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Linz is situated 180 km from Vienna and 140 km from Salzburg and can be reached easily by train or plane. If there is no direct flight available, we recommend booking a connecting flight to Linz which is usually cheaper and more comfortable than changing to a train. If you have not yet booked a connecting flight, you can travel Linz as follows:
Via Vienna
There are regular bus transfers from Vienna Airport to the train station “Westbahnhof“ where trains to Linz leave hourly. The travel time from Vienna “Westbahnhof” to Linz is approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Via Salzburg
Bus Nr. 77, departing from the Salzburg Airport every fifteen minutes, takes you directly to the main train station in Salzburg. Trains to Linz depart hourly and the estimated travel time is approximately 1 1/2 hours.
From Linz Airport (Hörsching) to the university
Linz Airport is situated a few kilometers outside of Linz. Between 6 am and 7 pm a shuttle bus departs every full hour to the main train station in Linz (Monday to Friday). The cost is € 2,50 (tickets available in the bus) and the travel time is about twenty minutes. For information see
http://www.flughafen-linz.at > Service > Anreise. In order to get to the university, take the bus to “Goethekreuzung” and change to tram line 1 or 2 in the direction of “Universität”, and get off at the last stop.
Another (easier) alternative is to travel by taxi, either to the main train station of Linz (costs about € 22) or directly to the university or the hall of residence (about € 26).
From the main train station to the university
The most convenient way to get to the university or the hall of residence is by taxi. However, the university can be also easily reached by public transportation.
At the second level of the train station there is a tram stop for lines 1, 2 and 3 (tickets can be purchased for € 1.70 directly at each stop). Take line 1 or 2 in the direction to “Universität–Auhof”. The journey to the last stop “Universität” takes approximately 30 minutes. From there, cross the street, ”Altenbergerstrasse“, to get to the university.
Pickup Service
On request exchange students can be picked up from the train station or the airport Linz by a student representative of the REFI organization. If you would like to make use of this service, please send the exact time and place of your arrival to the REFI no later than a week before arrival (register at: http://refi.oeh.uni-linz.ac.at/at/aboutme.html).
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