There are 5 ways to get from Salzburg to Chur by train, 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 Sarganstrain Rjx
5h 21mCHF 55–86Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Sued to Sargansnighttrain Nj
8h 16mCHF 32–104Drive 366.5 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Churcar 366.5 km
4h 34mCHF 62–89Train to Munich International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
6h 8mCHF 145–375Fly from Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SZG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain
7h 11mCHF 179–356
Salzburg to Chur by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Chur is to night train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 110 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Chur is to drive which takes 4h 34m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 90.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Chur. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Chur via Sargans. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 21m.
The distance between Salzburg and Chur is 407 km. The road distance is 366.5 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Chur without a car is to train which takes 5h 21m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 90.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Salzburg to Chur, including transfers.
Salzburg to Chur train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
Salzburg to Chur train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Chur is 367 km. It takes approximately 4h 34m to drive from Salzburg to Chur.
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What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Chur, Grisons, Switzerland?
Railjet operates a train from Salzburg Hbf to Sargans every 3 hours. Tickets cost CHF 50–75 and the journey takes 4h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–290
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–290
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–470
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Sargans
- *
- CHF 50–75
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Salzburg Sued to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–89
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 88–89
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 26–32
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- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- 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
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
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