There are 3 ways to get from Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 9520 bus
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Traunsteintrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Traunstein to Seebruck Hotel Postbus 9520
1h 51m€11–57Train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Prien Am Chiemseetrain Re
2h 5m€11–90Drive 65.4 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Schloß Herrenchiemseecar 65.4 km
53 min€11–16
Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) is to drive which costs €10 - €16 and takes 53 min.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) is to drive which takes 53 min and costs €10 - €16.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake). However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Prien, Hafen via Prien am Chiemsee. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 5m.
The distance between Salzburg and Chiemsee (Lake) is 53 km. The road distance is 65.4 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) without a car is to train and line 9520 bus which takes 1h 51m and costs €11 - €60.
It takes approximately 1h 51m to get from Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake), including transfers.
Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Prien Am Chiemsee station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake) is 65 km. It takes approximately 53 min to drive from Salzburg to Chiemsee (Lake).
There are 2256+ hotels available in Chiemsee (Lake).
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Chiemsee (Lake), Germany?
Transdev GmbH operates a train from Salzburg Hbf to Prien Am Chiemsee every 30 minutes. Tickets cost €12–18 and the journey takes 57 min. Four other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Prien Am Chiemsee
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Prien Am Chiemsee
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Prien Am Chiemsee
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Traunstein
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Traunstein
- *
- €11–17
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Prien Am Chiemsee
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Prien Am Chiemsee
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 551 86 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
Bus from Traunstein to Seebruck Hotel Post
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-bayern.de
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