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Bundesland Salzburg

Hi!
I have been in salzburg for a couple of weeks now its time to head sadly to Zurich to fly home.
What is the cheapest or best way to get there? Im looking at buses but left the train ride a bit late and they want to charge me way too many euros!
Thanks LUKE

any have a good GPS address for close parking to the funicular.

I just found some limited information online about Winterfest. We will be in Munich in December and are planning a day trip to Salzburg. One of our travelers is an experienced juggler and might enjoy something like this. Is it an "open" sort of things, where you can wander the tents, or do you only purchase tickets for a specific show and there's only one thing going on at a time? From the English portion of their website it was somewhat difficult to be sure. Any guidance would be appreciated it. Opinions on whether it's worth it for the money are much appreciated as well.

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We will be in Salzburg in March 2013 (my hubby,myself and my 10 year old daughter). I am planning a day trip to St.Gilgen and Halstatt. I read about various discount day tickets and found it very confusing. This is what I understood. Please correct me and advice. The ERT(Einfach Raus Ticket) is valid only on trains and the there is a day bus regional pass only for buses but we need combination of both the above travel. Please advice the best route/transportation/day ticket for my trip. Thanks in advance.

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I am excited to visit the Christmas market in Hohensalzburg and everything the beautiful city has to offer a first-timer like me in salzburg and Austria for that matter. I will be staying in a hotel in Elisabethstrabe and wonder what public transport will take me to the area where the funicular station is located. Thank you for any helpful information or suggestion. Merry Christmas to everyone!!

My trip to Munich and Salzburg is coming together very well, except I am still very confused about transportion. My itinerary is: Arrive in Munich on Friday morning (this week). Immediately travel to Salzburg and return to Munich on Sunday. Stay in Munich for three days, traveling around the town. What sort of train ticket would best suit our needs (2 adults and 1 19 year old student)? Thank you so much! I am not used to train travel!

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Hi, I am planning a visit to Zell am See around January 4th 2013 for about 6 days as part of my birthday plans. Having priced up the trip as far as accommodation and travel goes, i'm not seeking a little advice on how much spending money i should plan to take for my stay. I am not visiting for the skiing but am planning to maybe spend a day at the Nassfeld Skiing area to have a go a tubing. I am planning a trip to Salzburg also for a day. I know the details are a bit vague but if anyone has a rough guide as to how much i would need that would be great. Any other trips that are worth doing would also help alot to. Thanks

hello, i am thinking of booking a stay in the alpen apartments (apartment central). i was wondering as anyone stayed there? and what are they like? there doesnt seem to be any photos of the bathroom any where on the web. does any one know what the bathroom is like? or maybe have some pics? thanks for your help mic

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