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Linz → Dortmund

Dortmund → Linz ⇄
1 a dayfastest 10h44ÖBBNight train

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  • 20:04 → 06:48+1
    NJ 40490 Night train
    Linz Hbf (AT) → Dortmund Hbf · via Salzburg, Munich, Nuremberg
    10h445 stops
    Runs: Fri–Sun (some weeks)ÖBB ↗
  • 20:04 → 07:51+1
    NJ 40490 Night train
    Linz Hbf (AT) → Dortmund Hbf · via Salzburg, Munich, Nuremberg
    11h475 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 19 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 20:04 → 06:50+1
    NJ 40490 Night train
    Linz Hbf (AT) → Dortmund Hbf · via Salzburg, Munich, Nuremberg
    10h465 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Thu 1 Oct, Fri 2 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 06:48

The plane is -3h01 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct10h54
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4049010h44
Plane · nonstop VIE–DUS7h55
  • To Vienna (VIE)3h05
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–DUS1h50
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From DUS1h10

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.