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Brussels → Linz

Linz → Brussels ⇄
6 a weekfastest 13h40SNCB, ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:37 → 08:53+1
    NJ 469 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Aachen, Cologne, Munich, Salzburg
    14h169 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 12 Oct, Mon 19 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 18:37 → 08:46+1
    NJ 469 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Aachen, Cologne, Munich, Salzburg
    14h099 stops
    Runs: Wed, Fri (some weeks)ÖBB ↗
  • 19:06 → 08:46+1
    NJ 469 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Aachen, Cologne, Munich, Salzburg
    13h4010 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, FriSNCB ↗
  • 19:06 → 08:53+1
    NJ 469 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Aachen, Cologne, Munich, Salzburg
    13h4711 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 12 Oct, Mon 19 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, be_sncb, de_delfi, de_rv) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 19:06, arrive 08:46

The plane is -7h24 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct13h51
  • To Brussel-Zuid1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 46913h40
Plane · nonstop BRU–VIE7h15
  • To Brussels (BRU)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BRU–VIE2h00
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From VIE3h05

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines.