Frankfurt to Salzburg bus: 3.9 a day, fastest 8h00

3.9 a dayfastest 8h00FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria

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FrankfurtHeidelbergHeilbronnStuttgartUlmAugsburgSalzburg· 409 km as the crow flies

07:45 → 15:45
FlixBus 127 / 127A
Frankfurt central train station → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Würzburg, Nuremberg, Munich
8h003 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:10 → 21:15
FlixBus N884
Frankfurt central train station → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Aschaffenburg, Fürth, Munich
8h053 stops
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13:45 → 23:55
FlixBus N965
Frankfurt central train station → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Stuttgart, Ulm…
10h1013 stops
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17:15 → 01:30⁺¹
FlixBus N948
Frankfurt central train station → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Ulm…
8h156 stops
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Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (3h55). The bus takes 4h52 longer.

Bus · fastest direct8h47

To Frankfurt central train station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 127 / 127A8h00
From Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße)18 min

Train · fastest direct6h01

To Frankfurt(Main)Hbf3 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 2115h48

Plane · nonstop FRA to SZG3h55

To Frankfurt (FRA)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FRA to SZG1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From SZG15 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

2.3 a daydirect trains, fastest 5h48

Deutsche Bahn. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Frankfurt to Salzburg nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

LufthansaFRA→SZGBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Frankfurt to Salzburg?

Yes. 3.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Frankfurt to Salzburg?

The fastest takes 8h00; the slowest 10h10, for 409 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:45 and the latest at 17:15, local time in Frankfurt. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Frankfurt to Salzburg?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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