Linz

By train

Linz has hourly Intercity and Eurocity connections to Salzburg and Vienna, and from there to all important European capitals and major cities. Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB (http://www.oebb.at/) has online timetables and offers various ticketing options.The cheapest option from/to Vienna or Salzburg is the private Railway Westbahn (http://www.westbahn.at) with free WiFi on board.

By car

Linz is connected with Vienna, Salzburg, and Munich via the A1 Autobahn/motorway ; the Muehlviertel A7 Autobahn , and the south of Austria Graz (Styria, Klagenfurt Carinthia) via the A9 Autobahn. It is also connected to Germany via Passau. There are plans to extend a motorway north to the Czech Republic, but work is not expected to start until 2009. The best way to drive north is currently on the B125 Bundesstrasse/B-road.

By plane

The Blue Danube Airport of Linz is located outside the city, but there is a bus service to Linz from the airport, which takes about 20 minutes and costs around €3. A taxi costs around €25-30. You can also take the train to Horsching €1.80 and then the free shuttle bus to the airport from the railway station. Alternately, you can fly to the better-connected Vienna airport and take the train to Linz.

There are serveral connections with Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines from Munich, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Vienna to Linz.

By ship

All shipping-enterprises of Linz are listed here: (http://www.donauschifffah...) There is regular passenger boat service on the Danube from and to Vienna and Passau, Germany. A list of Austrian passenger services on the Danube can be found here: (http://www.schifffahrt.at...)