There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Saalbach by car, car train, bus, night train, train, or plane
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Saalbachcar
10h 19m€150–201Night train, train via Salzburg
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain Re / ...
13h 16m€63–171Bus
- Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Bad Reichenhallbus
- Take the bus from Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof to Zell am See Postplatzbus 260
17h 25mDrive 795.8 km
- Drive from Essen to Saalbachcar 795.8 km
7h 42m€129–186Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Essen Hbf to Woergl Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain 513 / ...
14h€103–222Fly 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 26m€101–280Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane FRA - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain
7h 27m€183–528Fly 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
7h 52m€117–505Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- 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
8h 23m€127–546Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane FMO - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbachtrain
9h 9m€183–610
Essen to Saalbach by night train, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Saalbach is to night train and train via Salzburg which costs €60 - €180 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Saalbach is to fly and train which takes 7h 26m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen station to Saalbach. However, there are services departing from Essen central train station and arriving at Saalbach Schattberg X-Press via Dusseldorf Central Bus Station, Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof and Zell am See Postplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Saalbach. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Maishofen-Saalbach via Salzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 16m.
The distance between Essen and Saalbach is 891 km. The road distance is 795.8 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Saalbach without a car is to bus which takes 17h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Essen to Saalbach, including transfers.
Essen to Saalbach bus services, operated by Interbus sk, depart from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station.
Essen to Saalbach train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Saalbach bus services, operated by Interbus sk, arrive at Bad Reichenhall station.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Saalbach, Austria?
You can take a bus from Essen central train station to Saalbach Schattberg X-Press via Dusseldorf Central Bus Station, Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof, and Zell am See Postplatz in around 17h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
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
- €80–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Essen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Woergl Hbf to Maishofen-Saalbach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Essen Hbf to Woergl Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Ostbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Muenster(Westf)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Bad Reichenhall
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- 0662 632900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salzburg Verkehr
Bus from Bad Reichenhall Hauptbahnhof to Zell am See Postplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- Salzburg Verkehr
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More Questions & Answers
Essen to Saalbach train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Saalbach is 796 km. It takes approximately 7h 42m to drive from Essen to Saalbach.
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