Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Salzburg to Grindelwald is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
8 h 59 m
Average
11 h 47 m
Trains per day
4
Distance
400 km
Of the 4 trains that leave Salzburg for Grindelwald every day 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 248 miles (400 km) | |
Average train duration | 8 h 13 min | |
Average train ticket price | $41 (€36) | |
Train frequency | 4 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | ÖBB, Deutsche Bahn or Railjet |
Trains from Salzburg to Grindelwald cover the 248 miles (400 km) long trip taking on average 8 h 13 min with our travel partners like ÖBB, Deutsche Bahn or Railjet. Normally, there are 4 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $41 (€36), but the average price of train tickets is $41 (€36). Travelers depart most frequently from Salzburg Hbf and arrive in Grindelwald Grund.
You can travel by train to Grindelwald from Salzburg with Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB for as low as $41 (€36). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey.
ÖBB is Austria's main train company and offers the following different ticket types for your next trip from Salzburg to Grindelwald by train: Standard Ticket, Comfort-Ticket, ÖBB Sparschiene-Ticket, ÖBB Sparschiene Comfort-Ticket.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Salzburg to Grindelwald train.
Travel by train between Salzburg, Austria and Grindelwald, Switzerland is: Unrestricted.
International entry is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Austria
Entry Requirements:
The government of Switzerland has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
The above information was last checked on 3/22/23. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train from Salzburg to Grindelwald closer to your date of departure here
Return travel from Switzerland to Austria is: Unrestricted.
Entry into Austria is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
Requirements for reentering:
The government of Austria has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 3/8/23. Please check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations closer to the travel date of your train to Salzburg from Grindelwald.
When taking a train from Salzburg, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Salzburg Hbf, Salzburg Aigen and Salzburg Aiglhof. When you arrive in Grindelwald, your train can arrive in train stations including Grindelwald Grund, Grindelwald and Grindelwald, Alfa.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Salzburg Hbf to Grindelwald Grund.
Passengers booking this route most frequently board their trains from Salzburg Hbf and need to travel around 1.4 miles (2.2 km) from the city center to get to this train station.
Passengers arriving in Grindelwald most often arrive at Grindelwald Grund and need to travel around 1.1 miles (1.7 km) from this train station to the city center.
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