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4.6Travel Information from Salzburg to Vienna
 Distance | 251 km |
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 Available travel modes | Train or coach |
 Ticket price range | €20 - €23 |
 Cheapest mode | Train • €20 • 2 h 30 min |
 Fastest mode | Train • €20 • 2 h 30 min |
 Popular travel companies | BlaBlaCar Bus or Westbahn |
Travel 251 km by train or coach between Salzburg and Vienna. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are BlaBlaCar Bus or Westbahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Salzburg to Vienna.
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How to get from Salzburg to Vienna by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Salzburg to Vienna is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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How to Travel from Salzburg to Vienna
Travelers journeying in Austria between Salzburg and Vienna have the choice of traveling via bus or train. Both coaches and trains take approximately the same amount of time and are usually the same price. Traveling from Salzburg to Vienna should be fast, comfortable and convenient, no matter which option you choose.
What is the best way to travel from Salzburg to Vienna?
Cheapest way to travel from Salzburg to Vienna
Taking the bus is usually the cheapest way to travel from Salzburg to Vienna; however, taking the train is not significantly more expensive on average. Generally speaking, coaches are cheaper than trains when booked close to the travel date. Coaches traveling from Salzburg to Vienna depart from Salzburg's Lastenstrasse bus station and take approximately 2:22 h to arrive at Vienna's Hütteldorf bus station. Over 30 coaches travel from Salzburg to Vienna every day, with the earliest bus departing Salzburg at 5:52 a.m. Flixbus is the main bus company that travels from Salzburg to Vienna.
Fastest way to travel from Salzburg to Vienna
Both the bus and train take approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes to travel from Vienna to Salzburg. Both coaches and trains travel directly from Vienna to Salzburg multiple times per day. The fastest bus traveling from Salzburg to Vienna is approximately 10 minutes faster than the fastest train. Trains traveling from Salzburg to Vienna depart from Salzburg Hbf and arrive at either Vienna's Westbahnhof or Hauptbahnhof. Coaches depart from Salzburg's Lastenstrasse bus station and arrive at Vienna's Hütteldorf bus station. Both ÖBB and Westbahn operate trains from Sazlburg to Vienna, while Flixbus is the main bus company traveling this route.
Most popular way to travel from Salzburg to Vienna
Taking the train is the most popular way to travel from Salzburg to Vienna. Since coaches and trains take the same amount of time to travel from Salzburg to Vienna and are approximately the same price, most people choose the comfort of traveling from Salzburg to Vienna by train. Both ÖBB and Westbahn travel from Salzburg to Vienna multiple times per day, with the first train departing Salzburg Hbf at 8:00 a.m. Usually, 7 trains travel from Salzburg to Vienna every day.
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FAQs: Travel from Salzburg to Vienna
Travel to Vienna easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Salzburg to Vienna.
There are 2 travel options from Salzburg to Vienna: train or coach.
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Vienna is by taking a train with average ticket prices of €20 compared to other travel options to Vienna:
A train is €3 less than a coach with an average ticket price of €23 from Salzburg to Vienna.
The fastest way from Salzburg to Vienna is by train with an average journey time of 2 h 30 min.
There are alternative travel options to Vienna that take longer:
Getting to Vienna by coach takes 3 h 45 min on average.
The distance between Salzburg and Vienna is around 251 km.
The average frequency per day from Salzburg to Vienna is:
- 16 coaches a day.
- 34 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Vienna from Salzburg as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Salzburg to Vienna:
- Most travellers take a coach from Salzburg, P+R Süd to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB).
- Most travellers take a train from Salzburg Hbf to Vienna Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Salzburg to Vienna:
- BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Salzburg Verkehr Gmbh can take you to Vienna by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Salzburg to Vienna for €23.
- Travel with Westbahn, ÖBB, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | S-Bahn, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB Nightjet, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Deutsche Bahn to go to Vienna by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find ÖBB | Railjet Salzburg to Vienna tickets on Omio for €20.
Yes, there are direct routes from Salzburg to Vienna with the following travel companies:
- You can check for a direct coach to Vienna with with 4 direct coaches per day.
- You'll find 32 direct trains a day to Vienna with Westbahn, ÖBB, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Deutsche Bahn.
Direct services to Vienna tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.
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