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Linz
Statutory city in Upper Austria, Austria

Linz

Linz is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Linz

Linz has its own international airport, the Blue Danube Airport in Horsching just outside the city of Linz, but it sees very little international traffic. Austrian Airlines flies from Blue Danube Airport to Vienna and Düsseldorf and Lufthansa to Frankfurt, where you can connect to Lufthansa Group's extensive global flight network. Ryanair offers frequent low-fare flights to London-Stansted.

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    Blue Danube Airport
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    Linz Hauptbahnhof
See

Worth seeing

When strolling through the heart of the city, one can literally sense its history. The lanes of the old town, which lies directly at the foot of the castle, communicate the feeling of past ages. Splendid town residences and chapter houses are worthy of closer scrutiny, as are the many inner courtyards hidden discretely behind arched gates.

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    New Cathedral
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    Old Cathedral
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    Pöstlingbergkirche
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    St Martin's Church
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    Parish church Christ the King
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    Trinity Column
Do

Things to do

Football: LASK - Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub - play soccer in the Austrian Bundesliga, the top tier. Their home ground is Raiffeisen Arena (capacity 19,000) two km south of city centre. FC Blau-Weiß Linz were relegated in 2026 so they play in Second League, the second tier. They play at Donauparkstadion (capacity 5000) 7 km south of the centre.

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    Pöstlingberg
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    Aquapulco Pirate's World Water Park
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    Brucknerhaus
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    Posthof
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    Stadtwerkstatt

    Linz is a synonym for variety that is found at open air events, in bars and restaurants and in the theatre and on concert stages of the city.

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    Kapu

    Popular meeting point for young people with an alternative lifestyle.

Eat

Where to eat

A well-known specialty from Linz is the Linzer Torte, a torte covered with a latticework of dough and filled with fruit. Eating in Linz depends on your budget, and taste. Be prepared to search far and wide for open restaurants on Sundays. The entire Altstadt seems to close down Sunday nights leaving tourists restaurant choices only in adjoining districts.

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    Leberkäse Pepi

    You can get Leberkäse pretty much in every supermarket, but it's hard to find a place that serves as tasty and as various ones as here.

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    Big Joe Falafel

    The other food of the menu is terrific too.

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    Gösserkeller

    Classic Austrian dishes like Beuschel, roast pork and schnitzel.

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    Don

    Graben 32b.

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    Linzer Heuriger

    Rustic restaurant with good home cooking.

How locals move

Getting around Linz the local way

  • Get inThere are also charter and seasonal flights to holiday destinations around the Mediterranean and to Canary Islands.

From Wikivoyage: Linz, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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