There are 10 ways to get from Salzburg to Willisau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zürich HBtrain rjx 160
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Langenthaltrain Ir35 / ...
8h 3mCHF 51–121Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus stationbus 127 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lucerne Landenbergstrassebus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
10h 49mCHF 40–68Drive 480.8 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Willisaucar 480.8 km
6h 4mCHF 79–114Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train, line 271 bus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
- Take the train from Olten to Nebikontrain
- Take the bus from Nebikon, Bahnhof West to Willisau, Bahnhofbus
6h 36mCHF 140–449Train via Mels
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Langenthaltrain Ir35
8h 58mCHF 107–254Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Langenthaltrain Ir35 / ...
9h 11mCHF 95–180Train, bus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain Re5
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Airport bus stationbus
- Take the train from Baar to Surseetrain S1
11h 51mCHF 71–325Fly Salzburg Airport to Basel
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Basel (BSL)plane SZG - BSL
8h 20mCHF 108–322Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, 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 Oltentrain
6h 57mCHF 148–454Fly Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SZG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
8h 16mCHF 151–357
Salzburg to Willisau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Willisau is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Willisau is to drive which takes 6h 4m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Willisau. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Willisau, Bahnhof via Salzburg South, Munich Central Bus Station, Luzern, Bahnhof and Ettiswil, Post. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Willisau. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Willisau via Zürich HB and Langenthal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Salzburg and Willisau is 571 km. The road distance is 480.8 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Willisau without a car is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Salzburg to Willisau, including transfers.
Salzburg to Willisau bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salzburg South station.
Salzburg to Willisau train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Willisau is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 49m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 330 and takes 8h 20m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Willisau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Salzburg Hbf to Willisau via Zürich HB and Langenthal in around 8h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Salzburg Rathaus to Willisau, Bahnhof via Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R, Salzburg South, Munich Central Bus Station, Lucerne Landenbergstrasse, Luzern, Bahnhof, and Ettiswil, Post in around 10h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–480
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
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 70–320
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Basel via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Langenthal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Sargans to Langenthal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Langenthal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Langenthal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Nebikon
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–20
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Sargans to Langenthal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Langenthal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Baar to Sursee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 23–35
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 50–80
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 65–100
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Schedules at
- brb.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Airport bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich Central Bus Station to Lucerne Landenbergstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Nebikon, Bahnhof West to Willisau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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More Questions & Answers
Salzburg to Willisau bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Salzburg to Willisau train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Willisau is 481 km. It takes approximately 6h 4m to drive from Salzburg to Willisau.
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