Airport
WA Mozart Salzburg International Airport
IATA Code: SZGLocation: The airport is located 3 miles (about 5km) southwest of the city.
Time: Local time is GMT +1 (GMT +2 between April and October).
Contacts: Tel: +43 662 85800
Transfer to the city: You can make use of public bus lines 2, 8 and 27 to get from Salzburg Airport to the downtown area. Tickets can be purchased from the conductor, and cost EUR2.10 for adults and EUR1.10 for children. Bus line #2 goes between Hauptbahnhof railway station and the airport every 10-20 minutes, and takes about 20 minutes to complete the journey. Bus line #27 departs the airport every 15-20 minutes, and serves Hauptbahnhof via Wals/Viehhausen (journey time is approximately 40 minutes). Bus line #8 operates from Monday to Saturday only, departing every 10 minutes from the airport via Salzburg city centre (15 minutes), and terminating at the park and ride Alpensiedlung.
Taxis: Taxis are available outside the arrivals terminal to take you to the Hauptbahnhof railway station (a short walk from the centre of Salzburg). The trip to the station (just 3 miles, or about 5km, from the airport) should take between 10 and 20 minutes, and cost about EUR14.
Car rental: Car rental companies include Avis, Europcar, Federal, Hertz, Megadrive, Sixt and Sunny Cars.
Facilities: Facilities include ATMs, bureaux de change, restaurants and cafés, free Internet access, a nursery and a play area, luggage storage and duty-free shopping.
Parking: Short- and long-term parking available, at EUR1.70 per hour.
Departure tax: None.
Website: www.salzburg-airport.com
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Salzburg
Until 1816 Salzburg was a city-state, independent of the Hapsburgs and ruled by powerful prince-archbishops. It is situated on the northern border of Austria, 70 miles (113km) southeast of Munich, in a picturesque setting surrounded by mountains. Mozart was born here and the city's fascination with its most famous son is best demonstrated during the Salzburg Festival, which presents world-class performances of opera, drama and concerts each summer. Even the non-musically minded will find it difficult to avoid Mozart's impression on the town - his image is on every postcard and chocolate box and both his birthplace and family house are now museums offering detailed insight into his life and work.
The city is also the home town of Baroque and the south side of the river is a Baroque masterpiece of charming churches, squares, houses and fountains. The original buildings were cleared in the late 1500s by Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in order to create a 'German Rome'. All sights are within walking distance from the spacious old city (Altstadt), which is now largely pedestrianised. A few miles to the south of the city are the historic towns of Hallein and Werfen and to the west are the lakes of Salzberger, which are especially worth visiting during the spring and summer when the wild flowers are out.
