# Two nights in Salzburg, two and a half hours by train from Vienna: Mozart, the fortress, Hellbrunn and the Untersberg

Railjet from Vienna, the Baroque old town with Mozart's house and the cathedral, the fortress at dusk, dinner at St Peter's, Hellbrunn or the Untersberg on bus 25 and the Augustiner.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/salzburg/itineraries/two-nights-by-train-with-hellbrunn · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Dónde: Salzburg

Salzburg can be seen in a day from Vienna, but with two nights you enjoy it differently: the Baroque old town at leisure, the fortress when the lights come on, a dinner at St Peter's Abbey and a whole day to head south, to the Hellbrunn water games or the Untersberg mountain, on the same bus. From Vienna it is about two and a half hours by direct train; from Spain, you can also fly to Salzburg when there are seasonal flights.

## How do you get there?

From Vienna, on the ÖBB Railjet from Wien Hauptbahnhof or Meidling, with two trains an hour without changing, or on the WESTbahn. Salzburg's main station is a quarter of an hour's walk from the old town.

From Spain, direct flights to Salzburg (SZG) depend on the season. If you can't find one, fly to Vienna or Munich and continue by train. From W. A. Mozart airport, about 6 km away, bus 10 drops you in the centre in a quarter of an hour Monday to Saturday and bus 2, at the main station in about 23 minutes. See the "By plane" panel on the Salzburg listing.

## Where to sleep?

AccommodationAreaWho it is for

Hotel SteinBeside the Salzach, opposite the old townAdults-only design hotel, with a seventh-floor terrace facing the fortress

YoHo HostelNear the main stationFor spending little, with private rooms and bike hire

Hotel Sacher SalzburgOn the Salzach bankThe 1866 grand hotel, for a treat

## And if you have one more day?

By car or regional bus, the Salzkammergut and its lakes are east of the city. If you continue by train towards Vienna, you can stop at Melk, at the gateway to the Wachau.

## With children

Salzburg is small and flat in the old town. Children enjoy the funicular and the fortress ramparts, the boat and, above all, the Hellbrunn jets: bring a spare T-shirt. The Salzburg Card costs half for children aged 6 to 15.

## El plan

### Friday · 16:30 · Train to Salzburg
Railjet from Wien Hauptbahnhof. Leave your suitcase at the hotel and have dinner at the Augustiner Bräu Mülln, with wooden-barrel beer until 23:00.

### Saturday · 08:30 · Breakfast at the Café Tomaselli
On the Old Market square from 7:00, with the house rolls and brioche.

### Saturday · 09:30 · Getreidegasse and Mozart's birthplace
The street of iron signs and the flat where Mozart was born in 1756. €18, or €25 with the Mozart Residence, on the other side of the river.

### Saturday · 11:30 · Cathedral and St Peter's Cemetery
Mozart's baptismal font in the cathedral, €7, and the catacombs in the rock of the cemetery next door.

### Saturday · 13:00 · Lunch at the Bärenwirt
Backhendl, the Salzburg fried chicken, in Mülln. Midday kitchen until 14:00.

### Saturday · 15:30 · Hohensalzburg Fortress
Funicular from the Festungsgasse, €15.50 with the basic ticket. Stay to see the rooftops of the old town light up.

### Saturday · 19:30 · Dinner at St. Peter Stiftskulinarium
At St Peter's Abbey, with a seasonal menu or the dinner with Mozart concerts. Book.

### Sunday · 09:30 · Mirabell Gardens
The Baroque garden with the fortress as a backdrop, free from 6:00.

### Sunday · 10:30 · Salzach boat or Untersberg cable car
From April to early November, a 40-minute boat trip, €19. In winter, bus 25 to the Untersberg cable car, €34 return, eight minutes up to 1,776 m.

### Sunday · 14:00 · Hellbrunn Palace
From late March to 1 November, on bus 25: Archbishop Markus Sittikus's water games, €16.50. Out of season, extend the Untersberg.

### Sunday · 18:00 · Return to Vienna
Railjet from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. You reach Vienna around nine at night.

## Un consejo más

If you are going to enter three or more places, the Salzburg Card pays off: €35 for 24 hours from November to March and €38 from April to October, with one admission to each attraction and the city bus.

## Cuándo no ir

Don't go up the Untersberg between 2 November and 13 December 2026: the cable car is under maintenance.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the getaway cost?
With a mid-range hotel, trains, admissions and meals, from about €350 per person for the two nights; dinner at St Peter's raises it.

### Do I need a car?
No. The old town is pedestrianised and bus 25 goes to Hellbrunn and the Untersberg.

### When is it busiest?
In July and August, with the festival, and in Advent. Book the hotel in good time.

### Can it be done from Munich?
Yes: Munich is closer than Vienna by train. If you are flying from Spain, compare the two airports.

## Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Sacher Salzburg**: The house
It was built between 1863 and 1866 as the Österreichischer Hof and has been called Hotel Sacher Salzburg since 2000; it is the city's only grand historic hotel and it is family-run. It is on the right bank of the Salzach, opposite the old town with the fortress straight ahead: from the rooms with a view you have the postcard in your window. The Marko Feingold footbridge, the one with the padlocks, is at the door, and on the other side the Getreidegasse begins; just below, the Salzach boat departs.
Rooms and services
There are 110 rooms and suites, all different, decorated by the co-owner Alexandra Winkler: deluxe with or without a view, junior suites, family suites and the presidential suite. There is free wifi throughout the hotel, a gym (Health Club), 24-hour concierge and several restaurants: the Zirbelzimmer, the Sacher Grill, the Café Sacher and the bar. It has no pool. Entrance is step-free, with lifts and wheelchair-adapted rooms.
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00. Smoking is not allowed inside; if you need to, ask for a room with a balcony. Dogs are welcome for €55 a day, with a basket, bowls and towels in the room and a food menu for them.
Getting there
From the airport it is 6 km, about 15 minutes by car or taxi; the hotel arranges transfers. Buses 1, 3, 5 and 6 stop at the Makartplatz, next door. If you arrive by car, the valet leaves it in a nearby garage for €55 a day.
- **Hotel Stein**: The house
The Stein is on the Giselakai, on the bank of the Salzach, between the old town and the Andräviertel district: you cross the Staatsbrücke bridge and you are in the town hall square. The building is medieval at its core, with 1950s elements and an interior the house sums up as "Salzburg meets Venice": Murano glass lamps by Barovier & Toso, Rubelli fabrics and contemporary art. It is adults only, over 16.
Its most sought-after spot is the Steinterrasse, on the seventh floor: a restaurant and bar with the fortress and the old town in front of you. Breakfast is also served there. It has a sauna, a gym and massages.
Rooms
Standard doubles are 21 to 27 m²; junior suites, 30 to 36 m², with a coffee machine; suites, 53 to 55 m², with a bath and shower. All have air conditioning, soundproofed windows, free wifi and a minibar with non-alcoholic drinks included. There is one adapted room. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out at 11:00; reception is open 24 hours. Dogs pay €24 a day.
Getting there
From the airport, bus 10 towards Sam drops you at the Rathaus stop in about 20 minutes, for €3, and you cross the bridge on foot in three. By taxi, about 15 minutes and €20–25. By car, you can unload at the door; the hotel car park is 500 m away, on the Imbergstraße, for €24 a day by reservation.
- **YoHo Hostel**: The house
The YoHo is a large yellow building on the Paracelsusstraße, in the district behind the central station: a few minutes' walk from the trains and a stroll from the old town. It is a classic hostel, with no curfew and no daytime lockout, with reception open 24 hours and a minimum age of 18. It does not ask for a hostel membership card.
Rooms and services
It has dorms of 4, 6 and 8 beds (mixed, men only or women only, some with a shower inside), rooms for 3 and 4 with a bathroom and doubles and twins with their own bathroom. Each bed has a light and each person a locker. Bed linen is included; a towel can be rented for €1.
The buffet breakfast costs €8 and is served from 7:00 to 10:30. The bar is open from 18:00 until midnight. There is free wifi, free left luggage in the basement for after check-out, a washing machine and dryer at €3 each with detergent, bike hire at €15 a day and, every day, a screening of The Sound of Music in the common room. Prices per night can be checked on its booking website; the tourist tax, €1.85 per person per night, is paid separately.
Getting there
From the central station, leave by the back (Lastenstraße), follow the Weiserstraße and turn onto the Lasserstraße as far as the Paracelsusstraße. From the airport, bus 2 drops you at the station in about 20 minutes.

## Dónde dormir in style
- **Hotel Sacher Salzburg**: The house
It was built between 1863 and 1866 as the Österreichischer Hof and has been called Hotel Sacher Salzburg since 2000; it is the city's only grand historic hotel and it is family-run. It is on the right bank of the Salzach, opposite the old town with the fortress straight ahead: from the rooms with a view you have the postcard in your window. The Marko Feingold footbridge, the one with the padlocks, is at the door, and on the other side the Getreidegasse begins; just below, the Salzach boat departs.
Rooms and services
There are 110 rooms and suites, all different, decorated by the co-owner Alexandra Winkler: deluxe with or without a view, junior suites, family suites and the presidential suite. There is free wifi throughout the hotel, a gym (Health Club), 24-hour concierge and several restaurants: the Zirbelzimmer, the Sacher Grill, the Café Sacher and the bar. It has no pool. Entrance is step-free, with lifts and wheelchair-adapted rooms.
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00. Smoking is not allowed inside; if you need to, ask for a room with a balcony. Dogs are welcome for €55 a day, with a basket, bowls and towels in the room and a food menu for them.
Getting there
From the airport it is 6 km, about 15 minutes by car or taxi; the hotel arranges transfers. Buses 1, 3, 5 and 6 stop at the Makartplatz, next door. If you arrive by car, the valet leaves it in a nearby garage for €55 a day.
- **Hotel Stein**: The house
The Stein is on the Giselakai, on the bank of the Salzach, between the old town and the Andräviertel district: you cross the Staatsbrücke bridge and you are in the town hall square. The building is medieval at its core, with 1950s elements and an interior the house sums up as "Salzburg meets Venice": Murano glass lamps by Barovier & Toso, Rubelli fabrics and contemporary art. It is adults only, over 16.
Its most sought-after spot is the Steinterrasse, on the seventh floor: a restaurant and bar with the fortress and the old town in front of you. Breakfast is also served there. It has a sauna, a gym and massages.
Rooms
Standard doubles are 21 to 27 m²; junior suites, 30 to 36 m², with a coffee machine; suites, 53 to 55 m², with a bath and shower. All have air conditioning, soundproofed windows, free wifi and a minibar with non-alcoholic drinks included. There is one adapted room. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out at 11:00; reception is open 24 hours. Dogs pay €24 a day.
Getting there
From the airport, bus 10 towards Sam drops you at the Rathaus stop in about 20 minutes, for €3, and you cross the bridge on foot in three. By taxi, about 15 minutes and €20–25. By car, you can unload at the door; the hotel car park is 500 m away, on the Imbergstraße, for €24 a day by reservation.

## Dónde dormir if you're backpacking
- **YoHo Hostel**: The house
The YoHo is a large yellow building on the Paracelsusstraße, in the district behind the central station: a few minutes' walk from the trains and a stroll from the old town. It is a classic hostel, with no curfew and no daytime lockout, with reception open 24 hours and a minimum age of 18. It does not ask for a hostel membership card.
Rooms and services
It has dorms of 4, 6 and 8 beds (mixed, men only or women only, some with a shower inside), rooms for 3 and 4 with a bathroom and doubles and twins with their own bathroom. Each bed has a light and each person a locker. Bed linen is included; a towel can be rented for €1.
The buffet breakfast costs €8 and is served from 7:00 to 10:30. The bar is open from 18:00 until midnight. There is free wifi, free left luggage in the basement for after check-out, a washing machine and dryer at €3 each with detergent, bike hire at €15 a day and, every day, a screening of The Sound of Music in the common room. Prices per night can be checked on its booking website; the tourist tax, €1.85 per person per night, is paid separately.
Getting there
From the central station, leave by the back (Lastenstraße), follow the Weiserstraße and turn onto the Lasserstraße as far as the Paracelsusstraße. From the airport, bus 2 drops you at the station in about 20 minutes.
- **Camping Nord-Sam**: The campsite
Nord-Sam is in the north of the city, 3 km from the old town and 700 m from the Salzburg-Nord exit of the A1 motorway, which makes it practical both for staying several days and for stopping on the way south. The pitches are separated by hedges and trees and have electric hook-ups. There is a service station for campervans, with chemical toilet emptying and water.
It has its own renovated pool, with sun loungers and parasols, heated in the summer months. The toilet blocks are heated in winter and on cold days, with showers, individual washbasins, a baby-changing table, sinks, a washing machine and a dryer. Reception has a small supermarket and café, sells bread in the morning and serves breakfasts, and sells bus tickets and the Salzburg Card. There is wifi.
Getting to the centre without a car
Bus 23 stops at the gate (Mauermannstraße stop) and goes direct to the central station; it is about 15 minutes to the centre. A flat cycle path along the Salzach also leaves from the campsite and reaches the old town, and they hire out bikes. The same path links with the Mozart cycle route towards the Salzkammergut.
In high season, reception is open from 8:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00. Opening dates and prices can be checked on its booking website.

## Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel Sacher Salzburg**: The house
It was built between 1863 and 1866 as the Österreichischer Hof and has been called Hotel Sacher Salzburg since 2000; it is the city's only grand historic hotel and it is family-run. It is on the right bank of the Salzach, opposite the old town with the fortress straight ahead: from the rooms with a view you have the postcard in your window. The Marko Feingold footbridge, the one with the padlocks, is at the door, and on the other side the Getreidegasse begins; just below, the Salzach boat departs.
Rooms and services
There are 110 rooms and suites, all different, decorated by the co-owner Alexandra Winkler: deluxe with or without a view, junior suites, family suites and the presidential suite. There is free wifi throughout the hotel, a gym (Health Club), 24-hour concierge and several restaurants: the Zirbelzimmer, the Sacher Grill, the Café Sacher and the bar. It has no pool. Entrance is step-free, with lifts and wheelchair-adapted rooms.
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00. Smoking is not allowed inside; if you need to, ask for a room with a balcony. Dogs are welcome for €55 a day, with a basket, bowls and towels in the room and a food menu for them.
Getting there
From the airport it is 6 km, about 15 minutes by car or taxi; the hotel arranges transfers. Buses 1, 3, 5 and 6 stop at the Makartplatz, next door. If you arrive by car, the valet leaves it in a nearby garage for €55 a day.
- **Hotel Stein**: The house
The Stein is on the Giselakai, on the bank of the Salzach, between the old town and the Andräviertel district: you cross the Staatsbrücke bridge and you are in the town hall square. The building is medieval at its core, with 1950s elements and an interior the house sums up as "Salzburg meets Venice": Murano glass lamps by Barovier & Toso, Rubelli fabrics and contemporary art. It is adults only, over 16.
Its most sought-after spot is the Steinterrasse, on the seventh floor: a restaurant and bar with the fortress and the old town in front of you. Breakfast is also served there. It has a sauna, a gym and massages.
Rooms
Standard doubles are 21 to 27 m²; junior suites, 30 to 36 m², with a coffee machine; suites, 53 to 55 m², with a bath and shower. All have air conditioning, soundproofed windows, free wifi and a minibar with non-alcoholic drinks included. There is one adapted room. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out at 11:00; reception is open 24 hours. Dogs pay €24 a day.
Getting there
From the airport, bus 10 towards Sam drops you at the Rathaus stop in about 20 minutes, for €3, and you cross the bridge on foot in three. By taxi, about 15 minutes and €20–25. By car, you can unload at the door; the hotel car park is 500 m away, on the Imbergstraße, for €24 a day by reservation.
- **YoHo Hostel**: The house
The YoHo is a large yellow building on the Paracelsusstraße, in the district behind the central station: a few minutes' walk from the trains and a stroll from the old town. It is a classic hostel, with no curfew and no daytime lockout, with reception open 24 hours and a minimum age of 18. It does not ask for a hostel membership card.
Rooms and services
It has dorms of 4, 6 and 8 beds (mixed, men only or women only, some with a shower inside), rooms for 3 and 4 with a bathroom and doubles and twins with their own bathroom. Each bed has a light and each person a locker. Bed linen is included; a towel can be rented for €1.
The buffet breakfast costs €8 and is served from 7:00 to 10:30. The bar is open from 18:00 until midnight. There is free wifi, free left luggage in the basement for after check-out, a washing machine and dryer at €3 each with detergent, bike hire at €15 a day and, every day, a screening of The Sound of Music in the common room. Prices per night can be checked on its booking website; the tourist tax, €1.85 per person per night, is paid separately.
Getting there
From the central station, leave by the back (Lastenstraße), follow the Weiserstraße and turn onto the Lasserstraße as far as the Paracelsusstraße. From the airport, bus 2 drops you at the station in about 20 minutes.