There are 6 ways to get from Trieste to Linz by train, bus, night train, car, shuttle, 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 Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx / ...
6h 50m€64–175Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Udine to Linz/Donau Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 48m€40–126Bus via Maribor
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Linz Industriezeilebus N881
6h 52m€304–491Drive 422 km
- Drive from Trieste to Linzcar 422 km
4h 53m€76–110Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Linz Industriezeilebus N862 / ...
7h 10m€40–70Shuttle, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane KLU - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbftrain
5h 52m€334–699
Trieste to Linz by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Linz is to bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Linz is to drive which takes 4h 53m and costs €75 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trieste and arriving at Linz Industriezeile. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Linz. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Linz/Donau Hbf via Villach Hbf and Salzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 50m.
The distance between Trieste and Linz is 491 km. The road distance is 422 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Linz without a car is to train which takes 6h 50m and costs €60 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Trieste to Linz, including transfers.
Trieste to Linz bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
Trieste to Linz train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Linz is to train which takes 6h 50m and costs €60 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Maribor, which costs €300 - €500 and takes 6h 52m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Linz, Austria?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Linz/Donau Hbf via Villach Hbf and Salzburg Hbf in around 6h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste Centrale to Linz Industriezeile via Maribor, Bus Station and Maribor bus station in around 6h 52m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- *
- €30–45
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- *
- €17–26
Train from Flughafen Wien to Linz/Donau Hbf
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- 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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Udine to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–98
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–98
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €270–460
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Linz Industriezeile
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Trieste to Linz bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Trieste to Linz train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Linz is 422 km. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Trieste to Linz.
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