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description: "Linz to Zalaszentivan is 251 km. Fastest: drive in 4h 33m. Cheapest: drive from €35. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated."
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# How to get from Linz to Zal­a­s­z­e­n­t­i­van

[Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Linz&to=Zalaszentivan) [Zalaszentivan to Linz](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zalaszentivan-to-linz)

**Fastest:** 4h 33m\
by car, door to door\
**Cheapest:** €35\
by car\
**Distance:** 251 km\
as the crow flies\
**Departures:** 3\
from 08:00, Tue 10 Nov\

## 3 ways to travel

251 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 10 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

best Slower and dearer than driving on paper, but you would be driving yourself for 4h 35m.

- [**Train** best 5h 24m€39–138 Estimated next 3 from 08:00 · OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Linz&to=Zalaszentivan)
- [**Drive** fastest cheapest 4h 33m€35–48 Estimated 345 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Linz&to=Zalaszentivan)
- [**Taxi** 4h 33m€415–620 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Linz&to=Zalaszentivan)

Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits)

## Before you go

Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Austria; the planner lets you pick yours.

- **Likely no visa needed for Hungary** · Austria passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/hungary/entry-requirements)

Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules.

## Departures today

1. [08:48 → 14:12 5h 24m · 3 changes OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice RJX 19973€39–138](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Linz&to=Zalaszentivan&date=2026-11-10&time=08%3A00&it=tooj94t)
2. [09:48 → 15:06 5h 18m · 3 changes OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice RJX 61€39–138](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Linz&to=Zalaszentivan&date=2026-11-10&time=08%3A00&it=t16qcsz4)
3. [10:48 → 16:12 5h 24m · 3 changes OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice RJX 19975€39–138](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Linz&to=Zalaszentivan&date=2026-11-10&time=08%3A00&it=thf71o6)

The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed.

## Questions people ask

How long does it take to get from Linz to Zalaszentivan?

The fastest way is by car: about 4h 33m door to door. The straight-line distance is 251 km.

What is the cheapest way from Linz to Zalaszentivan?

Driving is the cheapest, from €35. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking.

Is there a direct train from Linz to Zalaszentivan?

Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 5h 18m. The planner checks the rest of the day.

How far is Zalaszentivan from Linz by road?

About 345 km, roughly 4h 33m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €35–48; tolls and parking are extra.

## Who runs it

Railways

- OEBB Personenverkehr AG Kundenservice
- Raaberbahn AG GYSEV Zrt.
- GYSEV Zrt.
- MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt.

Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.

## In Zalaszentivan

Village in Western Transdanubia, Hungary

Zalaszentiván is a village in Zala County, Hungary. It lies on the course of the Sárvíz stream, which passes through the village shortly before flowing into the left bank of the Zala river.

[The Zalaszentivan guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/zalaszentivan)

[Hotels in Zalaszentivan Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/zalaszentivan)

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