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Linz → Aachen

Aachen → Linz ⇄
3 a weekfastest 12h11SNCBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 19:36 → 07:47+1
    NJ 448 Night train
    Linz Hbf (AT) → Aachen Hbf · via Salzburg, Munich, Cologne
    12h117 stops
    Runs: Tue, Thu, SunSNCB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (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 19:36, arrive 07:47

The plane is -5h49 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct12h21
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 44812h11
Plane · nonstop VIE–CGN8h10
  • To Vienna (VIE)3h05
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–CGN1h45
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From CGN1h30

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, Ryanair.