EURAIL PASS

As long as the train is carrying passengers between stops in Austria or the Czech Republic. I think some of the routes between Salzburg and Prague go through Germany, with stops in Germany. Those trains would not be covered by a pass that did not include Germany.

Thanks for info.

It's easy to avoid Germany. Take a train that goes via Linz, Austria, to Prague. That may be the main route between Salzburg and Prague anyway. Otherwise, as I recall, you'd go via Munich, which is out of the way.

If you want to avoid Germany, you have to be careful and your options are limited.

The fastest route from Salzburg to Prague does go through Linz. It is a direct EC; there is only one such connection per day, leaving Salzburg at 14:22, arriving Prague at 20:41. Unless you want to go the long way around, via Vienna (or go by bus), there are only seven other connections leaving Salzburg after 5 AM and getting into Prague before the next morning. They all go through Germany. Only three go through Munich.

Yes, as long as your train doesn't enter Germany. You can even use the railpass on a night train (from Prague to Vienna or the reverse)