There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Saalbach by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufsteintrain Rb
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain 513 / ...
8h 55m€138–684Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wörgl Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain 513 / ...
11h 36m€56–158Bus
- Take the bus from Köln Airport to Bad Reichenhallbus
- Take the bus from Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof to Zell am See Postplatzbus 260
16h 14mDrive 736.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Saalbachcar 736.2 km
7h 13m€120–173Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain
6h 33m€186–465Train
- Take the train from Koln Sud to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain Re / ...
11h 27m€145–288Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Saalbachcar
9h 37m€156–200Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane DUS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain
7h 43m€113–312Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CGN - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain
7h 29m€110–463Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DUS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain
8h 8m€130–494Train to Frankfurt, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FRA - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain
7h 59m€138–567
Cologne to Saalbach by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Saalbach is to train which costs €55 - €160 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Saalbach is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €180 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Saalbach. However, there are services departing from Köln Airport and arriving at Saalbach Schattberg X-Press via Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof and Zell am See Postplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Saalbach. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Maishofen-Saalbach via Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Kufstein and Woergl Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 55m.
The distance between Cologne and Saalbach is 788 km. The road distance is 736.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Saalbach without a car is to train via Munich which takes 8h 55m and costs €130 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Cologne to Saalbach, including transfers.
Cologne to Saalbach bus services, operated by Interbus sk, depart from Köln Airport station.
Cologne to Saalbach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Saalbach is to train via Munich which takes 8h 55m and costs €130 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 14m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Saalbach, Austria?
You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Saalbach Tourismusverband via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Kufstein, Woergl Hbf, Maishofen-Saalbach, and Maishofen-Saalbach Bahnhof in around 8h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Saalbach Schattberg X-Press via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Köln Airport, Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof, and Zell am See Postplatz in around 16h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €18–28
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- 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 Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- 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 Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- 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 Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- 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 Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- 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
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Koln Sud to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Wörgl Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Köln Airport to Bad Reichenhall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- 0662 632900
- [email protected]
- Website
- salzburg-verkehr.at
Bus from Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof to Zell am See Postplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://salzburg-verkehr.at/en/
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Cologne to Saalbach bus services, operated by Interbus sk, arrive at Bad Reichenhall station.
Cologne to Saalbach train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Saalbach is 736 km. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Cologne to Saalbach.
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