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Salzburg → Hamburg

Hamburg → Salzburg ⇄
1 a dayfastest 11h15ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:23 → 08:38+1
    NJ 492 Night train
    Salzburg Hbf → Hamburg Hbf · via Munich, Nuremberg, Hanover
    11h157 stops
    Runs: DailyÖBB ↗

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 08:38

The plane is -8h50 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct11h25
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 49211h15
Plane · nonstop SZG–HAM4h15
  • To Salzburg (SZG)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight SZG–HAM1h40
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From HAM25 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.