There are 6 ways to get from Salzburg to Balaton Sound by train, bus, night train, car, 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
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain Ic / ...
8h 25mFt 18,889–65,326Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Gyoernighttrain En
- Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utcabus 1592
8h 29mFt 11,152–12,790Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Zagrebbus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamarditrain Ic
11h 6mDrive 481.6 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Balaton Soundcar 481.6 km
6hFt 27,979–40,414Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Maribor bus stationbus N884 / ...
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Siófokbus N403
11h 6mFt 18,854–28,716Train, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane MUC - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamarditrain
9h 11mFt 39,576–89,933
Salzburg to Balaton Sound by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Balaton Sound is to night train and bus which costs 11 000 Ft - 13 000 Ft and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Balaton Sound is to drive which takes 6h and costs 28 000 Ft - 41 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Zamárdi, Csap utca via Salzburg South, Maribor bus station and Siófok, autóbusz-állomás. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Balaton Sound. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Zamardi via Wien Hbf and Budapest-Kelenfoeld. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 25m.
The distance between Salzburg and Balaton Sound is 673 km. The road distance is 481.6 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Balaton Sound without a car is to train which takes 8h 25m and costs 18 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Salzburg to Balaton Sound, including transfers.
Salzburg to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salzburg South station.
Salzburg to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Balaton Sound is to train which takes 8h 25m and costs 18 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 18 000 Ft - 29 000 Ft and takes 11h 6m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Balaton Sound, Hungary?
You can take a train from Salzburg Hbf to Balaton Sound via Wien Hbf, Budapest-Kelenfoeld, and Zamardi in around 8h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Salzburg Rathaus to Balaton Sound via Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R, Salzburg South, Maribor bus station, Siófok, autóbusz-állomás, and Zamárdi, Csap utca in around 11h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–90,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–90,000
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- Ft 16,000–25,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- Ft 9,000–14,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–22,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–11,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,639
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,583
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,244
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–36,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–27,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–7,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–8,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,500–2,900
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,514
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–17,000
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–15,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–7,000
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +385 99 2333 277
- [email protected]
- Website
- darojkovicpromet.hr
Bus from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- darojkovicpromet.hr
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–4,400
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg South to Maribor bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–12,000
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Salzburg to Balaton Sound bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Maribor bus station.
Salzburg to Balaton Sound train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Balaton Sound is 482 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Salzburg to Balaton Sound.
There are 1961+ hotels available in Balaton Sound.



























































