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Morning Joggers: Salzburg is a great place for running. Within minutes you can be huffing
and puffing “The hills are alive...” in green meadows outside of town. The obvious best
bets in town are through the Mirabell Gardens along its riverbank pedestrian lanes.
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Getting Around Salzburg
By Bus: At machines and Tabak/Trafik shops, you can buy €1.90 single-ride tickets or a
€4.20 day pass ( Tageskarte ) good for 24 hours (€2.30 and €5.20 from the driver, respect-
ively). To get from the old town to the train station, catch bus #1 from the inland side of
Hanuschplatz. From the other side of the river, find the Makartplatz/Theatergasse stop and
catch bus #1, #3, #5, or #6. Bus info: www.svv-info.at , tel. [phone].
By Bike: Salzburg is great fun for cyclists. The following two bike-rental shops offer 20
percent off to anyone with this topic—ask for it: Top Bike rents bikes on the river next to
the Staatsbrücke (€6/2 hours, €10/4 hours, €15/24 hours, usually daily April-June and Sept-
Oct 10:00-17:00, July-Aug 9:00-19:00, closed Nov-March, easy return available 24/7, free
helmets with this topic, mobile [phone], www.topbike.at , Sabine). A'Velo Radladen
rents bikes in the old town, just outside the TI on Mozartplatz (€4.50/1 hour, €10/4 hours,
€16/24 hours, more for electric or mountain bikes; daily 9:00-18:00, until 19:00 July-Aug,
buthoursunreliable,shorterhoursoff-seasonandinbadweather;passportnumberforsecur-
ity deposit, mobile [phone], www.a-velo.at ). Some of my recommended hotels and
pensions also rent bikes, and several of the B&Bs on Moosstrasse have free loaner bikes for
guests.
By Funicular and Elevator: The old town is connected to the top of the Mönchsberg
mountain(andgreatviews)viafunicularandelevator.The funicular (Festungsbahn) whisks
you up into the imposing Hohensalzburg Fortress (included in castle admission, goes every
few minutes—for details, see here ) . The elevator (Mönchsberg Aufzug) on the west side of
the old town lifts you to the recommended Gasthaus Stadtalm café and hostel, the Museum
of Modern Art and its chic café, wooded paths, and more great views (€2 one-way, €3.20
round-trip, normally Mon 8:00-19:00, Tue-Sun 8:00-24:00).
By Buggy: The horse buggies (Fiaker) that congregate at Residenzplatz charge €36 for
a 25-minute trot around the old town ( www.fiaker-salzburg.at ).