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Dortmund → Linz

Linz → Dortmund ⇄
1.2 a dayfastest 11h14ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:05 → 08:30+1
    NJ 40421 Night train
    Dortmund Hbf → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Nuremberg, Munich, Salzburg
    11h254 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 10 Oct, Sun 11 Oct, Mon 12 Oct, Sat 17 Oct, Sun 18 Oct…open data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 21:05 → 08:19+1
    NJ 40421 Night train
    Dortmund Hbf → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Nuremberg, Munich, Salzburg
    11h145 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, de_delfi, de_rv, nl_ovapi) 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 21:05, arrive 08:19

The plane is -4h31 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct11h24
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4042111h14
Plane · nonstop DUS–VIE7h55
  • To Düsseldorf (DUS)1h10
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight DUS–VIE1h50
  • 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, Eurowings.