There are 7 ways to get from Salzburg to Košice by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane VIE - KSC
4h 40m€120–330Train via Vienna
cheapest- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Košicetrain
9h 58m€59–164Train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 505 / ...
9h 12m€72–183Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg P&R South to Košicebus
13h 48m€72–123Drive 756.4 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Košicecar 756.4 km
8h 2m€122–176Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane MUC - KSC
7h 30m€156–366Train, train to Bratislava Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane BTS - KSC
6h 3m€76–233
Salzburg to Košice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Košice is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Košice is to train and fly which takes 4h 40m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Košice. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Košice via Salzburg P&R South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Košice. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Kosice via Wien Hbf and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
The distance between Salzburg and Košice is 677 km. The road distance is 756.4 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Košice without a car is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs €70 - €190.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Salzburg to Košice, including transfers.
Salzburg to Košice bus services, operated by Interbus sk, depart from Salzburg P&R South station.
Salzburg to Košice train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Košice is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs €70 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 13h 48m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Salzburg Hbf to Kosice via Wien Hbf and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica in around 9h 12m. Alternatively, Interbus sk operates a bus from Salzburg P&R South to Košice once daily, and the journey takes 12h 34m. FlixBus also services this route 5 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Košice International Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €45–75
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- €45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €15–23
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- €45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €15–23
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €45–70
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- 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
- €26–120
- 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
- €26–40
- 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
- €27–50
- 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
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Salzburg P&R South to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg P&R South to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Salzburg to Košice bus services, operated by Interbus sk, arrive at Košice station.
Salzburg to Košice train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Košice is 756 km. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Salzburg to Košice.
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