Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bicycle
Salzburg is one of Austria's most bike-friendly cities, with an extensive network of scenic
cycling trails heading off in all directions, including along the banks of the Salzach River.
See
www.movelo.com
(in German) for a list of places renting out electric bikes.
A Velo
(Mozartplatz; 1hr/half-/full day €4.50/10/16, e-bike €6/16/22; 9am-6pm mid-
Apr-Oct)
Just across the way from the tourist office.
Top Bike
(
www.topbike.at
;
Staatsbrücke; 10am-5pm)
Rents bikes for around €15 per
day (half-price for kids). The Salzburg Card yields a 20% discount.
Bus
Bus drivers sell single (€2.30) and 24-hour (€5.20) tickets. If you're planning on making
several trips,
Tabak
(tobacconist) shops sell tickets even cheaper still (€1.60 each), but
only in units of five. Week tickets (€13.60) can be purchased from machines and
Tabak
shops. Children under six travel free, while all other children pay half-price.
Bus routes are shown at bus stops and on some city maps; bus 1 starts from the Haupt-
bahnhof and skirts the pedestrian-only Altstadt. Another central stop is Hanuschplatz.
Bus Taxi
'Bus taxis' operate from 11.30pm to 1.30am (3am on weekends) on fixed routes, dropping
off and picking up along the way, for a cost of €4.50. Ferdinand-Hanusch-Platz is the de-
parture point for suburban routes on the left bank, and Theatergasse for routes on the right
bank.
Car & Motorcycle
Parking places are limited and much of the Altstadt is only accessible on foot, so it's easi-
er to leave your car at one of three park-and-ride points to the west, north and south of the
city. The largest car park in the centre is the Altstadt Garage under Mönchsberg (€14 per
day); some restaurants in the centre will stamp your ticket for a reduction. Rates are lower
on streets with automatic ticket machines (blue zones); a three-hour maximum applies
(€3, or €0.50 for 30 minutes) from 9am to 7pm on weekdays.
Avis
(
www.avis.com
; Ferdinand-Porsche-Strasse 7)
Europcar
(
www.europcar.com
;
Gniglerstrasse 12)
Hertz
(
www.hertz.com
;
Ferdinand-Porsche-Strasse 7)
