Transfer to/from - Salzburg airport (SZG)

Transportation

COVID-19 - Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, services and schedules of the different transportation options may be subject to change as well as the limit of available capacity could be reduced. In turn, due to the changing situation, some services may even be temporarily canceled.

Bus - OBUS (Tel +43 800 660 660) operates several services from the airport to Salzburg and other locations. Line 2 travels to the main railway station every 10-20 minutes from 6:00 am to 11:45 pm, with a journey time of 23 min. It also stops at Hans Schmid Platz, Aiglhof, Kongresshaus, Mirabellplatz and Volksschule Gnigl. Line 10 leaves every 10 min. from 6:00 am to 1:00 am for Pressezentrum, Hanusch Platz, Rathaus, Volksgarten, Gnigl S-Bahn and Sam Lankessiedlung, via the city centre (15 min. travel). Tickets have a cost of €2.50.
Line 180 from Postbus (Tel +43 51717) runs to Salzburg central station, Wals, Grossgmain and Bad Reichenhall, while route 260 heads to downtown Salzburg, Bad Reichenhall, Unken, Lofer, St. Martin, Weissbach, Saalfelden, Maishofen and Zell am See.
From Salzburg central station depart numerous buses to different locations in the region, such as St. Johann, Kitzbühel, Berchtesgaden, Reit im Winkl, Ruhpolding and Inzell.
In addition, there are several operators that provide shared transfers to several locations and ski resorts: Holiday Shuttle (Tel +43 664 305 8932), Four Seasons Travel (Tel +43 512 584 157), SMS Airport Transfer (Tel +43 662 8161), Low Cost Shuttle (Tel +43 6432 6622), Ski Transfer Salzburg (Tel +43 664 798 0030), Schwaiger Shuttle (Tel +43 8652 2525), Your Airport Transfer (Tel +43 650 811 1815), MyDriver Airport Transfer (Tel +43 1267 5973), Individualtours (Tel +43 664 160 7353).

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Train - Salzburg central station is found 15-20 minutes away from the airport on bus. Trains to many tourist destinations depart from there, such as Zell am See, St. Johann, Altenmarkt, Radstadt, Bad Gastein, Kitzbühel and Schladming. More information: Tel +43 51717.

Taxi - Travel time to the city centre is 15-20 minutes and ranks are located in front of the terminals. Some operators are: Taxi Huber (Tel +43 6457 2402), Gasteintaxi (Tel +43 6434 6633), Taxi Jäger (Tel +43 6453 8273), Andi's Taxi (Tel +43 535 666 222), Taxi Habersatter (Tel +43 6452 7788), Taxi 4 You (Tel +43 664 334 4888), Taxi Flachau (Tel +43 6457 2900), Taxi Salzburg (Tel +43 664 869 3288).

Timetables and schedules

While there are issues that seem more than obvious, it is always advisable to take into account when moving from or to the airport, and especially if you go on some public transport.  1- To the airport - It is convenient to go out with a little more anticipation than you would commonly suggest. If you choose a taxi or a private car service, always keep in mind peak transit times, demonstrations, strikes or events that may take more or less the trip to the airport from where you are. It is always good to be informed about what happens in the place where you find yourself.
If you have a shared transfer service, please have a contact Tel in case of any delay on the part of the company. In these cases, a scheduled collection schedule is already in tenter.
If you are using public transport (bus, train), have the schedules (weekends and holidays usually have fewer frequencies), if you have to transfer and also how to board (if you need a card or boarding pass or paying at the moment to the driver or rider). These are details that seem obvious, but it is advisable to know not to have surprises and suffer a delay that could bring complications.
If you rent a car to get to the airport check well, where you must leave the vehicles. In some airports, there is an exclusive parking lot for rental cars.  2 -From the airport- here is a little less stressful as you don't have the pressure to miss the flight. In the worst case you will arrive later to the place where you are going to stay or to the meeting point where you try to arrive. Once you get out of the plane, pick up your suitcase and finish with the required arrival procedures. Then you have to look for the public transport signs or consult the airport staff. It is very useful to inform the timetables of the buses in case you arrive late at night. Not all of them work 24 hours a day. The same goes for taxis. If you have hired a private car service, keep ready the mobile app to contact the driver. Some transport services hired, have a person waiting for you, identified with a sign.
If you rent a car to go from the airport to your final destination, for more peace of mind it is recommended to reserve it earlier. Rental counters are usually available at arrivals hall.