There are 5 ways to get from Salzburg to Oktoberfest by train, bus, car, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
2h 1m€18–200Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Salzburg to Munich139.8 km
2h 24m€8Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus stationbus N981 / ...
3h 31m€12–26Drive 141.6 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Oktoberfestcar 141.6 km
1h 25m€23–33Train via München Hbf
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain Re5
2h 28m€26–200
Salzburg to Oktoberfest by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Oktoberfest is to rideshare which costs €8 and takes 2h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Oktoberfest is to drive which takes 1h 25m and costs €22 - €35.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Oktoberfest station. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Munich central bus station via Salzburg South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 31m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at München Hbf. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 43m.
The distance between Salzburg and Oktoberfest is 149 km. The road distance is 141.6 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Oktoberfest without a car is to train which takes 2h 1m and costs €18 - €200.
The train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf takes 1h 43m including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Salzburg to Oktoberfest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salzburg South station.
Salzburg to Oktoberfest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Oktoberfest is to train which takes 2h 1m and costs €18 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €12 - €27 and takes 3h 31m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Oktoberfest, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €26–120 and the journey takes 1h 43m. Eight other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station hourly. Tickets cost €12–21 and the journey takes 2h 10m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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- 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
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €10–17
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Salzburg to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Salzburg to Oktoberfest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Salzburg to Oktoberfest train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Oktoberfest is 142 km. It takes approximately 1h 25m to drive from Salzburg to Oktoberfest.
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