Getting there and around

Airport
Salzburg airport handles international flights and also has regular scheduled flights to many European cities and the main Austrian cities. The departure tax is factored into the price of the air ticket. The airport is less than 4km (2.5m) west of the city centre at Innsbrucker Bundesstrasse. Bus No 77 leaves from outside the airport and terminates at the main train station in the city.

Train
Salzburg is well served by IC (InterCity) and EC (EuroCity) train services. Austrian trains are comfortable, clean and reasonably frequent.

Bus
Bundesbuses depart from outside the Hauptbahnhof on Südtiroler Platz, where timetables are displayed. The bus is best considered a backup to the rail service - more useful for reaching out-of-the-way places and local destinations than for long distance travel.

Public transport
Tourist offices and hotels sell the Salzburg Card, which provides free entry to 25 museums and sights, reduced entry to a further 24 attractions and free public transport for the duration.

Salzburg has an efficient local bus system and bus routes are shown on city and hotel maps: note that bus Nos 1, 2, 6, and 51 start from the train station and skirt the old town. Bus taxis operate nightly 11:30pm-1:30am (to 3am on weekends), with Hanuschplatz the departure point for suburban routes on the left bank, and Theatergasse for routes to the right bank.

Driving in the city is hardly worth the effort as parking places are limited and much of the old town is accessible only by foot.

There is a good network of cycle paths in and around the city and the bike rental office in the train station is open 7am-12am midnight daily from Apr-Sept.

'Fiaker ' - sightseeing by horse cab
Once Salzburg's taxi transport, the fiakers today are mostly popular as a tourist attraction. A romantic fiaker ride is almost obligatory for the visitor to Mozart's city.