Travel

Because of its central location in mainland Europe, Salzburg can be reached easily by air, train or car.
 

By plane

Salzburg's W A Mozart Airport is on the outskirts of the city – only four kilometers from the city centre. There are direct flights from many European cities, including Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt, Leipzig-Halle, Amsterdam, Vienna, Paris, London, Manchester, Stockholm, and Zurich.  Travellers from outside Europe will find transfers through Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Vienna, Istanbul and other European hubs.

There will be free buses at the end of the meeting to take delegates to Salzburg Airport.  The buses will leave from the Congress Centre main entrance.  Journey time is approximately 20 minutes.

There are also regular train services from Munich airport.

Official Carrier

Austrian AirlinesAustrian Airlines have offered a 15% discount to conference delegates and their accompanying persons.  To do so, simply enter the following code in the eVoucher field on the Austrian homepage booking engine:

Code: CBH15

Conditions:

  • Booking period: now until 30 June 2015
  • Valid for flights to Austria and return as of 20 June 20 2015 until 7 July 2015 (final date for return flight) on Austrian Airlines operated flights and codeshare flights with Austrian Airlines flight numbers

Please follow this link to book your flights through Austrian Airlines.

Airport transfers

Salzburg
Salzburg's W A Mozart Airport is on the outskirts of the city – only 4km from the city centre. There are direct flights from many European cities, including Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt, Leipzig-Halle, Amsterdam, Vienna, Paris, London, Manchester, Stockholm, and Zurich.  Travellers from outside Europe will find transfers through Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Vienna, Istanbul and other European hubs.

A taxi journey should cost in the region of €15. 

Alternatively the city bus, number 2, leaves every 10-20 minutes, journey time 20 minutes, ticket price €2.30.  Tickets can be bought from the News Corner at the airport or from the driver.

As mentioned above there will be buses to take delegates to the airport at the end of the meeting.

Munich
The distance between Munich Airport and Salzburg is about 200 km.
Taxi: See below
Train: Take the S-Bahn S8 to Munich Ostbahnhof (33 min) and a train to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof (1.5 hours).   It is also an option to travel via Munich Hauptbahnhof using the S-Bahn S1 but this is a little slower.  Total cost approximately €41.00.
Train routeplanner

Vienna
The distance between Vienna Airport and Salzburg is about 300 km.
Taxi: See below
Train: Take the bus 1187 to Vienna Westbahnhof (45 min) and then the train to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof  (2.5-3 hours); total cost approximately €50.00.
Train routeplanner

Discounted taxi service
Local taxi company SMS Airport Transfers has agreed to offer a 10% discount to delegates on journeys to Salzburg from Munich and Vienna airports.

Alternatively, locals tend to use the SMS minibus service from Munich Airport to Salzburg which costs €61 each way.

Please contact SMS to discuss your requirements.

By train

The Salzburg Congress Center is a 10 minute walk from the main railway station, which has connections from across Europe.

By car

The city is easily accessible by car, and is connected by motorway with Vienna and Munich.

Additional information can be found on the Salzburg Tourism website.