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Dortmund → Salzburg

Salzburg → Dortmund ⇄
1.2 a dayfastest 9h41ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:05 → 06:46+1
    NJ 40421 Night train
    Dortmund Hbf → Salzburg Hbf · via Nuremberg, Munich
    9h413 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗
  • 21:05 → 07:02+1
    NJ 40421 Night train
    Dortmund Hbf → Salzburg Hbf · via Nuremberg, Munich
    9h574 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Oct, Mon 19 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct…open data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, de_delfi, de_rv, nl_ovapi) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 21:05, arrive 06:46

The plane is -6h59 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct9h51
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 404219h41
Plane · nonstop DUS–SZG4h50
  • To Düsseldorf (DUS)1h10
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight DUS–SZG1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From SZG20 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Eurowings.