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Linz → Amsterdam

Amsterdam → Linz ⇄
1 a weekfastest 14h16ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:04 → 10:20+1
    NJ 40490 Night train
    Linz Hbf (AT) → Amsterdam Centraal · via Salzburg, Munich, Nuremberg, Dortmund
    14h1611 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Fri 23 Oct…ÖBB ↗

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 20:04, arrive 10:20

The plane is -8h49 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct14h26
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4049014h16
Plane · nonstop VIE–AMS7h15
  • To Vienna (VIE)3h05
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–AMS2h05
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From AMS15 min

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, KLM.