There are 8 ways to get from Salzburg to Stuttgart by train, bus, night train, 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
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
3h 59m€65–140Night train via Salzburg Sued
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Sued to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
8h 40m€27–31Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbfbus
5h 22mNight train
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain Nj
4h 43m€28–130Drive 359.6 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Stuttgartcar 359.6 km
3h 25m€61–88Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MUC - STR
4h 57m€111–205Fly Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SZG - STR
6h 6m€116–445Fly Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 2m€142–383
Salzburg to Stuttgart by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Stuttgart is to night train via Salzburg Sued which costs €26 - €32 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Stuttgart is to drive which takes 3h 25m and costs €60 - €90.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Stuttgart Hbf. Services depart twice a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 22m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 59m.
The distance between Salzburg and Stuttgart is 383 km. The road distance is 359.6 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Stuttgart without a car is to train which takes 3h 59m and costs €65 - €140.
The train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 59m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Salzburg to Stuttgart bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
Salzburg to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Stuttgart is to train which takes 3h 59m and costs €65 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 22m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €450 and takes 6h 6m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Stuttgart, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof every 4 hours. Tickets cost €65–140 and the journey takes 3h 59m. WESTbahn Gmbh also services this route 5 times a day. Alternatively, Garo Reisen operates a bus from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf twice a week, and the journey takes 5h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–34
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–21
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Salzburg Sued to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- €30–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
- €13–20
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Salzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
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Booking & Getting There
Salzburg to Stuttgart bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Salzburg to Stuttgart train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Stuttgart is 360 km. It takes approximately 3h 25m to drive from Salzburg to Stuttgart.
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