Getting There/Around

Getting There:

By Air:

The Salzburg's W.A. Mozart Airport (+43 662 858 0251 / http://www.salzburg-airport.com) is located two miles southwest of the city center. The airport has regularly-scheduled domestic and international flights from airlines including but not necessarily limited to:

Aeroflot (+43 662 85 2375 / http://www.aeroflot.com)

Air Alps Aviation (+43 0662 858 0969 / http://www.airalps.com)

Air Berlin (820 4000 11 / http://www.airberlin.com)

Austrian Airlines (+43 662 05 1789 / http://www.aua.com)

Condor (+1 800 524 6975 / http://www7.condor.com)

FlyBe (+871 700 0535 / http://www.flybe.com)

Hapag-Lloyd Express (+180 509 3 509 / http://www.hlx.com)

Lufthansa (+43 0810 1025 8080 / http://www.lufthansa.at)

Norwegian (+47 21 49 0015 / http://www.norwegian.no)

Ryanair (+43 900 210 240 / http://www.ryanair.com)

Sky Europe (+421 2 4850 1111 / http://www.skyeurope.com/in.php)

Sterling.dk Airline (+457 03 3370 / http://www.sterlingticket.com)

Sun Express (+180 595 9590 / http://server1.sunexpress.com.tr)

Swiss International Airlines (+43 810 810 840 / http://www.swiss.com)

Transavia (+312 406 0406 / http://www.transavia.com)

Thomson Fly (+43 192 89 598 / http://www.thomsonfly.com )

Bus #2 runs regularly between Salzburg Airport and Salzburg's main railway station. The trip time is about 20 minutes. There are other express services to areas around Salzburg including the Airport Express (+43 6542 54990) providing travel to Zell am See, Kaprun, Saalbach and Hinterglemm, and the Watzmann-Express with service to Berchtesgaden Station.

Taxis are located outside the terminal. Some major companies serving the airport include:

Funk Taxi (+43 662 8111 / http://www.taxi.at)

Salzburg Taxi Service (+43 664 5161241 / http://www.salzburg-taxi-service.com)

Taxi 1715 Salzburg (+43 0662 8111 / http://www.taxisalzburg.at)

Taxibus Salzburg (+43 0664 343 4873 / http://www.taxibus-salzburg.at)

Taxi-Ingo-Tours (+43 0662 1715 / http://www.taxi-transfers.com)

Car rental offices are located on the ground floor. Rental companies include:

ARAC/Europcar (+43 662 850208 / http://www.europcar.com)

Avis (+43 662 877278 / http://www.avis.at)

Budget (+43 662 855038 / http://www.budget.com)

Denzeldrive, National, Alamo (+43 662 852949 / http://www.denzeldrive.at)

Hertz (+43 662 852086 / http://www.hertz.com)

Sixt (+43 662 856051 / http://www.e-sixt.at)

Thrifty (+43 662 850041 / http://www.thrifty.at)

By Train:

The Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg's mail rail station (+43 51 1717 / http://www.oebb.at) is on many of the major European rail lines with trains running through from several domestic and international destinations. Salzburg is served by IC (InterCity) and EC (EuroCity) train services. Regular trains arrive daily from places including Vienna, Innsbruck and Munich.

By Car:

Salzburg can be reached from all directions via Autobahn A8 from the west (Munich), A1 from the east (Vienna), A10 from the south, Route 20 from the north and west, and Route 159 from the southeast.

Keep in mind that all vehicles need toll stickers on Austrian highways. See the following website for details: http://www.vignette.at.

Getting Around:

The Salzburg Card is highly recommended for visitors as it allows for unlimited public transportation, admission into several of the city's main attractions, and discounts at various places. Buy 24-, 48- or 72-hour cards from travel agencies, hotels and municipal offices around the city.

Buses and trams are quick and convenient and run throughout the city centre from the Nonntal parking lot to Sigsmundsplatz.

Taxis can be found throughout the city along with Fiakers (horse-drawn cabs).

Driving is not recommended, but Salzburg has a great network of foot and bicycle paths running throughout the city.

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