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Hanover → Linz

Linz → Hanover ⇄
1 a dayfastest 10h37ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:42 → 08:19+1
    NJ 493 Night train
    Hannover Hbf → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Nuremberg, Munich, Salzburg
    10h376 stops
    Runs: Tue–Fri (some weeks)ÖBB ↗
  • 21:42 → 08:30+1
    NJ 493 Night train
    Hannover Hbf → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Nuremberg, Munich, Salzburg
    10h486 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 ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, 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 21:42, arrive 08:19

The plane is -4h06 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct10h47
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 49310h37
Plane · nonstop HAJ–VIE6h53
  • To Hannover (HAJ)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight HAJ–VIE1h40
  • 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.