Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 08, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	Savara Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001160308
Trading Symbol	SVRA
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,197,636
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity File Number	001-32157
Entity Tax Identification Number	841318182
Entity Address, Address Line One	6836 Bee Cave Road
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Building III
Entity Address, Address Line Three	Suite 200
Entity Address, City or Town	Austin
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	78746
City Area Code	512
Local Phone Number	614-1848