# Salzburg in summer from Vienna: a boat on the Salzach, Backhendl at the Bärenwirt and the Hellbrunn water games

Train from Vienna, coffee at the Tomaselli, a 40-minute boat trip on the Salzach, fried chicken at the Bärenwirt, the afternoon at the Hellbrunn water games and a mug at the Augustiner.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/salzburg/itineraries/summer-with-boat-and-hellbrunn · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:30 · Salida: 2 h 30 by train (Railjet from Wien Hauptbahnhof · Sparschiene fare in advance)
- 10:15 · Café Tomaselli (coffee with cream and a cake from the bakery · Old Market square) · Café Tomaselli, €€
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:15 · 40-minute Salzach cruise on the Amadeus (Salzburg Stadt Schiff-Fahrt · €19, children €10 · 40-minute round trip) · Salzburg Stadt-Schifffahrt, From €19 adult
  - 15 min on foot
- 12:30 · Bärenwirt (Backhendl · kitchen 11:30 to 14:00 · book ahead) · Bärenwirt, €€
  - 30 min by bus
- 14:30 · Hellbrunn Palace and its trick fountains (bus 25 · €16.50, ages 4 to 18 €6.50 · guided tour of the water games)
  - 30 min by bus
- 17:45 · Augustiner Bräu Kloster Mülln (bus 25 back to the centre · garden with 1,400 seats) · Augustiner Bräu Kloster Mülln, €
- 19:30 · Vuelta: 2 h 30 by train (Railjet from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, a quarter of an hour on foot)

If you already know Salzburg's old town, or you are going with children, this is the other day worth the excursion from Vienna: the one about water. In the morning, a boat trip on the Salzach towards the mountains; at midday, the fried chicken of Mülln's best-known tavern; in the afternoon, the archbishops' summer palace, where a 17th-century prince hid jets in the benches, the grottoes and the automata to soak his guests. It only runs from spring to autumn.

## The day, hour by hour

7:30 · Railjet from Vienna. From Wien Hauptbahnhof, stopping at Meidling; two trains an hour and about two and a half hours' travel. Buy the Sparschiene fare in advance.

10:15 · Café Tomaselli. Twenty minutes on foot from the station, crossing the river. The café on the Old Market square, of walnut wood and mirrors, has its own bakery: order a Häferl mit Schlag, coffee with cream, and a pastry.

11:15 · Boat on the Salzach. The landing stage is five minutes away, beside the Makartsteg. The city trip goes upriver to the south and returns in 40 minutes: €19 for adults and €10 for ages 4 to 14. It sails from 30 March to 3 November in 2026.

12:30 · Lunch at the Bärenwirt. Fifteen minutes' walk along the bank to Mülln. Its dish is the Backhendl, the Salzburg fried chicken, and the beer comes from the Augustiner next door. The midday kitchen closes at 14:00; book on their website.

14:30 · Hellbrunn Palace. Bus 25 leaves the centre, from the Rathaus stop, and takes 25 or 30 minutes. The water games tour is guided, lasts about 50 minutes and comes with an audio guide on your phone, also in Spanish; afterwards you see the palace and the park. €16.50 for adults, €6.50 for ages 4 to 18 and €36.50 for the family of two adults and one child. The last tour leaves an hour before closing.

17:45 · Augustiner Bräu Mülln. Back on bus 25 to the centre and on foot to Mülln. The Augustinian brewery has served beer from a wooden barrel in a stone mug since 1621, and in the corridor there are stalls for dinner of roast meat, bread and cheese.

19:30 · Return. A quarter of an hour's walk from the main station. In Vienna around ten.

## With children or in the rain

It is a plan designed for them: boat, jets and a park. Bring a spare T-shirt. If it rains, the water games go ahead all the same, but the boat loses its charm: swap it for the Mirabell garden or the fortress, which has museums under cover. On a clear day, the same bus 25 carries on to the Untersberg cable car, at 1,776 metres, although then the day goes without the Augustiner.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Train from Vienna, on foot in the centre and bus 25 to Hellbrunn.

### By car
About three hours on the A1 motorway. Hellbrunn has parking: €3 for the first two hours.

## Consejos

### Go to Hellbrunn in any weather
The tour goes ahead even if it rains.

### Work out the sums with the Salzburg Card
It includes Hellbrunn, the city bus and the boat, which is redeemed at the ticket office subject to availability.

### Check the closing calendar
Hellbrunn and the boat stop in winter.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
Between €140 and €190 per person with the return train, boat, Hellbrunn, two meals and the bus.

### Can it be done in November?
No: the boat stops sailing in early November and the water games close on 1 November. That month, the old town and fortress plan is better.

### Do you really get wet?
A little, especially on the benches and at the prince's table. Nothing the sun won't dry.

### Is there time for the Untersberg?
Only if you drop the brewery or stay a night in Salzburg.