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Berlin to Salzburg by train
How to travel from Berlin to Salzburg by train
There are no direct trains from Berlin to beautiful Salzburg, but it's a straightforward journey.
The connection can be made in Munchen hbf, which is a particularly easy station in which to change trains and there will be typically two trains per hour from there on to Salzburg
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From Berlin Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
Journey Summary
6hr 22min - 6hr 30min
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Munchen
Departing from Berlin:
These trains usually depart from the lower level (tief) in Berlin Hbf.
These trains also call at Berlin Sudkreuz - which is to the south of the city centre
Connections are available at Berlin Sudkreuz from S-Bahn trains from the eastern and western edges of the city centre, as well as S-Bahn (local) trains from Brandenburger Tor and Postdamer Platz and Anhalter stations.
Check your connections in Berlin on this public transport map
Mon - Fri = 7 x connections per day
Sat/Sun = 6 x connections per day
Change trains in: Munchen/Munich
There are no direct trains between Berlin and Salzburg, but it's a straightforward journey.
Target the journey options with only 1 x change of train as there is no need to change trains more than once when travelling between these cities.
The connecting time at Munchen Hbf station between the arrival of the ICE train from Berlin and the EC or Railjet train on to Salzburg will be around 28 mins.
So it should be a straightforward transfer, but if need be tickets will be valid on any subsequent train and there are 2 x trains per hour on to Salzburg from Munchen.
If you have reservations on the train between Munchen and Salzburg and the train from Berlin does arrive too late in Munchen to make a booked connection; then these can be transferred free of charge to subsequent departures at the Reisezentrum desk in Munchen Hbf station.
Tickets
Online bookings usually open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
On DB look for the journeys which have '1' in the chg. column and 'ICE, EC' or 'ICE, RJ' in the Products column.
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Connections at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day; so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Book 1st class ticket journey tickets and your seat reservation is included but they're optional when booking 2nd class tickets, or if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| DB Bahn | from €27.90 | |
| Trainline | from €27.90 | |
| Omio | from €27.90 |
Train 1
Travelling On
Journey Features
Good to Know
This is a scenically uninteresting journey, so what gives this journey its wow factor is its speed.
After departure from Halle the train will move on to the high speed line.
It will then spend around 80 minutes travelling at speeds of up to 290 km/h until it switches back to the conventional railway just to the north of Bamberg.
It will use a second stretch of high speed line for the 40 minute journey between Nurnberg and Ingolstadt.
Train 2
Travelling On
Journey Features
Good to Know
Final Destination:
Budapest or Wien (the Railjets)
Klagenfurt or Zagreb or Graz or other destinations (the EC trains)
These express trains share the Munich to Salzburg route with hourly Regio trains, operated by Meridian.
So during the day there are 2 x trains per hour from Munchen/Munich to Salzburg and those 'Meridian' trains are only six minutes slower than the EC trains.
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