Salzburg to Copenhagen by train

Travel from Salzburg (Austria) to Copenhagen (Denmark) by train (877km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.

To travel by train from Salzburg in Austria to Copenhagen in Denmark, the main route leads via Germany. Please read the following information and blog posts.

There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.

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How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Salzburg to Copenhagen, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.

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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users

Copenhagen - Salzburg / Vienna - Aarhus / Vienna - Kolding / Vienna - Roskilde / Graz - Copenhagen / Innsbruck - Copenhagen / Linz - Copenhagen / Klagenfurt - Copenhagen / Salzburg - Roskilde

1 Salzburg (Austria) - Berlin (Germany) - Copenhagen (Denmark)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

1a Travelling from Salzburg (Austria) to Berlin (Germany)

From Austria to Germany you can travel cheaply by ICE and Railjet trains. ÖBB sells economy tickets ("Sparschiene") from 12 EUR. There are many train connections daily.

On longer distances, we recommend a Nightjet night train. These offer you comfortable overnight travel in a seating car, couchette car or sleeping car. Tickets for the Nightjet start at 29 EUR. In the sleeping car from just 69 EUR.
There are night train connections from Vienna, Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg to Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin.

Find your itinerary, timetable and train tickets through our booking links.

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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Berlin - Salzburg / Vienna - Berlin / Vienna - Cologne / Vienna - Düsseldorf / Vienna - Hamburg / Vienna - Munich / Vienna - Stuttgart / Graz - Berlin / Graz - Munich / Salzburg - Munich

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Berlin (Germany) to Copenhagen (Denmark)

Travel from Berlin to Copenhagen by train. The journey time is 6:50 hours. The train ticket price starts at 37 EUR. You have two travel options:

1) From Berlin to Copenhagen by Snälltåget overnight train. The journey time is 11:40 hours. The stop is called "Høje-Taastrup" which is 15 minutes away of Copenhagen main train station. The train offers the following service classes:
- standard seat from 49 EUR.
- reclining seat: a wider seat with less travellers in the wagon. The ticket price starts from 74 EUR.
- bed in a private compartment.

2) By a day train connection with change in Hamburg. The German railways Deutsche Bahn offers discount price tickets from 37 EUR. The journey time is 6:50 hours. You travel as follows:
- from Berlin to Hamburg by ICE train. The journey time is 1:45 hours.
- from Hamburg to Copenhagen by Intercity/Eurocity train. The journey time is 4:30 hours.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ST1 Stockholm - Berlin / ST2 Berlin - Stockholm

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Copenhagen - Berlin

2 Salzburg (Austria) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Copenhagen (Denmark)

The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.

2a Travelling from Salzburg (Austria) to Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

From Austria to Germany you can travel cheaply by ICE and Railjet trains. ÖBB sells economy tickets ("Sparschiene") from 12 EUR. There are many train connections daily.

On longer distances, we recommend a Nightjet night train. These offer you comfortable overnight travel in a seating car, couchette car or sleeping car. Tickets for the Nightjet start at 29 EUR. In the sleeping car from just 69 EUR.
There are night train connections from Vienna, Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg to Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin.

Find your itinerary, timetable and train tickets through our booking links.

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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Frankfurt am Main - Salzburg / Vienna - Berlin / Vienna - Cologne / Vienna - Düsseldorf / Vienna - Hamburg / Vienna - Munich / Vienna - Stuttgart / Graz - Berlin / Graz - Munich / Salzburg - Berlin / Salzburg - Munich

search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Copenhagen (Denmark)

To travel from Germany to Denmark by train, use one of the daily connections which usually runs via Hamburg.

Saver fares are available from Euro 29. For detailed schedules and ticket fares, please use one of our booking links. As earlier you book, as cheaper the prices are.

If you want to include a night train, there is currently only one option left: in the summer months there is one IC train travelling overnight from Hamburg (Germany) to Copenhagen (Denmark).

In 2021 a new night-train-line will run from Berlin via Hamburg and Copenhagen to Stockholm.

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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / EuroCity (EC)

night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 300 Berlin - Malmö / ST2 Berlin - Stockholm

train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / DSB Danske Statsbaner

train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Copenhagen - Frankfurt am Main / Berlin - Copenhagen / Bremen - Copenhagen / Cologne - Copenhagen / Dresden - Copenhagen / Hamburg - Copenhagen / Hanover - Copenhagen / Leipzig - Copenhagen / Munich - Copenhagen / Stuttgart - Copenhagen

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