Why go
- Statutory city in Upper Austria, Austria.
- Served by Linz Airport (LNZ).
History
Linz is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, 30 km (19 mi) south of the border with Czechia. As of 1 January 2024, the city has a population of 214,064. It is the seventh-largest of all cities on the river Danube.
Where to stay
Hauptpl. 19, 4020 Linz, Austria · hotelwolfinger.at
Stifterstraße 4, Domplatz 5, 4020 Linz, Austria · hotelamdomplatz.at
Herrenstraße 11, 4020 Linz, Austria · linz-hotel.at
Gesellenhausstraße 5, 4020 Linz, Austria · kolpinghaus.at
Steingasse 6, 4020 Linz, Austria · leonardo-hotels.de
Gesellenhausstraße 1/7, 4020 Linz, Austria · hotel-kolping.at
Prinz-Eugen-Straße 12, 4020 Linz, Austria · dormero.de
Humboldtstraße 28, 4020 Linz, Austria · hotelsoftware.at
Untere Donaulände 9, 4020 Linz, Austria · nike.arcotel.com
Fiedlerstraße 6, 4040 Linz, Austria · arte-hotels.at
Weingartshofstraße 40, 4020 Linz, Austria · hotel-lokomotive.at
Weißenwolffstraße 33, 4020 Linz, Austria · hotel-bb.com
Goethestraße 14, 4020 Linz, Austria · wildermann.cc
Margarethen 17, 4020 Linz, Austria · gasthofrothmayr.at
Am Winterhafen 13, 4020 Linz, Austria · linz.twhotels.at
Hauptstraße 56/UG, 4040 Linz, Austria · goldeneradler.at
Museumstraße 5, 4020 Linz, Austria · art-inn.at
Schillerstraße 52, 4020 Linz, Austria · cityhotel.at
Wankmüllerhofstraße 37, 4020 Linz, Austria · all.accor.com
Baumbachstraße 17, 4020 Linz, Austria · domhotel.at
Graben 24, 4020 Linz, Austria · mamamuh.at
Europapl. 2, 4020 Linz, Austria · marriott.com
Hessenpl. 16/18, 4020 Linz, Austria · radissonhotels.com
Rainerstraße 2-4, 4020 Linz, Austria · radissonhotels.com
Schillerstraße 48, 4020 Linz, Austria · limehome.com
Turmstraße 3, 4020 Linz, Austria · hotel-turmfalke.at
Hauptpl. 10/11, 4020 Linz, Austria · motel-one.com
Restaurants & places to go
Restaurant · Das Restaurant mit der wunderbaren Aussicht auf Linz Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access Wikipedia:… · poestlingberg.at
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 10:00-14:00,18:00-23:00;Fr-Sa 18:00-24:00;Su 10:00-14:00,18:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating Wikipedia:… · fischerhaeusl.at
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-24:00 Features: step-free access Wikipedia: de:Pizza Mann & Schnitzelhaus · pizzamann.at
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-22:00; Su,PH 09:00-19:00; Apr-Sep Su,PH 09:00-20:00 Features: step-free access · 16 Promenade, Linz, 4020 · cafe-traxlmayr.at
Sandwich, Cafe · Café mit Snackverkauf und Internetzugang Opening hours: Oct-Jun Mo-Th 08:00-15:00; Oct-Jun Fr 08:00-14:00 Features: step-free access · 69… · mensen.at
Barbecue, Restaurant · Küche nur bis 22:00h täglich geöffnet Opening hours: Mo-Th 17:00-00:00; Fr, Sa 11:00-00:00; Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating,… · jack-the-ripperl.at
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-24:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 47c Industriezeile, Linz, 4020 · burgerking.at
Local, Pizza, Restaurant · Hausmannskost · 55 Paschinger Straße, Leonding, 4060 · askoestubn-leonding.sta.io
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:00-23:00; Th-Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · losteria.net
Seafood, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su,PH off Features: takeaway, step-free access, air conditioning · 35a Landstraße, Linz, 4020 · nordsee.com
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · noodleking.at
Austrian, Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 09:00-18:00 · 22 Herrenstraße, Linz, 4020 · linzertorte.at
French, Italian, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 18:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · 11 Rudolfstraße, Linz, 4040 · urbanides.at
Salad, Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00 Features: takeaway, vegan options, step-free access · deananddavid.de
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; PH off Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · nosh-linz.at
Arab, Grill, Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating · 32 Landstraße, Linz, 4020 · ayamzaman.rest
Breakfast, Cake, Middle Eastern, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · 19… · schadzi.at
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-14:30,18:00-22:00; Su,PH 11:00-14:30 · swagatindianrestaurant.at
Uzbek, Russian, Usbekisch, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We,Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-24:00 Features: delivery, step-free access · 1-3 Paul-Hahn-Straße,…
Chinese, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Fr 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · mrwen-uni.at
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:00-22:00 · 224 Dauphinestraße, Linz, 4030 · altebrueckemostar.at
Fish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo 14:00-21:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · annabelle-friends.eatbu.com
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: We,Th 16:00-22:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-14:30,17:00-22:30; Su 11:30-15:00; PH off · 40 Mariahilfgasse, Linz, 4020 · aris-linz.at
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-14:30,17:30-22:30 Features: delivery, step-free access · 31 Freistädter Straße, Linz, 4020 · asahii-linz.jimdo.com
Asian, Sushi, Chinese, Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-15:00,17:00-22:30 · 19-21 Gruberstraße, Linz, 4020 · restaurant-mrji.at
German, Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00 Features: step-free access · 19 Dauphinestraße, Linz, 4060 · atrio-restaurant.at
Belgian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-24:00 Features: step-free access · 14 Hofgasse, Linz, 4020 · barokbelgie.at
Scandinavian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 11:30-14:00; Tu-Th 11:30-14:00,17:30-21:00; Fr 11:30-14:30,17:30-21:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1 Klammstraße,… · beimhannes.com
Serbian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 9 Seeweg, Linz, 4040 · bellevuerestaurant.at
Sushi, Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 11:30-14:30,17:00-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-14:30, 16:30-22:00; Su 11:30-14:30,16:30-21:00 · 7, Linz, 4030 · benthanhkitchen.at
Levantine, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 15:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · bigjoe.at
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 5 Krankenhausstraße, Linz, 4020 · cafe-antonia.jimdosite.com
Kebab, Pizza, Thai, Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00 Features: delivery, halal · 7 Prinz-Eugen-Straße, Linz, 4020 · cejnurfa.at
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00 Features: vegan options · charmanterelefant.at
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 11 Marienstraße, Linz, 4020 · coconutrestaurant.at
Korean, Hotpot, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00 · 20a Klammstraße, Linz, 4020 · klammstrasse20a.com
Buschenschank, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Fr 15:00-22:00, Sa 11:00-22:00, Su 11:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 35 Daffingerstraße,… · diebuschenschank.at
Sausage, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 4s Aubrunnerweg, Linz, 4040 · die-obelisk.at
Ice Cream, Ice Cream · Opening hours: Apr-Sep: Su-Th 09:00-21:00; Apr-Sep: Fr,Sa 09:00-23:00; Oct-Mar: Mo-Su,PH off Features: vegan options, step-free access · eisdieler.at
Polish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating · 4 Hafenstraße, Linz, 4020 · goscinna-chata.at
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Th 10:00-13:00 · 5 Einsteinstraße, Linz, 4020 · zentrum-muldenstrasse.at
Pastry, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-14:00 Features: vegetarian options · naturbackstube.at
Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, air conditioning · heuschober.at
Meatloaf, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 08:00-22:00 Features: vegetarian options, step-free access · leberkaspepi.at
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-14:30, 17:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, step-free access · 1… · lily-kitchen.at
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Airports
Linz Airport (LNZ) 9.8 km to the centre
Flughafenstraße 1, 4063 Hörsching, Austria — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 6 airlines (Austrian Airlines, Air Berlin, Lufthansa Cargo, Niki…) · direct flights to 8 destinations incl. Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca, Antalya… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 6 airlines, 8 direct destinations
- Austrian Airlines OS (Dash 8-400, Embraer 190, CRJ-700, D38) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt*, Vienna*
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (Dash 8-400, CRJ-700, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt
- Niki HG (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 2 routes: Antalya, Salzburg
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 1 route: London
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Linz-East Glider Field 3.8 km to the centre
Linz, 4, AT
Hofkirchen Airfield 18 km to the centre
Hofkirchen, 4, AT
Wels Airfield 22 km to the centre
Wels, 4, AT
Eferding Airfield 22 km to the centre
Pupping, 4, AT
Freistadt Airfield 26 km to the centre
Freistadt, 4, AT
Getting there by ferry
Landing place Linz - Nibelungen
Ferry terminal · 1 km from the centre
Landing place Linz - Castle
Ferry terminal · 1 km from the centre
Landing place Linz - Lentos Museum
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre
Donaubus Anlegestelle
Ferry terminal · 1.2 km from the centre
Landing place Linz - Brucknerhaus
Ferry terminal · 1.2 km from the centre
Schiffsanlegestelle
Ferry terminal · 1.4 km from the centre
Kreuzfahrt Süd-Ost
Ferry route
Donaubus Ottensheim–Linz
Ferry route
Drahtseilbrücke Ottensheim
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Linz Airport (LNZ); 8 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: LNZ has direct flights to 8 destinations on 6 airlines (incl. Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca, Antalya…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Landing place Linz - Nibelungen, 1 km); routes include Kreuzfahrt Süd-Ost, Donaubus Ottensheim–Linz, Drahtseilbrücke Ottensheim.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Linz, Austria. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Rail operator
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter · Cessna Citation Mustang · Europe's largest light-jet charter fleet; short hops between European cities and resorts.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.