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Nuremberg → Linz

Linz → Nuremberg ⇄
1.2 a dayfastest 4h11ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 03:21 → 08:19
    NJ 493 Night train
    Nürnberg Hbf → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Munich, Salzburg
    4h582 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗
  • 03:21 → 08:30
    NJ 493 Night train
    Nürnberg Hbf → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Munich, Salzburg
    5h092 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 11 Oct, Mon 12 Oct, Tue 13 Oct, Sun 18 Oct, Mon 19 Oct…open data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 04:08 → 08:19
    NJ 493 Night train
    Nürnberg Hbf → Linz Hbf (AT) · via Munich, Salzburg
    4h112 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Octopen 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, nl_ovapi) 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

The train wins by 4h08
Train · fastest direct4h22
  • To Nürnberg Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4934h11
Plane · nonstop MUC–VIE8h30
  • To Munich (MUC)2h25
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight MUC–VIE1h10
  • 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, Lufthansa.