There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Salzburg by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
8h 34m€143–824Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
12h 10m€50–140Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Salzburg Southbus N884 / ...
15h 14m€85–141Drive 858.2 km
- Drive from Brussels to Salzburgcar 858.2 km
8h 29m€140–202Drive, car train
- Drive from Brussels to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
11h 2m€164–220Train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
12h 10m€150–320Train #2
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
12h 58m€89–215Fly Brussels Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane BRU - SZG
5h 31m€124–297Fly Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRU - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
6h 10m€126–448Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane AMS - SZG
5h 35m€200–442Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
6h 5m€131–441
Brussels to Salzburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Salzburg is to night train which costs €50 - €140 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Salzburg is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €120 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Salzburg. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North train station and arriving at Salzburg Mozartsteg/Imbergstraße via Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 14m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Salzburg Hbf. This train operates Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 12h 10m.
The distance between Brussels and Salzburg is 940 km. The road distance is 858.2 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Salzburg without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 8h 34m and costs €140 - €850.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Brussels to Salzburg, including transfers.
Brussels to Salzburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Salzburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Salzburg is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 8h 34m and costs €140 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 15h 14m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €300 and takes 5h 31m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Salzburg, Austria?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt and München Hbf in around 8h 34m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Salzburg South once daily. Tickets cost €80–140 and the journey takes 14h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Salzburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salzburg South station.
Brussels to Salzburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Salzburg is 858 km. It takes approximately 8h 29m to drive from Brussels to Salzburg.
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