Utrecht to Salzburg by train
Travel from Utrecht (Netherlands) to Salzburg (Austria) by train (741km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Utrecht in the Netherlands to Salzburg in Austria, the main route leads via Germany. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Utrecht (Netherlands) - Salzburg (Austria)
- 2Utrecht (Netherlands) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Salzburg (Austria)
741 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 Utrecht 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 - Utrecht / Eindhoven - Vienna / Groningen - Vienna / Maastricht - Vienna / Nijmegen - Vienna / Rotterdam - Vienna / The Hague - Vienna / Utrecht - Vienna / Amsterdam - Salzburg / Amsterdam - Graz1 Utrecht (Netherlands) - Salzburg (Austria)
1a Travelling from Utrecht (Netherlands) to Salzburg (Austria)
Travel by train from the Netherlands to Austria. With a train connection during the day, you usually have to change trains in Frankfurt am Main.
Much more comfortable is the journey with the direct "ÖBB nightjet" night train from Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem to Linz and Vienna. Train tickets for this night train are available from 29 EUR.
Find the exact train schedule and ticket prices via the booking links provided here.
Where to buy a ticket from Utrecht to Salzburg?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ421 Düsseldorf - Innsbruck
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / NS Nederlandse Spoorwegen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Salzburg - Utrecht / Amsterdam - Vienna / Amsterdam - Graz / Amsterdam - Feldkirch / Amsterdam - Linz / Amsterdam - Salzburg / Groningen - Vienna / Eindhoven - Vienna / Rotterdam - Vienna / The Hague - Vienna / Utrecht - Vienna
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Utrecht (Netherlands) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Salzburg (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Utrecht (Netherlands) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Travel from Utrecht to Frankfurt am Main by ICE InterCityExpress train. The journey time of the fastest train connection is 03:22 hours. Buy your train ticket from 27 EUR. The departure station of your train journey is Utrecht Centraal. The arrival station is Frankfurt am Main Hbf. The distance from Utrecht to Frankfurt am Main is 333 kilometres. There are direct train connections, so you don't have to change trains.
Where to buy a ticket from Utrecht to Frankfurt am Main?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ421 Amsterdam - Innsbruck
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Utrecht
2b Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Salzburg (Austria)
The train journey from Germany to Austria is inexpensive with many daily ICE and Railjet connections. There are saver fares ("Sparpreis Europa") available from Deutsche Bahn from 18 EUR.
On longer distances we recommend a Nightjet night train. These offer you comfortable overnight travel in a seating, couchette or sleeping car. Tickets for the Nightjet start from 29 EUR. In the sleeping car from as little as 69 EUR.
There are night train connections from Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt to Salzburg, Linz, Innsbruck and Vienna.
Find your itinerary, timetable and ticket prices through our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Salzburg?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ491 Hamburg - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ40421 Düsseldorf - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ457 Berlin - Vienna / ÖBB nightjet NJ421 Düsseldorf - Innsbruck / ÖBB nightjet NJ40491 Hamburg - Innsbruck
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Salzburg - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Vienna / Berlin - Graz / Berlin - Salzburg / Cologne - Vienna / Düsseldorf - Vienna / Frankfurt am Main - Vienna / Hamburg - Vienna / Leipzig - Vienna / Munich - Vienna / Stuttgart - Vienna
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Utrecht and Salzburg? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
