Salzburg

The Salzburg W.A. Mozart International Airport IATA: SZG is situated about 20 minutes from the center of the city. Connection with the city is provided by a trolley bus (http://engl.salzburg-airp...). The airport has direct connections from Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Brussels, Birmingham, Exeter, London, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Vienna, all big German cities, and Zurich. For more connections you may prefer flying to Munich and taking the train to Salzburg.

offers a door-to-door transportation service from Cesky Krumlov to Salzburg and back for 1.100 CZK 44 EUR per person. The ride takes about 3 hours.

By train

Salzburg's train station, the Hauptbahnhof, is located to the north of the Salzach River within the New Town of Salzburg. The train ride from Munich to Salzburg takes about an hour and a half Regional trains take about 2 hours, and international trains operate from Zurich, Zagreb, Ljubljana and Budapest to name just a few destinations. Inter-city trains operate very frequently especially to Vienna where services are almost hourly. The station itself is currently undergoing renovation, slated to be finished by 2014. The station is operated by both the Austrian Federal Railway Company ÖBB and the National German Railway company DB. Both companies have ticket stalls and machines in the station. The popular train pass for Bavaria sold by DB in German: Bayern Ticket also covers train rides between Bavaria and Salzburg, but it is only valid for Regional trains code RE and RB. The rail pass can be brought from DB ticket stalls as well as DB Ticket Selling Machines in the station.

By car

Salzburg is well connected to both Vienna Wien and Munich München, Germany via the autobahns A8 Munich - Salzburg and A1 Salzburg - Vienna. There is an Austrian Motorway "Vignette" you have to purchase. The price varies depending on if you buy a yearly or 10 day vignette.

Driving around Salzburg can be a pain. The road names are small and written in a "Traditional" German font which can be hard to read. The best bet is to get into the city, find a parking space, and travel by foot. Be sure that if you are driving in cold weather to be prepared for snow. Snow chains should be recommended, in extreme weather. All cars must have snow tires (Winterreifen by law from October to April)