Linz in 3 days
A ready route for 3 days in Linz: the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Old Town (Altstadt) · Danube Riverside & Art
6 places · about 6,5 h of sightseeing · 2,5 km between them
Morning
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New Cathedral (Mariendom)Austria's largest church by capacity, a neo-Gothic cathedral with a climbable tower.
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Old Cathedral (Alter Dom, Ignatiuskirche)Baroque Jesuit church, the former cathedral, where Anton Bruckner once served as organist.
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Main Square and Trinity Column (Hauptplatz, Dreifaltigkeitssäule)One of Europe's largest enclosed squares, framed by Baroque townhouses and the 1723 Trinity Column.
Afternoon
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Linz Castle and Castle Museum (Schloss Linz, Schlossmuseum)Hilltop castle above the old town with a large museum of Upper Austria's nature and cultural history, plus views over the Danube.
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Danube Promenade and Mural Harbor (Donaulände)Green riverside promenade between Hauptplatz, Lentos and the Brucknerhaus, ideal for a stroll or picnic.
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Ars Electronica Center (Ars Electronica Center)Interactive museum of media art and new technologies on the north bank of the Danube.
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Pöstlingberg & Urfahr
4 places · about 5,5 h of sightseeing · 5,2 km between them
Morning
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Pöstlingberg Mountain Railway (Pöstlingbergbahn)Historic mountain tram climbing from the main square to Pöstlingberg with one of the steepest gradients of any adhesion railway.
Afternoon
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Linz Zoo (Zoo Linz)Small, family-friendly zoo halfway up the Pöstlingberg, open every day of the year.
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Fairy-Tale Grotto Railway (Grottenbahn Linz)A little dragon train rides through a fairy-tale world of dwarfs and scenes inside old fortification towers on Pöstlingberg.
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Pöstlingberg Pilgrimage Basilica (Wallfahrtsbasilika Pöstlingberg)Twin-towered baroque basilica from the 1740s that crowns Linz and is visible from the whole city.
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Around Linz
2 places · about 4 h of sightseeing · 22,1 km between them
Morning
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Mauthausen Memorial (KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen)Memorial on the grounds of the former Nazi concentration camp; free to enter and a place for quiet remembrance.
Afternoon
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St. Florian Abbey (Stift St. Florian)Baroque Augustinian abbey with a huge library, marble hall and the Bruckner organ, visited only on guided tours.
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Good to know
When to go
May to September is best — warm, with life along the Danube and outdoor events. April and October are mild and quieter. Winter is cold and grey, often foggy over the river.
Book ahead
New Cathedral (Mariendom), St. Florian Abbey (Stift St. Florian)
Closed days
- Linz Castle and Castle Museum (Schloss Linz, Schlossmuseum) — closed: Monday
- Ars Electronica Center (Ars Electronica Center) — closed: Monday
Want times, places to eat and a plan for your own dates?
In your own plan:
- exact times for each day, checked against the opening hours on your dates
- places to eat near every stop, in three budgets
- your flights, hotel, kids and pace taken into account