Salzburg to Paris by train
Travel from Salzburg (Austria) to Paris (France) by train (799km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Salzburg in Austria to Paris in France, the main routes are either via Germany (Stuttgart/Mannheim/Frankfurt) or via Switzerland (Zurich). If you want to include a night train, use the route via Zurich.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Salzburg (Austria) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Paris (France)
- 2Salzburg (Austria) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Paris (France)
799 km
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 Paris, 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
Paris - Salzburg / Graz - Lyon / Graz - Marseille / Innsbruck - Paris / Innsbruck - Lyon / Innsbruck - Marseille / Salzburg - Lyon / Salzburg - Marseille / Linz - Paris1 Salzburg (Austria) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) - Paris (France)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a 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.
Where to buy a ticket from Salzburg to Frankfurt am Main?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ490 Vienna - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ456 Vienna - Berlin / ÖBB nightjet NJ420 Innsbruck - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ40420 Innsbruck - Hamburg
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen
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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1b Travelling from Frankfurt am Main (Germany) to Paris (France)
Travel from Frankfurt to Paris by direct TGV INOUI or ICE high-speed-train. The ticket price starts at 39 EUR. The journey times is 3:40 hours. There are at least four direct train connections per day and several more with change of trains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Paris?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
ICE Alleo Germany - France (ICE Alleo) / TGV Alleo France - Germany (TGV Alleo)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Paris - Frankfurt am Main
2 Salzburg (Austria) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Paris (France)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Salzburg (Austria) to Zurich (Switzerland)
For your train journey from Austria to Switzerland use a direct Railjet train. You could also use an overnight train on the routes Vienna or Graz to Zurich.
Austrian railways ÖBB offers saver fare tickets called "Sparschiene" from 14 EUR. Tickets for the Nightjet night train start from 29 EUR.
You find timetables and ticket prices via our booking links.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ466 Vienna - Zurich / ÖBB nightjet NJ464 Graz - Zurich
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Salzburg / Vienna - Basel / Vienna - Bern / Vienna - Geneva / Vienna - St. Moritz / Vienna - Zurich / Graz - Basel / Graz - Zurich / Salzburg - Basel / Linz - Zurich
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 Zurich (Switzerland) to Paris (France)
Travel from Zurich to Paris by direct TGV Lyria high-speed-train. The ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The journey time is four hours. There are at least six train connections per day. The trains depart every two hours.
The departure station is Zurich HB. The arrival station is Paris Gare de Lyon.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
TGV Lyria France - Switzerland (Lyria)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Paris - Zurich
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Do you have questions about the connection between Salzburg and Paris? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
