–490
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–420
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–490
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Zurich Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 75–110
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufstein
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Kufstein to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 45–70
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Luzern to Brienz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- Zentralbahn
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hohenems
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Altstätten SG to Wattwil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Wattwil to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Altstätten SG to Wattwil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–18
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 15–18
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Shuttler
Bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Bahnhof Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- Shuttler
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Brienz bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Linz to Brienz train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Brienz is 622 km. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Linz to Brienz.
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