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Salzburg → Munich by train: where is the ticket cheapest?
8 trains compared · checked 17 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
08:05–10:21 · RE5 · travel 29 Nov 2026 · checked 18 Oct 2026
from €6.99
at bahn.de (DB) · travel date 29 Nov 2026, 08:33–10:39 · checked 18 Oct 2026
For Salzburg – Munich, bahn.de (DB) and ÖBB almost always charged the same price for the same train (7 of 8 shared trains equally priced, typically €18).
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Fares change all the time; check the seller's website before booking. Opens the search for 29 Nov 2026 directly: bahn.de (DB).
Sellers compared
| Seller | cheapest alone | tied cheapest | more expensive | vs. bahn.de (DB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bahn.de (DB) Railway of the origin or destination country · 8 trains | 1 | 7 | 0 | – |
| ÖBB Railway of the origin or destination country · 8 trains | 0 | 7 | 1 | ±0 % · 8 trains |
Counted per train the seller offered: “cheapest alone” = nobody was cheaper or equally cheap; “tied cheapest” = the same lowest fare as at least one other seller; “more expensive” = another seller was cheaper. “Vs. bahn.de (DB)”: median price difference for the trains both sellers offered. Other currencies are converted at the ECB reference rate of the day the fare was checked.
When to book? Fares by booking time
Cheapest ticket for Salzburg – Munich (median): 2–4 weeks ahead €12, more than 4 weeks ahead €19.
| Checked | Trains | cheapest fare (median) | usually cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2–4 weeks ahead | 4 | €12 | bahn.de (DB) = ÖBB (4 of 4) |
| more than 4 weeks ahead | 4 | €19 | bahn.de (DB) (4 of 4) |
For each train the lowest fare of all sellers counts. The groups contain different travel dates and trains; this shows a tendency, not a guarantee.
All measured trains
Checked on 18 Oct 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | bahn.de (DB) | ÖBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 days ahead travel 29 Nov · checked 18 Oct | 08:00–09:43 EC 212 | €17.99 | €17.99 |
| 42 days ahead travel 29 Nov · checked 18 Oct | 08:05–10:21 RE5 | €34.00 | €43.80 |
| 42 days ahead travel 29 Nov · checked 18 Oct | 08:33–10:39 IC 407 | €6.99 | €6.99 |
| 42 days ahead travel 29 Nov · checked 18 Oct | 09:00–10:43 RJX 260 | €19.99 | €19.99 |
Checked on 17 Oct 2026
| Booked ahead | Train | bahn.de (DB) | ÖBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 days ahead travel 12 Nov · checked 17 Oct | 08:00–09:43 EC 212 | €17.99 | €17.99 |
| 26 days ahead travel 12 Nov · checked 17 Oct | 08:05–10:21 RE5 | €43.80 | €43.80 |
| 26 days ahead travel 12 Nov · checked 17 Oct | 08:33–10:39 IC 407 | €6.99 | €6.99 |
| 26 days ahead travel 12 Nov · checked 17 Oct | 09:00–10:43 RJX 260 | €6.99 | €6.99 |
Highlighted: cheapest seller for that train. For each day, the table only shows sellers that had a fare on that day. Fares valid only for part of the route are excluded.