Saint Petersburg to Salzburg by train
Travel from Saint Petersburg (Russia) to Salzburg (Austria) by train (1752km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
The train connection Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Salzburg (Austria) goes Belarus and Poland or Ukraine. It is also possible to travel by overnight train from Moscow to Austria. Please read the following travel information and blog posts.
There are three different travel routes. Have a look on them and decide which one fits best for you.
- 1Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Vienna (Austria) - Salzburg (Austria)
- 2Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Warsaw (Poland) - Salzburg (Austria)
- 3Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Salzburg (Austria)
1752 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 Saint Petersburg 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 - Saint Petersburg / Moscow - Graz / Moscow - Innsbruck / Moscow - Linz / Moscow - Klagenfurt / Moscow - Salzburg / Saint Petersburg - Vienna / Saint Petersburg - Graz / Saint Petersburg - Linz1 Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Vienna (Austria) - Salzburg (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Saint Petersburg (Russia) to Moscow (Russia)
From Saint Petersburg to Moscow you can travel by Sapsan high-speed train or by night train. The fastest travel time on the Sapsan train is 3:30 hours. The night train takes 8 to 9 hours. There are 20 to 25 direct train connections daily. Buy your train ticket from 30 EUR. You can find these train tickets as well as the exact timetable via the given booking links.
Traveling by night train is very interesting, as many comfort categories are offered: from a simple seat to a luxury sleeper cabin.
Where to buy a ticket from Saint Petersburg to Moscow?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Saint Petersburg
1b Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Russia to Austria by direct overnight train once per week. This journey takes 24 hours on the travel route from Moscow to Vienna. Buy your train ticket from 180 EUR.
Find the exact train schedule and ticket fares via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Vienna?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 100/405/22I Vienna - Moscow / EN 21E/404/101 Moscow - Vienna
train company:
RZD Российские железные дороги
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Moscow / Moscow - Graz / Moscow - Innsbruck / Moscow - Linz / Moscow - Klagenfurt / Moscow - Salzburg / Saint Petersburg - Vienna / Saint Petersburg - Graz / Saint Petersburg - Salzburg / Vladivostok - Vienna
1c 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.
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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 Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Warsaw (Poland) - Salzburg (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Saint Petersburg (Russia) to Moscow (Russia)
From Saint Petersburg to Moscow you can travel by Sapsan high-speed train or by night train. The fastest travel time on the Sapsan train is 3:30 hours. The night train takes 8 to 9 hours. There are 20 to 25 direct train connections daily. Buy your train ticket from 30 EUR. You can find these train tickets as well as the exact timetable via the given booking links.
Traveling by night train is very interesting, as many comfort categories are offered: from a simple seat to a luxury sleeper cabin.
Where to buy a ticket from Saint Petersburg to Moscow?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Saint Petersburg
2b Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Warsaw (Poland)
Travel from Moscow to Warsaw by direct train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets are available from 150 EUR. The trains run overnight via Belarus and offer compartments with 1, 2 or 4 berths. They are very comfortable and high quality.
If you want to avoid Belarus, you can travel via Ukraine.
First travel from Moscow to Kiev by overnight train. The journey time is 13 hours, tickets are available from 70 EUR. Then travel from Kiev to Warsaw by day or overnight train. The journey time is 15 hours and tickets are available from 45 EUR.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Warsaw?
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Warsaw - Moscow
2c Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Salzburg (Austria)
Travel from Poland to Austria by direct train. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
There are two direct day trains from Warsaw to Vienna with a journey time of 7:30 hours. Buy train tickets from 40 EUR.
The overnight train EN407 from Warsaw via Krakow to Vienna has a journey time of 11:30 hours. Train tickets are available from 29 EUR. The cheapest travel option are seats. More comfortable are 4 or 6 bed couchettes from 49 EUR. Or a sleeper compartment for one to three travellers with a ticket price from 69 EUR. The departure time in Warsaw is at 19:30, in Krakow at 22:30. The arrival time in Vienna is at 07:00.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Salzburg?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 406 Vienna - Warsaw / EN 407 Warsaw - Vienna / EN 50406 Vienna - Krakow / EN 402 Krakow - Vienna
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Salzburg - Warsaw / Warsaw - Vienna / Warsaw - Graz / Warsaw - Innsbruck / Krakow - Vienna / Krakow - Graz / Krakow - Innsbruck / Krakow - Salzburg / Gdańsk - Vienna / Łódź - Vienna
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / PKP Poland
3 Saint Petersburg (Russia) - Moscow (Russia) - Kyiv (Ukraine) - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Salzburg (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
3a Travelling from Saint Petersburg (Russia) to Moscow (Russia)
From Saint Petersburg to Moscow you can travel by Sapsan high-speed train or by night train. The fastest travel time on the Sapsan train is 3:30 hours. The night train takes 8 to 9 hours. There are 20 to 25 direct train connections daily. Buy your train ticket from 30 EUR. You can find these train tickets as well as the exact timetable via the given booking links.
Traveling by night train is very interesting, as many comfort categories are offered: from a simple seat to a luxury sleeper cabin.
Where to buy a ticket from Saint Petersburg to Moscow?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Moscow - Saint Petersburg
3b Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Kyiv (Ukraine)
Travel from Moscow to Kiev by direct train. There are 3 to 4 train connections daily with an average travel time of 13 hours. Train tickets are available from 60 EUR. The overnight trains offer 2 and 4 berth compartments.
Find train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Kyiv?
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Kyiv - Moscow
3c Travelling from Kyiv (Ukraine) to Bratislava (Slovakia)
To travel from Ukraine to Slovakia by train, buy your ticket at a train station. There are no online tickets available. However it is possible to buy an online ticket to Chop and then the ticket across the border locally in Chop at the station.
There are two daily trains between the border stations of Chop and Cierna nad Tisou. One of them conveys the sleeping cars from Kiev and Lviv to Bratislava.
Where to buy a ticket from Kyiv to Bratislava?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
поїзд (UZ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
D 771/800 Kyiv - Bratislava
train company:
ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko / UZ Укрзалізниця
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bratislava - Kyiv / Kyiv - Košice / Lviv - Bratislava / Lviv - Košice
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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3d Travelling from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Salzburg (Austria)
Travel from Slovakia to Austria on the main rail route from Bratislava to Vienna. There are frequent train connections available. The journey time from Bratislava to Vienna is one hour. Train tickets are available from 11 EUR.
To Bratislava you have excellent train connections from whole Slovakia. And from Vienna there are frequent train connections to every city in Austria.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bratislava to Salzburg?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
R 800 Prešov - Bratislava / EN 442/704 Košice - Bratislava / R 17614 Humenné - Bratislava
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / ŽSSK Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Salzburg - Bratislava / Bratislava - Vienna / Bratislava - Graz / Bratislava - Linz / Prešov - Vienna / Prešov - Graz / Prešov - Salzburg / Košice - Vienna / Košice - Graz / Košice - Salzburg
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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