Brașov to Salzburg by train
Travel from Brașov (Romania) to Salzburg (Austria) by train (986km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel from Brașov to Salzburg by train, read the following information. You find timetables and ticket prices online via our booking links.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Brașov (Romania) - Vienna (Austria) - Salzburg (Austria)
- 2Brașov (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Salzburg (Austria)
986 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Brașov to Salzburg, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Salzburg - Brașov / Bucharest - Graz / Bucharest - Innsbruck / Bucharest - Linz / Bucharest - Salzburg / Brașov - Vienna / Brașov - Graz / Constanța - Vienna / Timișoara - Vienna1 Brașov (Romania) - Vienna (Austria) - Salzburg (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Brașov (Romania) to Vienna (Austria)
To travel from Romania to Austria by train, we recommend you a direct night train. You find the exact schedule and ticket prices via our booking links.
It is also possible to split your route. First from your departure place in Romania to Budapest (Hungary). From Budapest you continue by Railjet train to Austria (Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg).
It might be the case that you have to book more than one ticket.
1) First one from your departure place to the place you enter the international train to Austria (Bucharest, Brașov, Sighișoara, Arad, Timișoara)
2) Then for the international train itself.
3) And finally one in Austria if you continue to a smaller place.
Where to buy a ticket from Brașov to Vienna?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / CFR Căile Ferate Române
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Brașov / Arad - Vienna / Arad - Graz / Arad - Innsbruck / Arad - Linz / Arad - Salzburg
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Salzburg (Austria)
To travel in Austria by train, buy your train ticket online via the given links. There you also find schedules and ticket prices. Austrian railways ÖBB offers discount tickets called "Sparschiene". Book early to get good prices. Beside ÖBB there is the operator Westbahn which offers on selected routes attractive fares. The long-distance trains in Austria provided by ÖBB are called Railjet.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ246 Vienna - Bregenz / ÖBB nightjet NJ247 Bregenz - Vienna
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / WEST WESTbahn
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Salzburg - Vienna / Vienna - Graz / Vienna - Innsbruck / Vienna - Klagenfurt / Vienna - Linz / Vienna - Sankt Anton am Arlberg / Graz - Salzburg / Innsbruck - Graz / Graz - Vienna / Graz - Linz
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Brașov (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Salzburg (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Brașov (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
To travel from Romania to Hungary by train, buy your ticket from international ticket offices at stations in Romania or online on the website of CFR. There are a number of offers available, including discounts on regular one-way or return tickets as well as advance saver fares.
You can also buy online tickets from Hungarian Railways MAV START, however online tickets from MAV START have to be printed from ticket machines at stations in Hungary!
International services run mainly from Bucharest either via Brasov - Sibiu/Sighisoara - Simeria or Craiova - Timisoara to Arad and then via the Curtici/Lököshaza border crossing to Budapest. Additional international express trains run from Brasov - Cluj Napoca - Oradea via the Episcopia Bihor/Biharkeresztes border crossing to Budapest.
Where to buy a ticket from Brașov to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterRegio (IR)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / IC 406 Brașov - Budapest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / CFR Căile Ferate Române
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Brașov / Bucharest - Budapest / Timișoara - Budapest / Iași - Budapest / Cluj-Napoca - Budapest / Sibiu - Budapest / Sighișoara - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Salzburg (Austria)
To travel by train from Hungary to Austria you have the main route from Budapest to Vienna served by frequent Railjet trains. It might be the case that you have to buy a second train ticket from your departure station to Budapest.
Please use the given booking links to find schedules and ticket prices. Buy saver fare tickets are available from 14,90 EUR.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 462 Budapest - Munich
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Salzburg - Budapest / Budapest - Vienna / Budapest - Graz / Budapest - Linz
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
