Stuttgart to Salzburg bus: 3.8 a day, fastest 4h55

3.8 a dayfastest 4h55FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇦🇹 Austria

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StuttgartUlmAugsburgFreisingMunichSalzburg· 306 km as the crow flies

01:15 → 06:10
FlixBus N880
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Munich
4h551 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:15 → 05:10)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:10 → 13:00
FlixBus 008
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Ulm, Augsburg, Freising, Munich
5h504 stops
Runs: Daily except Tue (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
15:35 → 21:30
FlixBus 1929
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich
5h553 stops
Runs: Mon (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:15 → 23:55
FlixBus N965
Kornwestheim Pre Waypoint → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich
6h407 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
20:35 → 01:30⁺¹
FlixBus N948
Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB) → Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße) · via Ulm, Augsburg, Munich
4h553 stops
Runs: DailyBook 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

Fastest door to door: the train (4h14). The bus takes 1h46 longer.

Bus · fastest direct6h00

To Stuttgart Airport Busterminal (SAB)32 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8804h55
From Salzburg South (Hellbrunner Landesstraße)18 min

Train · fastest direct4h14

To Stuttgart Hbf3 min
Before departure10 min
ICE 1174h01

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?

6.5 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h01

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

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Stuttgart to Salzburg nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Stuttgart to Salzburg?

Yes. 3.8 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Stuttgart to Salzburg?

The fastest takes 4h55; the slowest 6h40, for 306 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:15 and the latest at 20:35, local time in Stuttgart. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Stuttgart to Salzburg?

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

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