Salzburg Travel Forum

hi

just would like your expert advise

we will be in salzburg for 2 1/2 days and thinking of doing a daytrip in berchtesgarden on april 4. is it possible to go on boat to konigssee then take the gondola to jenner and do the saltmine (last tour is around 5pm i think) in one day?

what's the easiest way of going there (public transport) we're staying near the salzburg train station. what's the last trip bus/train from berchtesgarden to salzburg?


thanks in advance

hello there! i'll be going to salzburg on the 21st of april until the 24th. I am quite skeptical about taking the sound of music tour and im thinking of hiring a car for a day to go to all the places such as the sound of music tour.
will it be more convenient to hire a car or to take public transport around salzburg? and also what are the places that would be a sin to miss in salburg? :)
is there any recommendation for a hostel in salzburg?
and i'm planning to spend a full day to go to vienna, any recommendations there?
thx!

I want to go to unsterberg and berchtesgaden, can I use bayern ticket?
How much does it cost for the cable car at untersberg?
thanks

I'll stay at Salzburg for a night and the other day I'll go to Garmisch Partenkirchen, I'd like to know:

- Is it too far from Salzburg, how long does it take?
- How to go there by train or bus?

or is it good to go to Berchtesgaden, I'd like to experienced the Alp and snow
mountain view, I travel with my one year child also.
Thank you very much

Hello VT members,

I am now starting to plan our trip to Austria in May. We will be flying into Salzburg on 10 May at 9.30pm. So far the plan is to spend 3 nights in Salzburg, 1 night in Hallstatt, 3 nights in Vienna and 3 nights in Prague. I would appreciate any advice and help on the following:

1) cheap accomodation in Salzburg, and Vienna.
2) things to do in Salzburg and Vienna.
3) train fares and times to Hallstatt, Vienna and Prague.

Thank you for your advice.

Wendy

Hi, My friend and I will be visiting salzburg in 3 wks and will need some advice planning my trip. I have 5 full days in total, and I'm thinking of spending the first 1 1/2 days in munich, den a train down to salzburg (I'm flying into munich, flying out of salzburg)

In the 3 and a half days in Salzburg, I would like to cover the following

1) sound of music attractions (tour?)
2) Salt Mine (tour?)
3) Mozart tour (is this worth it at 23 euros? or better to go by myself)
4) Visit the snow peaks and do something. (I dont mind spending a day on this. I have never skied or been to the snow peaks before. Would like suggestions on what to do.)

I read that Hallstatt is nearby, and on their website, there are links to snow related activites. It is also near the salt mine right? If so, is it better to go on the tours, or to cover it myself?

Also, It seems that snow buses from salzburg to the different snow peaks (different one each day?), as well as salt mines in salzburg. I am confuse about the difference between hallstatt and salzburg since they offer similar activities.

Can someone please advice me on how many as well as which tour I should go for? (saltmine.sound of music. mozart)Should I pay to go on the saltmine tour or to go for it myself? (do the tours cover the same area in the outskirts?)Should I go for all 3 tours and then plan a separate trip up to the snow mountains or what? I cannot drive and will thus need to rely on public transport. Anyway help will be greatly appreciated.

Could someone recommend me low-cost accommodation for a family (3 persons)planning to visit Salzburg (3-4 days)? The accommodation has to be under 20 EUR per person. Thank you in advance!

Is there anyone here attending Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance? I would be very very grateful about some informations so please contact me! tnx!

Hi!

We have booked a trip to Munich/Salzburg in the beginning of June this year and I found it very difficult to find avaliable rooms in Salzburg on that period. So I was wondering if it will be something special then och is it just a regular summer-fever to start booking everything now and at that particular time?:-)
Thanks for your answers!

Has anyone stayed in the last year at the Gastehaus Steinerhof in Salzburg?

My husband and I will be vacationing in Salzburg in September and we are looking for a nice place to go Ballroom dancing; also looking for a nice restaurant for our 25th wedding anniversary. Would anyone have ideas?

Hi
I'm visiting Salzburg for 3 days next week & hope to go to the mountains to try tobaganning. Anyone got any experience? I understand the snow shuttle will take me to the slopes - is it necessary to book in advance? And where can I hire a toboggan? On the slopes or in town before I go?
Also does anyone know if the train strike is still going ahead next week? I'll be in Salzburg 9th-12th January
Thanks

Hi,

I am a tourist from India. I am visitng Grundslee in May. I wish some of the basic information wrt travel to Salzburg is needed to go ahead with my travel plans.

1. How to reach Grundslee by train either from Vienna or by Salzburg?
2. What would be the cost of travelling for 2 people from Vienna/Salzburg to Grundslee?
3. Are Taxi/Bus facility avaliable?
4. Cost of living in grundslee per day?

We would be spending around 5-6 days in Salzburg.
Please help me with these queries:
1) How to travel from Salzburg to Hallstatt? and how much time does it take?
2) What would be the approximate cost of travel for two people to Hallstatt from Salzburg?
3) Any recomendation for day trips from Salzburg?
4) What would be the travel duration from Vienna to Salzburg? and how much would be the aproximate travel cost for two people?

Cheers

I will be in Berchtesgaden in Germany and travel back via Munich on 9th January.
Train Drivers in Deutsch Bahn have give notice of a strike from 7th.
So my pre purchased rail ticker may be of little use.
Can anyone give information of Bus/Coach transport from Salzburg (Airport or City Centre) to Munich (Again Airport or City Centre).
Info with web addresses wound be especially helpful.
I feel a contingency plan rather than panic on the 8th might make a better end to our holiday

I understand that you can use the Deutsche Bahn Bayern Card for train travel from Munich to Salzburg and also Salzburg to Munich.

However I will be starting my journey in Salzburg, so was wondering if anyone knows if and where i can buy a Bayern Card in Salzburg?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

I will be visiting Salzburg for Christmas and I am looking for a decent hotel,4 or 5 stars. Looking to the available hotels i am between the Sheraton the Castellani the crown plaza and the Bristol. Which one is the best. I do not like old hotels with furniture and rooms that need restoration.
Thanks. Please help me someone!!!

I'm going to hire a car from Salzburg airport and drive to Grundlsee. Where I can buy the vignette (to the nearest point from the airport)? Again, if my car is fitted with winter tyre, should I need to fit again with snow chain? If snow chain is required, who can help me to show how to fit it and where to hired it?

I was in Austria in 1977 and purchased a round, silvertone mirror approx. 15 ml in diameter that was bordered in a fancy chain design and hung from a chain with a movable angel. This mirror was stolen from my home and I really want to replace it. I thought these mirrors were made in Salzburg? Any information as to where I can purchase a mirror like this would be greatly appreciated!

Which would be a better day trip from Salzburg - Hallstatt or Zell Am See? We are visiting Salzburg for 2 nights and would love to view georgous lakeside scenery. What are the attractions at both places and what are your recommendations for non strenous activities for each of the places? Thanks.

I want to travel between Vienna and Salzburg on Christmas Eve. The timetable online only goes until Dec 8th. Does anyone know how often the trains run and whether it would be a Sunday schedule? Is there a higher fare for the holiday season? Should I make a reservation for travelling on this day?

In September l99l I was in Salzburg and awoke one morning to find the statue covered with shopping carts but I have forgotten what the significance was of this event. thank you.

We have been trying to find the best way to get from Rothenburg om der Tauber to Salzburg on Wednesday 10 October 2007. We are open to trains, planes, boats, hydrofoils, buses and rented cars. It seems it will take many connections regardless of what combination of transport modes we choose, so I am wondering what you might suggest.

Thanks in advance!

Is this a good use of time???

We will be starting a bike trip in Salzburg and spending 14 days
in Austria ending in Vien na. My lovely spouse Elaine has requested that I
leave my cell phone home, which I have agreed to, However, I must have
some contact, so which is the best card to use and can I buy it in
the U.S. before we leave??

Thanks!!

Stan

Hello

How much time does it long, in your experience to summarize every one of this places [For 2 young man, without smearing time with coffee rsts etc] including mounting time etc?
Is its too short 2 days?

Hallein
Hohenwerfen
Eisriesenwelt
Hellbrunn
Kehlsteinhaus
Konigsee

Also it would be great if u can share ideas and recommendations on my track.
Here is the track, in a video file builded from satellite pics.
http://gunav.co.il/ost_hi.wmv

Many thanks.

We are visiting Salzburg the last few days in August into early Sept. we enjoy walking, generally about up to 10kms. WE would like to be able to walk from the city if possible, if not some routes that we can reach by public transport. I love photography so walks with great views would be nice. Also perhaps some that start with a cable-car ride and a walk back down.
Our hotel hires cycles ans we wondered what it is like to cycle around and about, in England I find cycling a worry as car driver are often inconsiderate to cyclists, driving too close etc. What do people think about cycling in Austria?
Thanks Denise

I will be staying in the Salzburg area for 10 days at the end of this month and am considering a day trip to Vienna by car. Is it practical to think I can drive from Salzburg to Vienna and return in 1 day? I really don't want to stay over night in Vienna. My wife and I have visited Austria 4 times in the last 10 years and believe it or not we have never gotten to Vienna.

Hi everyone -

I'm looking for hotel recommendations in Salzburg. I'm looking for a place that it's nice to hang out in - not just a place to sleep. One of my party doesn't get around too well and so part of trip will be spent hanging out in the hotel. Anyone have a place to stay that might hit the spot?

Hi, We will be traveling through Salzburg next month and wish to get off the train for 6-8 hours. We need to store our luggage. Does anyone know if there are
luggage checks or lockers?
Thanks!