There are 5 ways to get from Salzburg to Esslingen by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Esslingentrain 62 / ...
3h 51m€65–290Drive 350.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Salzburg to Esslingencar 350.3 km
3h 19m€57–83Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MUC - STR
4h 51m€121–402Train via Munich
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain Ice
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Esslingen(Neckar)train Ice
4h 49m€58–289Fly from Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SZG - STR
6h 35m€159–432
Salzburg to Esslingen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Esslingen is to drive which costs €55 - €85 and takes 3h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Esslingen is to drive which takes 3h 19m and costs €55 - €85.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Esslingen. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 51m.
The distance between Salzburg and Esslingen is 369 km. The road distance is 350.3 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Esslingen without a car is to train which takes 3h 51m and costs €65 - €290.
The train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen takes 3h 51m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Salzburg to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Esslingen is to train which takes 3h 51m and costs €65 - €290. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €150 - €440 and takes 6h 35m.
Salzburg to Esslingen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Esslingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Esslingen is 350 km. It takes approximately 3h 19m to drive from Salzburg to Esslingen.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Esslingen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen every 2 hours. Tickets cost €65–290 and the journey takes 3h 51m. Alternatively, Eurowings, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) once daily.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Muenchen Ost to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
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