Linz to České Budějovice runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:44 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €10.07 and €12.99, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 25m over 87 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€10.07 to €12.99
- 22%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Linz
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:44First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
České Dráhy runs this service and does not sell it here. Trainline takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Trainline lists departures for Linz to České Budějovice on your date, and you pay on their side.
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FlixBus runs this service and does not sell it here. Trainline takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Trainline lists departures for Linz to České Budějovice on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €12.28Tue15
- about €11.73Wed16
- about €10.63Thu17
- about €12.28Fri18
- about €11.73Sat19
- about €12.28Sun20
- about €10.07Mon21
- about €10.07Tue22
- about €10.07Wed23
- about €10.08Thu24
- about €10.08Fri25
- about €10.07Sat26
- about €10.07Sun27
- about €10.07Mon28
- about €10.07Tue29
- about €10.07Wed30
- about €10.07Thu1
- about €10.07Fri2
- about €10.07Sat3
- about €10.07Sun4
- about €10.07Mon5
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into České Budějovice. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in České Budějovice for the night the train gets in
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When to book Linz to České Budějovice
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0790 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0721 days
- €10.0714 days
- €10.077 days
- €10.633 days
- €12.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 22 percent. The most expensive point is €12.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Linz to České Budějovice and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
87 km
76 km as the crow flies, 14% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
204,846 → 93,426
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 87 km against 76 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Penzing, Passau, Salzburg, Pilsen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from JCL into České Budějovice is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in České Budějovice
Settled in advance, so the ride into České Budějovice costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
České Budějovice is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near České Budějovice railway station
Most of the points near České Budějovice railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Linz to České Budějovice
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Linz to České Budějovice?
The fastest journey from Linz to České Budějovice takes 1h 25m door to door, of which 42m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 39m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Linz to České Budějovice?
The cheapest fare from Linz to České Budějovice is €10.07, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €14.09. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Linz to České Budějovice?
The cheapest way from Linz to České Budějovice is by coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on September 21, 2026. That journey takes 1h 59m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Linz to České Budějovice?
The fastest way from Linz to České Budějovice is by train, at 1h 26m door to door. Only 42m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €12.99.
When should I book Linz to České Budějovice?
Fares from Linz to České Budějovice bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 22 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Linz to České Budějovice?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Linz to České Budějovice, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 14, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Linz to České Budějovice?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Linz to České Budějovice, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Linz to České Budějovice?
3 operators sell services from Linz to České Budějovice across 2 modes: České Dráhy, FlixBus, ÖBB-Personenverkehr. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Linz to České Budějovice?
43 percent of the services we sell from Linz to České Budějovice are direct. The rest connect at Penzing, Passau, Salzburg, Pilsen, with about 66 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Linz to České Budějovice produce?
Traveling from Linz to České Budějovice by coach produces about 2.3 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 2.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Linz to České Budějovice use?
Services from Linz to České Budějovice by train leave from Linz Hauptbahnhof and arrive at České Budějovice railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Linz to České Budějovice?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Linz to České Budějovice allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Linz to České Budějovice on September 14, 2026: 87 km of route against 76 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives České Budějovice a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of České Budějovice and across Czechia
Day trips that leave České Budějovice in the morning and cover a good part of Czechia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Linz reaches 105 places in 17 countries on services we hold, over distances from 69 to 3,418 km. České Budějovice reaches 53 places in 9 countries, from 76 to 1,875 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Linz
- 105Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 20Operators
Arriving in České Budějovice
Leaving České Budějovice
- 53Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 5Operators