How to get from Prague to Salzburg by train

Going from Prague to Salzburg is quite a long journey. There is NO direct train.

Trains Prague – Salzburg (from Praha Hlavni nadrazi)

The trains depart from the Prague main railway station.

Connection 1 (travel time: 06:33h)

Train	From	Dep.	To	Arr.
R631	Praha hl.n.	05:16	České Budějovice	07:56
Sp 1931 DUNAJ VLTAVA	České Budějovice	08:02	Linz Hbf	10:24
IC 690 Schloss Porcia Spittal an	Linz Hbf	10:32	Salzburg Hbf	11:49

Connection 2 (travel time: 06:33h)

Train	From	Dep.	To	Arr.
R 201 Anton Bruckner	Praha hl.n.	07:16	Linz Hbf	12:15
EC 548 ERLEBNISREGION TENNENGAU	Linz Hbf	12:32	Salzburg Hbf	13:49

Connection 3 (travel time: 06:33h)

Train	From	Dep.	To	Arr.
R637	Praha hl.n.	09:16	České Budějovice	11:56
Sp 1933 DONAU MOLDAU	České Budějovice	12:02	Linz Hbf	14:25
IC 642 Paracelsus Universitaet S	Linz Hbf	14:32	Salzburg Hbf	15:49

Connection 4 (travel time: 06:43h)

Train	From	Dep.	To	Arr.
R639	Praha hl.n.	11:16	České Budějovice	13:56
Sp 1935 F.A.GERSTNER	České Budějovice	14:12	Linz Hbf	16:41
RJ568	Linz Hbf	16:51	Salzburg Hbf	17:59

Connection 5 (travel time: 06:33h)

Train	From	Dep.	To	Arr.
R647	Praha hl.n.	15:16	České Budějovice	17:56
Sp 1939 MATTHIAS SCHÖNERER	České Budějovice	18:02	Linz Hbf	20:26
IC744	Linz Hbf	20:32	Salzburg Hbf	21:49

Booking tickets on-line

Single 2nd class ticket costs 55 EUR. Ticket is sent by FedEx or delivered by courier (in Prague).

How to book 2nd class train ticket

Single 1st class ticket costs 88 EUR. Ticket is sent by FedEx or delivered by courier (in Prague).

How to book 1st class train ticket

Buying tickets at the train station

You can always buy the tickets at the train station. Most bigger stations have an international counter where you can buy the tickets.
Usual open times are from 4 am till at least midnight (not the local stations).
One-way 2nd class ticket costs 55 EUR, single 1st class ticket costs 88 EUR.
Seat reservations are sold separately (cost about 4 EUR).

Other on-line booking servers

RailEurope.co.uk website (just for UK / sending by post mail)
RailEurope.com (for USA, Canada and Mexico)

Transfer Prague ↔ Salzburg by car (minibus)

Hotels in Salzburg

Hostels in Salzburg

Salzburg – Prague by train

Comments

Zoltan - zoltan_hargitai(at)yahoo.com - 2009-03-16

Does Train 101 from Prague to Salzburg pass through Germany at all? (I am interested in getting an Eastern Europe Rail pass and want to avoid going through Germany, which is not covered by the pass)

Pavel Hajek - info(at)czech-transport.com - 2009-03-16

No, it does not go through Germany.