Budapest to Linz bus: 2.9 a day, fastest 5h15

2.9 a dayfastest 5h15☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇦🇹 Austria

Direct buses · no change

BudapestBratislavaViennaLinz· 366 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 07:20
FlixBus N191 ☾ Overnight
Budapest Népliget bus station → Linz Industriezeile · via Vienna
5h352 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 06:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:15 → 13:55
FlixBus 882
Budapest Népliget bus station → Linz Industriezeile · via Vienna
5h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
11:30 → 17:45
FlixBus N3273
Budapest Népliget bus station → Linz Industriezeile · via Bratislava, Vienna
6h152 stops
Runs: Only Sat 24 Oct, Sat 31 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 14 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
21:15 → 02:30⁺¹
FlixBus 091
Budapest Népliget bus station → Linz Industriezeile · via Győr
5h151 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (4h24). The bus takes 1h43 longer.

Bus · fastest direct6h07

To Budapest Népliget bus station21 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 0915h15
From Linz Industriezeile16 min

Train · fastest direct4h24

To Budapest-Keleti1 min
Before departure10 min
RJX 604h13

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

6 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h13

MÁV. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Budapest to Linz nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Linz?

Yes. 2.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Budapest to Linz?

The fastest takes 5h15; the slowest 6h15, for 366 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:45 and the latest at 21:15, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Budapest to Linz?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 01:45 arriving 07:20.

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