Train from Strasbourg to Salzburg via Stuttgart and Munich

Here's the thing, trains between Stuttgart and Munich are very frequent. You can either book the schedule you want, and if your train is late and you miss the connection, you just get the next train to Munich. Or you can build in a longer transfer in Stuttgart to start. If you book the final leg on the hourly regional train to Salzburg, you can take any later regional train to Salzburg.

That is plenty of time. It isn’t like air travel.

Where are you booking this? On www.bahn.de you should get actual platform numbers, so you would be prepared for the transfer. 10 minutes is fine and 24min is on the long end. You do not change stations in Münich.

That

change stations

is obviously a relic from the long-gone days when tracks 5-10 and the associated ridiculous wooden shack were still known as the "Holzkirchner Bahnhof". At least it's good to know that tracks 5-10 are outside the main hall and you have to walk about 300 meters to get there. Cf. on this map, lower left corner (also there still called "Holzkirchner Flügelbahnhof").

That is plenty of time and nothing to be worried about. But I'm also wondering where you are looking for tickets? I'd suggest using DB, www.bahn.de, for this trip.

Edited per sla's comments!

associated ridiculous wooden shack

@Sla, let's call it quaint for better tourism marketing! 😉

@Therese, these connection times are all fine (honestly I would prefer a 10min connection vs a longer one). Like sla says, the BRB train leaves from tracks SOUTH of the main hall. When you depart your incoming train you take a RIGHT once in the main hall (there is a Yorma's shop on the main floor, grab a to-go snack here or at another shop in the main hall since it will be lunch time) then RIGHT along the north side of the hall and up and around to your BRB train. The signage is not great and I've seen a lot of tourist get confused here so look at the station map before you arrive.

Safe travels!

DJ

Like sla says, the BRB train leaves from tracks north of the main hall.

Well, if I understand him correctly ( ;) ), he wanted to say that the trains to Salzburg run from the tracks south of the main hall (tracks 5-10; on the north side is what used to be called the "Starnberger Bahnhof", now simply "tracks 27-36"). No Yorma on the south side, unfortunately, but various other food stalls on the main cross platform.

Thanks for all the comments! I was on the trainline.com site, which we've previously used for travel in France.

@sla, you are right and I edited my post accordingly. I'm just so used to catching a BRB train on the north side (I actually still call it the BOB station).

Use Deutsche Bahn to book and before you book the tickets, set up an account with them. The tickets will be saved and you can then download the DB Navigator app, which will store the tickets (all you do is show the QR code to the conductor) and will also notify you of any delays or track changes, etc.

Here is a good link to use for Deutsche Bahn, as it is in English: https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

I'm just so used to catching a BRB train on the north side (I actually still call it the BOB station)

@DJ
So we have something in common. My wife was a high school teacher in Tegernsee for over 10 years and when I met her on weekends, I "took the BOB" (a play on words in German = "I took the bobsleigh"). ;)