Linz to Prague bus: 5.1 a day, fastest 3h45

5.1 a dayfastest 3h45FlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇨🇿 Czechia

Direct buses · no change

LinzČeský KrumlovČeské BudějoviceTáborPrague· 198 km as the crow flies

01:55 → 05:45
FlixBus 1308
Linz Industriezeile → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via České Budějovice
3h501 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:55 → 04:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
04:50 → 08:45
FlixBus N160
Linz Industriezeile → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via České Budějovice
3h551 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:50 → 07:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:00 → 12:05
FlixBus 197
Linz central train station (Wissensturm) → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via Český Krumlov, České Budějovice
4h052 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:20 → 13:55
FlixBus N862
Linz Industriezeile → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, Tábor
4h354 stops
Runs: Daily until Tue 27 Oct, not Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 OctThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 08:20 → 12:55)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:15 → 18:20
FlixBus 197
Linz central train station (Wissensturm) → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via Freistadt, Český Krumlov, České Budějovice
4h053 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:30 → 18:35
FlixBus 197
Linz central train station (Wissensturm) → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via Freistadt, Český Krumlov, České Budějovice
4h053 stops
Runs: Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
16:55 → 20:55
FlixBus 861
Linz Industriezeile → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via Český Krumlov, České Budějovice
4h002 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:05 → 02:50⁺¹
FlixBus N881
Linz Industriezeile → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via České Budějovice
3h451 stop
Runs: Wed to SunBook 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 33 min longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h29

To Linz Industriezeile16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8813h45
From Prague (Main Railway Station)13 min

Train · fastest direct3h56

Before departure10 min
EC 3363h45
From Praha hlavní nádraží1 min

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 Linz to Prague?

Yes. 5.1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Linz to Prague?

The fastest takes 3h45; the slowest 4h35, for 198 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:55 and the latest at 23:05, local time in Linz. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Linz to Prague?

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

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