Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
least hourly to Munich (€35, 1½ to two hours); some of these continue to Karlsruhe via
Stuttgart.
There are also several trains daily to Berlin (€139, eight hours), Budapest (€80.60, 5¾
hours), Prague (€67.60, 6½ hours) and Venice (€34 to €91, six 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 (€2.40) depart from outside the terminal roughly every 10 to 15
minutes and make several central stops near the Altstadt; buses 2 and 27 terminate at the
Hauptbahnhof. Services operate roughly from 5.30am to 11pm. A taxi between the air-
port and the centre costs €15 to €20.
BICYCLE
Salzburg is one of Austria's most bike-friendly cities. It has 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 (e-bikes).
9am-6pm mid-Apr-Oct)
Bicycle rent-
A Velo
(Mozartplatz; 1hr/half-/full day €4.50/10/16, e-bike €6/16/22;
als, just across the way from the tourist office.
Top Bike
(
www.topbike.at
; Staatsbrücke; per day €15; 10am-5pm)
Bicycle rental joint with half-price
rental for kids. The Salzburg Card yields a 20% discount.
BUS
Bus drivers sell single (€2.40), 24-hour (€5.30) and weekly tickets (€14). Single tickets
bought in advance from machines are slightly cheaper. If you're planning on making sev-
eral trips,
Tabak
(tobacconist) shops sell tickets even cheaper still (€1.60 each), in units
of five. Under-six-year-olds travel free, while all other children pay half-price.
Bus routes are shown at bus stops and on some city maps; buses 1 and 4 start from the
Hauptbahnhof and skirt the pedestrian-only Altstadt.
BUS TAXI
'Bus taxis' operate from 11.30pm to 1.30am (3am on weekends) on fixed routes, drop-
ping off and picking up along the way, for a cost of €4.50. Ferdinand-Hanusch-Platz is
