There are direct flights from London and other European cities to Salzburg, but not from the United States. Americans can fly to Munich and take the 90-minute train ride to Salzburg.

If you fly to Munich, you can take the 90-minute train ride to Salzburg. Alternatively, you can take a transfer bus from or to the Munich airport: contact Salzburger Mietwagenservice for details. Taxis are the easiest way to get downtown from the Salzburg airport; the ride costs around EUR13-EUR14 and takes about 20 minutes. City Bus No. 2, which makes a stop by the airport every 15 minutes, runs down to Salzburg's train station (about 20 minutes), where you can change to Bus No. 3 or 5 for the city center.

The fastest routes to Salzburg are the autobahns. From Vienna (320 km [198 mi]), take A1; from Munich (150 km [93 mi]), A8 (in Germany it's also E11); from Italy, A10.

The only advantage to having a car in Salzburg is that you can get out of the city for short excursions or for cheaper accommodations. The Old City on both sides of the river is a pedestrian zone (except for taxis), and the rest of the city, with its narrow, one-way streets, is a driver's nightmare.

You can get to Salzburg by rail from most European cities, arriving at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, a 20-minute walk from the center of town in the direction of Mirabellplatz. A taxi to the center of town should take about 10 minutes and cost EUR9. Train information is available through the number listed below; don't be put off by the recorded message in German -- eventually, you will be put through to a real person who should be able to speak English. You can buy tickets at any travel agency or at the station.

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Our Meeting Place Salzburg Central Train Station

Munich = 93 miles Innsbruck = 117 miles Vienna = 198 miles Bregenz = 203 miles Zürich = 283 miles Frankfurt = 334 miles Milano = 363 miles Paris = 620 miles