There are 7 ways to get from Salzburg to Mainau by train, bus, 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 via Neu-Ulm
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain Re5 / ...
5h 14m€64–142Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus stationbus N884 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Friedrichshafenbus 001 / ...
7h 22m€36–56Drive 392.1 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Mainaucar 392.1 km
4h 13m€73–106Train 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 Flughafen to Konstanztrain
6h 3m€109–308Train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Lindau-Reutintrain 11970 / ...
6h 24m€85–140Train #2
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bregenztrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Konstanztrain Re / ...
7h 8m€68–154Fly from Salzburg Airport, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SZG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanztrain
6h 51m€152–367
Salzburg to Mainau by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Mainau is to bus which costs €35 - €60 and takes 7h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Mainau is to drive which takes 4h 13m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Mainau. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Unteruhldingen, Seeperle via Salzburg South, Munich central bus station and Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Mainau. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof via Ulm Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 14m.
The distance between Salzburg and Mainau is 420 km. The road distance is 392.1 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Mainau without a car is to train via Neu-Ulm which takes 5h 14m and costs €60 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Salzburg to Mainau, including transfers.
Salzburg to Mainau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salzburg South station.
Salzburg to Mainau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Mainau is to train via Neu-Ulm which takes 5h 14m and costs €60 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €60 and takes 7h 22m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Mainau, Germany?
You can take a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Unteruhldingen, Seeperle via Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, and Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof in around 5h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Salzburg Rathaus to Unteruhldingen, Seeperle via Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R, Salzburg South, Munich central bus station, and Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof in around 7h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–320
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Lindau-Reutin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bregenz
- *
- €55–85
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €6–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- €11–14
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Friedrichshafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Salzburg to Mainau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Salzburg to Mainau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Mainau is 392 km. It takes approximately 4h 13m to drive from Salzburg to Mainau.
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