There are 9 ways to get from Zagreb to Salzburg by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Zagreb to Salzburg Southbus N981 / ...
7h 4m€36–54Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain En
7h 6m€34Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Ic
7h 28m€38–109Drive 415.8 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Salzburgcar 415.8 km
4h 10m€70–101Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
7h 55m€178–508Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane ZAG - SZG
6h 40m€113–385Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZAG - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Salzburg Hbftrain
5h 33m€106–287Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZAG - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
6h 28m€101–327Shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GRZ - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
7h 33m€347–924
Zagreb to Salzburg by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Salzburg is to night train which costs €34 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Salzburg is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs €65 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Salzburg. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Salzburg Mozartsteg/Imbergstraße via Salzburg Alpensiedlung P+R. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 4m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Salzburg Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 6m.
The distance between Zagreb and Salzburg is 414 km. The road distance is 415.8 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Salzburg without a car is to bus which takes 7h 4m and costs €35 - €55.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Zagreb to Salzburg, including transfers.
Zagreb to Salzburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Salzburg train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Salzburg is to bus which takes 7h 4m and costs €35 - €55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €35 - €110 and takes 7h 28m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €390 and takes 6h 40m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Salzburg, Austria?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Salzburg South 3 times a day. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 6h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf via Ljubljana and Villach Hbf in around 7h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–460
Flights from Graz Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–650
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Munich International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Graz Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Graz Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Salzburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Salzburg Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Flughafen Wien to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €29–45
Train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €50–75
Train from Flughafen Wien to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €45–75
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €124
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €230–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €278
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Zagreb to Salzburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salzburg South station.
Zagreb to Salzburg train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Salzburg is 416 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Zagreb to Salzburg.
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