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Compare train and coach for Bern to Salzburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Bern to Salzburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £28. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 20m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £28, and a train costs an average of £42.
Distance: 432 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£100 Average Price | £44 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 50m Average total duration Fastest 6h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 37m Average total duration 8h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Bern to Salzburg
How to get to Salzburg from Bern by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bern to Salzburg is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
IC 901+
EC 163+
RJX 767Cheapest
IC 901+
EC 163+
RJX 767Fastest
IC 901+
EC 163+
RJX 767Other options
IC 705 · EC 97 · 3289 · ICE 117
IC 709 · EC 99+
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IC 903+
RJX 165Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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FAQs: Bern to Salzburg
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This is compared to other travel options from Bern to Salzburg:
A coach is £14 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bern to Salzburg costing on average £42.
Other travel options to Salzburg take longer:
Coach takes on average 10h 10m.
- Around 10 flights per day.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bern and Salzburg as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Geneva International Airport and arrive in Salzburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bern Hauptbahnhof and arrive in Salzburg Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Bern, Car-Terminal Neufeld and arrive in Salzburg, P+R Süd.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Salzburg by coach.
- Travel with ÖBB, Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Salzburg by train.
- 0 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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