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Salzburg → Dortmund

Dortmund → Salzburg ⇄
1 a dayfastest 9h25ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:23 → 06:48+1
    NJ 40490 Night train
    Salzburg Hbf → Dortmund Hbf · via Munich, Nuremberg
    9h254 stops
    Runs: Fri–Sun (some weeks)ÖBB ↗
  • 21:23 → 07:51+1
    NJ 40490 Night train
    Salzburg Hbf → Dortmund Hbf · via Munich, Nuremberg
    10h284 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 19 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 21:23 → 06:50+1
    NJ 40490 Night train
    Salzburg Hbf → Dortmund Hbf · via Munich, Nuremberg
    9h274 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Thu 1 Oct, Fri 2 Oct…ÖBB ↗

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 21:23, arrive 06:48

The plane is -5h15 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct9h35
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 404909h25
Plane · nonstop SZG–DUS4h50
  • To Salzburg (SZG)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight SZG–DUS1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From DUS1h10

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.