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Salzburg → Brussels

Brussels → Salzburg ⇄
3 a weekfastest 12h51ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:04 → 09:55+1
    NJ 448 Night train
    Salzburg Hbf → Brussel-Zuid · via Munich, Cologne, Aachen, Liège
    12h51nonstop
    Runs: Tue, Thu, SunÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (at, be_sncb, 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 21:04, arrive 09:55

The plane is -9h08 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct13h02
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 44812h51
  • From Brussel-Zuid1 min
Plane · nonstop SZG–BRU4h10
  • To Salzburg (SZG)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight SZG–BRU1h40
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BRU20 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: Transavia.