Prague to Linz bus: 5 a day, fastest 3h40

5 a dayfastest 3h40FlixBus🇨🇿 Czechia → 🇦🇹 Austria

Direct buses · no change

PragueČeské BudějoviceČeský KrumlovFreistadtLinz· 198 km as the crow flies

07:00 → 10:40
FlixBus N881
Prague (Main Railway Station) → Linz Industriezeile · via České Budějovice
3h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:00 → 09:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:00 → 10:55
FlixBus 861
Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) → Linz Industriezeile · via České Budějovice, Český Krumlov
3h552 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:15 → 13:00
FlixBus 197
Prague (Main Railway Station) → Linz central train station (Wissensturm) · via České Budějovice, Český Krumlov, Freistadt
3h453 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:40 → 18:25
FlixBus 197
Prague (Main Railway Station) → Linz central train station (Wissensturm) · via České Budějovice, Český Krumlov
3h452 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook on FlixBus ↗
18:20 → 22:45
FlixBus N862
Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) → Linz Industriezeile · via Tábor, České Budějovice, Český Krumlov
4h254 stops
Runs: Daily until Sun 25 Oct, not Mon 19 Oct, Tue 20 OctBook on FlixBus ↗
21:55 → 01:40⁺¹
FlixBus N160
Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) → Linz Industriezeile · via České Budějovice
3h451 stop
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:45 → 03:25⁺¹
FlixBus 1308
Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) → Linz Industriezeile · via České Budějovice
3h401 stop
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:45 → 02:25+1)Book 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 (3h56). The bus takes 27 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h23

To Prague (Main Railway Station)12 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8813h40
From Linz Industriezeile16 min

Train · fastest direct3h56

To Praha hlavní nádraží1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 3313h45

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?

5 a daydirect trains, fastest 3h45

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Prague to Linz?

Yes. 5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Prague to Linz?

The fastest takes 3h40; the slowest 4h25, for 198 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:00 and the latest at 23:45, local time in Prague. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Prague to Linz?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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