Travel

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

By plane

Salzburg 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 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: ICCBH19

Conditions:

  • Booking period: November 2018 until 25 June 2019
  • Valid for flights to Austria and return between 15 June and 2 July 2019 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 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

 

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.

If you are driving by car note that there is a discount for conference delegates at the Mirabell Congress Garage, €15 instead of €18 per day.  To take advantage of this please pick up a discount card from the registration desk.

Additional travel information can be found on the Salzburg Tourism website.