There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Salzburg by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane ORD - SZG
13h 21m€344–1,207Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ORD - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
14h€305–628Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane ORD - LNZ
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
16h 2m€472–1,704Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MDW - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
15h 47m€395–1,508Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ORD - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Salzburg Hbftrain
14h 56m€352–534Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane MDW - SZG
15h 3m€504–1,807
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Salzburg is to fly and train which costs €300 - €650 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Salzburg is to fly which takes 13h 21m and costs €340 - €1300.
The distance between Chicago and Salzburg is 7413 km.
It takes approximately 13h 21m to get from Chicago to Salzburg, including transfers.
Salzburg is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:55 AM in Chicago and 12:55 PM in Salzburg.
There are 2550+ hotels available in Salzburg.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Salzburg, Austria?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Salzburg Airport (SZG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Brussels, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Linz Airport via Munich International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Munich International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Munich International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
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 Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
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
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 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Train from Flughafen Wien to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €45–75
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Flughafen Wien to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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