Salzburg to Klagenfurt runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:07 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €10.08 and €24.54, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 4m over 186 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€10.08 to €24.54
- 125%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Salzburg
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:07First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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ÖBB runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €22.73Mon21
- about €19.43Tue22
- about €22.18Wed23
- about €18.33Thu24
- about €20.53Fri25
- about €22.18Sat26
- about €19.98Sun27
- about €13.38Mon28
- about €13.38Tue29
- about €12.83Wed30
- about €15.58Thu1
- about €16.68Fri2
- about €15.03Sat3
- about €14.48Sun4
- about €10.63Mon5
- about €10.08Tue6
- about €11.73Wed7
- about €15.58Thu8
- about €12.28Fri9
- about €12.28Sat10
- about €13.93Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Klagenfurt. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Klagenfurt for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Salzburg to Klagenfurt
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €12.8390 days
- €12.8360 days
- €10.0845 days
- €11.1830 days
- €13.9321 days
- €14.4814 days
- €19.987 days
- €22.183 days
- €22.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €10.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 125 percent. The most expensive point is €22.73, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Salzburg to Klagenfurt and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
186 km
162 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
157,245 → 100,316
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 186 km against 162 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Udine, Ljubljana, Rosenheim, Linz. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from KLU into Klagenfurt is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Klagenfurt
Settled in advance, so the ride into Klagenfurt costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Klagenfurt is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Maria Saal
Most of the points near Maria Saal open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Salzburg to Klagenfurt
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
The fastest journey from Salzburg to Klagenfurt takes 2h 4m door to door, of which 1h 23m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
The cheapest fare from Salzburg to Klagenfurt is €10.08, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.46. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
The cheapest way from Salzburg to Klagenfurt is by coach, at €10.08 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 3h 17m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
The fastest way from Salzburg to Klagenfurt is by train, at 2h 7m door to door. Only 1h 23m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €24.54.
When should I book Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
Fares from Salzburg to Klagenfurt bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €10.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 125 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Salzburg to Klagenfurt, at €12.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Salzburg to Klagenfurt, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
FlixBus, ÖBB publish service areas covering both Salzburg and Klagenfurt, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
33 percent of the services we sell from Salzburg to Klagenfurt are direct. The rest connect at Udine, Ljubljana, Rosenheim, Linz, with about 57 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Salzburg to Klagenfurt produce?
Traveling from Salzburg to Klagenfurt by train produces about 6.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 6.3 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Salzburg to Klagenfurt use?
Services from Salzburg to Klagenfurt by train leave from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Maria Saal. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Salzburg to Klagenfurt?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Salzburg to Klagenfurt allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Salzburg to Klagenfurt on September 20, 2026: 186 km of route against 162 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €10.08, and 2h 4m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Klagenfurt a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Klagenfurt and across Austria
Day trips that leave Klagenfurt in the morning and cover a good part of Austria by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Salzburg reaches 158 places in 34 countries on services we hold, over distances from 69 to 4,466 km. Klagenfurt reaches 74 places in 10 countries, from 66 to 1,518 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Salzburg
- 158Places you can leave for
- 34Countries
- 44Operators
Arriving in Klagenfurt
Leaving Klagenfurt
- 74Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 9Operators