Linz
Austria ยท Oberรถsterreichischer Verkehrsverbund (OรVV)
Linz offers strong physical and tariff integration anchored by an award-winning Hauptbahnhof where trams, buses and rail interchange vertically within one building, all under the unified OรVV tariff with KlimaTicket Oร covering every mode. Digital integration is good via LinzMobil and FAIRTIQ check-in/check-out, though the absence of EMV contactless and a true bundled MaaS subscription keeps it short of best-in-class.
How integrated public transport is โ quantitative reach and qualitative interchange combined
How easy it is to get around without a car. A separate measure, reported alongside the index.
How evenly distributed transit access is across the city
All regional transit modes converge seamlessly within Linz's modern, weather-protected Hauptbahnhof, featuring trams in the basement, buses at ground level, and award-winning signage that enables rapid step-free transfers.
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- Signage8/10
- Mode distance9/10
- Physical experience8/10
A single OรVV ticket eliminates mode-change penalties across Linz's urban network (tram, bus, trolleybus, cable car), while FAIRTIQ offers app-based check-in/check-out with daily capping, though regional integration and contactless payment remain limited.
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- Single platform / contactless7/10
- Interchange penalty absence9/10
- Multimodal products9/10
LinzMobil app provides real-time, multi-modal VAO routing, ticket purchase with Apple Pay/PayPal and integration of bike-share, carshare, taxi and EV charging; OรVV apps and Google/Transit/Moovit also cover the city well.
Linz's system integration achieves reliable 10-minute pulse transfers at the central hub via coordinated hourly S-Bahn and tram/bus schedules, but extends only fragmented evening-weekend coverage and lacks unified MaaS payment despite multi-modal data aggregation.
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- Timed connections8/10
- Off-peak integration7/10
- MaaS reach6/10