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How to get fromHeerlen to Salzburgby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Heerlen to Salzburg by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train via Munich

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    8h 25m
    €101–348

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    11h 1m
    €48–148

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Salzburg Southbus bus N884
    14h 11m
    €76–118

  4. Drive  763.5 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Salzburgcar car 763.5 km
    7h
    €141–203

  5. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    9h 43m
    €154–206

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Nj / ...
    11h 36m
    €143–248

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane DUS - SZG
    5h 51m

  8. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CGN - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    6h 33m
    €113–411

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane DUS - MUC
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    7h 9m

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane FRA - SZG
    6h 27m
    €165–421

  11. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane BRU - MUC
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain train
    8h 39m
    €152–406

Heerlen to Salzburg by train

Calendar254Weekly Trains
Duration8h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€101Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 814.3 km
  • Duration: 8h 25m

What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Salzburg, Austria?

You can take a train from Heerlen to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof via Aachen Hbf, Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, and München Hbf in around 8h 25m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Salzburg South once daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 12h 10m.

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