Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bus
Buses depart from just outside the Hauptbahnhof on Südtiroler Platz, where timetables are
displayed. Bus information and tickets are available from the information points on the
main concourse. For more information on buses in and around Salzburg and an online
timetable see
www.svv-info.at
and
www.postbus.at
.
Car & Motorcycle
Three motorways converge on Salzburg to form a loop around the city: the A1/E60 from
Linz, Vienna and the east; the A8/E52 from Munich and the west; and the A10/E55 from
Villach and the south. The quickest way to Tyrol is to take the road to Bad Reichenhall in
Germany and continue to Lofer (B178) and St Johann in Tyrol.
Train
Salzburg has excellent rail connections with neighbouring Bavaria in Germany and the
rest of Austria, though the Hauptbahnhof is undergoing extensive renovation until 2014.
Direct EC trains run at least hourly to Munich (€34, 1¾ hours) and every two hours to
Stuttgart (€77, four hours). S-Bahn (suburban metro railway) trains operate twice hourly
between the Hauptbahnhof and Bad Reichenhall (€5.10, 37 minutes). Reaching Berchtes-
gaden (€8.10, 1½ hours, hourly) by S-Bahn involves a change at Freilassing. For
timetables, see
www.svv-info.at
.
The quickest way to Innsbruck is by the 'corridor' train through Germany; trains depart
at least every two hours (€41.30, two hours) and stop at Kufstein. Trains leave frequently
for Vienna (€49.90, three hours) and Linz (€23.70, 1¼ hours). There is a two-hourly ex-
press service to Klagenfurt (€38.70, three hours).
There are also several trains daily to Berlin (€134, eight hours), Budapest (€76, 5¾
hours), Prague (€79.60, seven hours) and Venice (€49, 6½ to nine hours).
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
Salzburg airport is around 5.5km west of the centre along Innsbrucker Bundesstrasse.
Buses 2, 8 and 27 (€2.30) depart from outside the terminal roughly every 10 minutes and
make several central stops near the Altstadt; buses 2 and 27 terminate at the Haupt-
bahnhof. Services operate roughly from 5.30am to 11pm. A taxi between the airport and
the centre costs €15 to €20.
