Linear guide having a guide carriage (1) which can be mounted on a guide rail (2) in a rolling manner via rolling elements (3) and is provided with at least one endless rolling-element passage (5) for the rolling elements (3), which rolling-element passage (5) has a supporting passage (6) for supporting rolling elements (3), a return passage (9) for returning rolling elements (3) and two deflecting passages (10) which endlessly connect the supporting passage (6) and the return passage (9) to one another, a cage chain (14) being provided, in the cage pockets (17) of which a respective rolling element (3) is accommodated, the cage chain (14) having cage webs (15, 22, 26, 33), arranged between rolling elements (3) adjacent to one another, and at least one cage strap (16), which extends along the rolling-element passage (5) and connects the cage webs (15, 22, 26, 33) to one another, the rolling elements (3) being arranged in the cage pockets (17) with play in the extension direction of the cage chain (14), the cage webs (15, 22, 26, 33), on their sides facing the cage pockets (17), having lubricant pockets (20, 24, 27, 29, 36) which can be filled with lubricant for the delivery of lubricant to the rolling elements (3).