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Linz → Liège

3 a weekfastest 13h14SNCBNight train

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  • 19:36 → 08:50+1
    NJ 448 Night train
    Linz Hbf (AT) → Liège-Guillemins · via Salzburg, Munich, Cologne, Aachen
    13h1410 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 08:50

The plane is -5h05 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct13h25
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 44813h14
  • From Liège-Guillemins1 min
Plane · nonstop VIE–BRU8h30
  • To Vienna (VIE)3h05
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–BRU2h00
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BRU1h35

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, Brussels Airlines.