How do you combine Linz and Salzburg?
Yes. Linz and Salzburg combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow a full day in Linz and a full day in Salzburg, around 2 days in total.
How the two connect
Linz and Salzburg are only about 108 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Linz is Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ), about 11 km away; for Salzburg it is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 3 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Linz
- a full day
- Salzburg
- a full day
- Together
- 2 days · about 108 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Linz
- Family Tour of Linz's Old Town, Pöstlingberg and Grottenbahn
- Linz harbour tour by boat
- KZ Mauthausen Private Trip from Linz
- Linz Highlights Audio Guide and Self Guided Tour
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.