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Hamburg → Salzburg

Salzburg → Hamburg ⇄
1 a dayfastest 10h36ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:10 → 06:46+1
    NJ 493 Night train
    Hamburg Hbf → Salzburg Hbf · via Hanover, Nuremberg, Munich
    10h367 stops
    Runs: Most daysÖBB ↗
  • 20:10 → 07:02+1
    NJ 493 Night train
    Hamburg Hbf → Salzburg Hbf · via Hanover, Nuremberg, Munich
    10h527 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) 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 20:10, arrive 06:46

The plane is -7h29 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct10h46
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 49310h36
Plane · nonstop HAM–SZG4h15
  • To Hamburg (HAM)25 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight HAM–SZG1h40
  • 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.