Salzburg to Frankfurt bus: 3.9 a day, fastest 7h55

3.9 a dayfastest 7h55☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇩🇪 Germany

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SalzburgMunichAugsburgUlmStuttgartKarlsruheFrankfurt· 409 km as the crow flies

04:50 → 13:45
FlixBus N948
Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) → Frankfurt central train station · via Munich, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart…
8h556 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:50 → 12:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:05 → 16:50
FlixBus N965
Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) → Frankfurt central train station · via Munich, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart…
10h4513 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:05 → 15:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:10 → 20:30
FlixBus 127 / 127A
Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) → Frankfurt central train station · via Munich, Nuremberg, Würzburg
8h203 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:20 → 07:15⁺¹
FlixBus N884 ☾ Overnight
Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) → Frankfurt central train station · via Munich, Fürth, Aschaffenburg
7h553 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:20 → 06:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

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

☾ Overnight: leave 23:20, arrive 07:15

The plane is 4h47 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h42

To Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße)18 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8847h55
From Frankfurt central train station14 min

Train · fastest direct5h57

Before departure10 min
ICE 2105h44
From Frankfurt(Main)Hbf3 min

Plane · nonstop SZG to FRA3h55

To Salzburg (SZG)15 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight SZG to FRA1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From FRA35 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 5h44

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

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Flying instead?

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

LufthansaSZG→FRABook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Salzburg to Frankfurt?

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 Salzburg to Frankfurt?

The fastest takes 7h55; the slowest 10h45, for 409 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 04:50 and the latest at 23:20, local time in Salzburg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Salzburg to Frankfurt?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:20 arriving 07:15 the next morning.

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