Salzburg

Mozart's city Salzburg is accessible via direct ICE through Frankfurt and Munich. The railway approaches the foot of the fortress with snowcapped Alpine peaks in the background. Main departure and boarding stations for the ÖBB Railjet / Nightjet include:

• Liège-Guillemins (7h 34m, 2 transfers)
• Arnhem Central (8h 12m, 1 transfer)
• Brussels-South (Midi) (8h 21m, 2 transfers)
• Utrecht Central (8h 44m, 1 transfer)

ÖBB and DB advance tickets start from €39.90 when booked 3 to 6 months ahead. Peak walk-up fares reach €145.00, saving around 72% (€105). Coach alternatives include Flixbus or multi-leg budget connections.

Your train pulls into Salzburg Hauptbahnhof. The Salzburg Verkehr Obus & S-Bahn trolleybus takes you into the Mirabell Gardens and Altstadt in minutes, with share bikes from Citybike Salzburg right outside.

Driving to Salzburg takes around 10h 30m (~903 km). Budget around €114 in fuel (assuming 6.5 L/100 km, or ~€69 for EV charging (19 kWh/100 km)), around €12 in tolls (Austrian motorway vignette (€11.50)), and parking (€22 per day in the city center (or ~€15 per day at a peripheral P+R)). For a weekend trip (round-trip fuel, any tolls, and 48 hours of central parking), total driving costs amount to ~€296 (~€206 for an electric car). Austrian motorways require Austrian motorway vignette mandatory. Charging stations can be checked on this map.