Hamburg ▸ Linz
Linz ▸ Hamburg ⇄1.6 a dayfastest 12h20☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria
Direct buses · no change
HamburgBremenHanoverHildesheimBrunswickMagdeburgLinz· 656 km as the crow flies
- 13:20 → 01:40+1FlixBus N160Hamburg central bus station → Linz Industriezeile · via Berlin, Dresden, Prague, České Budějovice12h206 stopsRuns: Wed to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
- 19:00 → 10:40+1FlixBus N881 ☾ OvernightHamburg central bus station → Linz Industriezeile · via Bremen, Hanover, Hildesheim, Brunswick…15h409 stopsRuns: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:00 → 09:40+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.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Hamburg to Linz?
Yes. 1.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Hamburg to Linz?
The fastest takes 12h20; the slowest 15h40, for 656 km as the crow flies.
When do the buses leave?
The earliest leaves at 13:20 and the latest at 19:00, local time in Hamburg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.
Is there a night bus from Hamburg to Linz?
Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 19:00 arriving 10:40 the next morning.