There are 5 ways to get from Salzburg to Herisau by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Gallen(Ch)train Rjx / ...
5h 33mCHF 59–90Train via Buchs SG
cheapest- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Buchs SGtrain rjx 160
- Take the train from Buchs SG to Herisautrain S4
5h 58mCHF 42–70Drive 368.3 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Herisaucar 368.3 km
3h 42mCHF 60–86Train 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 Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train
5h 20mCHF 128–435Fly from Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SZG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train
6h 39mCHF 132–351
Salzburg to Herisau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Herisau is to train via Buchs SG which costs SFr 40 - SFr 70 and takes 5h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Herisau is to drive which takes 3h 42m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 90.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Herisau. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Herisau via St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 33m.
The distance between Salzburg and Herisau is 424 km. The road distance is 368.3 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Herisau without a car is to train which takes 5h 33m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 90.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Salzburg to Herisau, including transfers.
Salzburg to Herisau train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
Salzburg to Herisau train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at St. Gallen(Ch) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Herisau is 368 km. It takes approximately 3h 42m to drive from Salzburg to Herisau.
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What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Herisau, Switzerland?
Railjet operates a train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Gallen(Ch) every 4 hours. Tickets cost CHF 55–85 and the journey takes 5h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St. Gallen(Ch)
- *
- CHF 55–85
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 23–35
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- *
- CHF 15–24
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- *
- CHF 15–24
- 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 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–30
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Buchs SG to Herisau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
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