{"id":1303493,"date":"2026-09-30T11:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303493"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:31:34","slug":"salzburg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/austria\/salzburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Salzburg"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302178,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Salzburg","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A baroque old town under a thousand-year fortress, Mozart's birthplace, and the Alps starting at the edge of the last street.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304073","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1077 | The fortress begun\r\n1756 | Mozart born here\r\n1996 | The old town joins UNESCO","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Salt money, baroque architecture and one composer","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Salzburg means salt castle, and the salt trade through the Salzach river is what paid for the old town \u2014 a compact baroque centre built by prince-archbishops who governed the place as their own state until 1803.\r\n\r\nAbove it sits Hohensalzburg, begun in 1077 and never taken by an enemy, which is the largest fully preserved castle in central Europe.\r\n\r\nMozart was born here in 1756 and left as soon as he practically could, which the city mentions less often than his birthplace ticket price. The Sound of Music is the other industry, and the tours are enormously popular with everyone except Austrians, most of whom have never seen the film.\r\n\r\nTwo days for the city, three with a mountain or the lakes. It is a small place and it fills in summer.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Train from Vienna 2h30, Munich 1h30. The station is 15 minutes from the old town\r\nGetting around | Walkable. Buses are \u20ac2.20 a ride, 24 hours about \u20ac4.50\r\nTap water | Alpine and excellent\r\nSalzburg Card | \u20ac30 for 24 hours, covering transport, the funicular and museums. Works out if you do three things\r\nRain | Salzburg is one of the wettest cities in Austria. Bring a jacket\r\nFestival | Late July and August. Beds triple and book out a year ahead","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The river splits the city: baroque old town on one side, quieter and cheaper on the other.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Altstadt | First-timers | The baroque old town under the fortress: Getreidegasse, the cathedral, Mozart's birthplace and the highest prices. | 47.7990 | 13.0430 |  | \nNeustadt | Value and Mirabell | Across the river: the Mirabell gardens, Mozart's residence, more restaurants locals use and cheaper beds. | 47.8040 | 13.0450 |  | \nElisabeth-Vorstadt | Cheapest and near the station | Around the station, fifteen minutes on foot from the centre, with the most affordable hostels in the city. | 47.8130 | 13.0410 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Hohensalzburg is the fortress on the hill and the thing to do first. The funicular takes a minute, or you can walk up in fifteen, and the ramparts give you the old town below and the Alps behind. Entry with the funicular is about \u20ac16.\r\n\r\nThe Altstadt itself is the attraction: Getreidegasse with its wrought-iron guild signs, the cathedral, Residenzplatz and the horse fountain, all walkable in an hour and all UNESCO-listed.\r\n\r\nMozart's birthplace on Getreidegasse and his later residence across the river are both museums; the residence is the better one and much quieter.\r\n\r\nHellbrunn, fifteen minutes south, is a palace with trick fountains built in 1615 to soak the archbishop's guests, and they still work, and you will get wet.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Hohensalzburg | About \u20ac16 with the funicular. Never taken in a thousand years\r\nGetreidegasse | The guild signs, the crowds, and Mozart's birthplace\r\nMozart Residence | Better and far quieter than the birthplace\r\nHellbrunn trick fountains | Built in 1615 to soak guests. Still working","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Mirabell gardens are free, immaculate, and where the Do-Re-Mi sequence was filmed, which explains the queue at the steps.\r\n\r\nWalking up the M\u00f6nchsberg costs nothing and gives the same view as the fortress from a different angle, with a path along the ridge and a modern art museum at the top.\r\n\r\nThe Kapuzinerberg on the other side is a wooded hill with a monastery and fewer people again.\r\n\r\nSt Peter's cemetery, cut into the rock face beneath the fortress, is free and is the most atmospheric corner of the city. The Salzach riverbank path runs for kilometres in both directions.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Mirabell gardens | Free, and the Sound of Music steps are in them\r\nM\u00f6nchsberg | A ridge walk with the fortress view and no ticket\r\nSt Peter's cemetery | Cut into the rock under the fortress\r\nThe riverbank | Kilometres of path in both directions","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Salzburger Nockerl is the local dessert \u2014 three enormous sweet souffl\u00e9 peaks representing the hills around the city, served for two people minimum and usually \u20ac12 to \u20ac16.\r\n\r\nOtherwise it is Austrian: schnitzel, Kasnocken, which are the local cheese dumplings, and Bosna, a spiced sausage in a bun sold from stands for about \u20ac4.\r\n\r\nStiegl and Augustiner both brew here. The Augustiner Br\u00e4ust\u00fcbl is a monastery beer hall where you collect a stone mug, rinse it at a fountain, have it filled from a barrel and carry your own food in from the stalls \u2014 a litre is about \u20ac6 and it seats over a thousand people.\r\n\r\nRestaurants in the Altstadt are priced for tourists; ten minutes across the river they are not.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Augustiner Br\u00e4ust\u00fcbl | Monastery beer hall. Rinse your own mug, \u20ac6 a litre\r\nSalzburger Nockerl | \u20ac12\u201316, for two, and larger than you expect\r\nBosna | Spiced sausage in a bun, about \u20ac4 from a stand\r\nCross the river | Altstadt prices drop sharply in the Neustadt","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Salzburg","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Smaller than the city's fame suggests. The Rudolfskai strip along the river in the Altstadt is where the younger crowd and most visitors drink, and it is loud and unsubtle.\r\n\r\nThe better evenings are the Augustiner Br\u00e4ust\u00fcbl, which closes at 11, and the bars in the Neustadt around Steingasse \u2014 a narrow medieval lane with a handful of good small places.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac5.50 and a half-litre in the Br\u00e4ust\u00fcbl less.\r\n\r\nDuring the festival in late July and August the whole tone changes: the city fills with black tie, and the outdoor screenings on Kapitelplatz are free and a good way to see some of it.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Augustiner Br\u00e4ust\u00fcbl | The best evening here, and it closes at 23:00\r\nSteingasse | A medieval lane of small bars in the Neustadt\r\nRudolfskai | The loud riverside strip, mostly students and visitors\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac4\u20135.50","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Salzburg","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Salzburg","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Walk. The old town is fifteen minutes end to end and cars are largely excluded from it.\r\n\r\nBuses cover the rest at \u20ac2.20 a single or about \u20ac4.50 for 24 hours, and the station is fifteen minutes on foot or five on a bus from the centre.\r\n\r\nTrains reach Vienna in two and a half hours and Munich in an hour and a half, which makes Salzburg an easy stop between the two. The Bayern Ticket from Munich is a cheap group option.\r\n\r\nThe FestungsBahn funicular to the fortress is about \u20ac4 return on its own and included in fortress tickets and the Salzburg Card.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walk | The old town is fifteen minutes across\r\nBuses | \u20ac2.20 a ride, about \u20ac4.50 for 24 hours\r\nMunich | An hour and a half by train\r\nFunicular | About \u20ac4 return, or included with fortress entry","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Salzburg","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Salzburg costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"More expensive than Vienna for beds and food, because it is small and heavily visited. Dorms are \u20ac25 to \u20ac45 and considerably more during the festival, a main course is \u20ac16 to \u20ac26, and a beer \u20ac4 to \u20ac5.50.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac60 to \u20ac95.\r\n\r\nThe Salzburg Card at about \u20ac30 for 24 hours covers transport, the funicular and the museums, and pays for itself if you do three ticketed things in a day.\r\n\r\nThe free things here are genuinely good \u2014 the M\u00f6nchsberg, Mirabell, St Peter's cemetery \u2014 so a cheap day is easy if you skip the museums.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac25\u201345, and far more during the festival\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac60\u201395\r\nSalzburg Card | \u20ac30 for 24 hours. Worth it from three sights\r\nFestival weeks | Late July and August. Beds triple","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Salzburg","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Salzburg is very safe, and the risks are weather and crowds rather than crime.\r\n\r\nThe old town is dense and heavily visited, and pickpocketing happens on Getreidegasse and around Mozartplatz in summer at ordinary European levels.\r\n\r\nIt rains here a great deal \u2014 more than most of Austria \u2014 and the cobbles and the M\u00f6nchsberg paths get slippery.\r\n\r\nIf you go into the mountains from here, that is proper alpine terrain: the weather changes fast, cable cars close in wind, and the Untersberg above the city can be in cloud while the town is in sun. Emergency number is 112, and 140 for mountain rescue.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Getreidegasse and Mozartplatz in summer\r\nRain | One of the wettest cities in Austria. Slippery cobbles\r\nThe mountains | Alpine weather, and cable cars close in wind\r\nEmergency | 112, or 140 for mountain rescue","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Salzburg","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Salzburg","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Lakes, ice caves and a salt mine, all inside an hour.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Hallstatt | 2.5 hours | Train and ferry, about \u20ac30 return | The lakeside village on every poster of Austria. Beautiful, overwhelmed, and best very early or as an overnight. |  | 1304120\nK\u00f6nigssee | 1 hour | Bus 841 into Germany, about \u20ac10 | A fjord-like lake in Bavaria with electric boats, a trumpeter who plays to the echo, and a chapel on a peninsula. |  | 1304121\nWolfgangsee and St Gilgen | 1 hour | Bus 150, about \u20ac8 | A lake in the Salzkammergut with swimming, a cog railway up the Schafberg and far fewer people than Hallstatt. |  | 1304122","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Salzburg","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May, June and September. The festival in late July and August fills the city and triples the prices.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Salzburg sits where the Alps meet the plain and catches a lot of rain \u2014 it is among the wettest cities in Austria, with July the wettest month.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 4 | 3 | Cold and often snowy. Quiet after New Year\r\nFebruary | 6 | 3 | Still winter. Cheapest beds of the year\r\nMarch | 11 | 3 | Thawing, and grey more often than not\r\nApril | 15 | 4 | Spring. Showery, green and good value\r\nMay | 20 | 5 | Excellent. Warm, the gardens at their best\r\nJune | 23 | 5 | The best month. Long days before the festival crowds\r\nJuly | 25 | 4 | Hot, wet and filling. The festival starts late in the month\r\nAugust | 24 | 3 | Festival peak. Full, expensive and booked a year out\r\nSeptember | 20 | 5 | Superb. Crowds gone, weather still good\r\nOctober | 14 | 4 | Autumn colour and cheap beds\r\nNovember | 8 | 2 | Grey and wet. Markets open at the end\r\nDecember | 4 | 5 | Christmas markets in the old town. Busy and beautiful","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"One festival dominates the year and you need to know about it before booking.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/austria\/salzburg\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Salzburg Festival | Late July to August | Citywide | One of the great classical music and drama festivals. Beds triple in price and book a year ahead. Free screenings on Kapitelplatz if you want the atmosphere without the tickets. |  | \nChristmas markets | Late November to December | Domplatz and Residenzplatz | Among the oldest in Europe, under the fortress and the cathedral. |  | \nMozart Week | January | Citywide | A week of concerts around his birthday on the 27th, in the middle of low season. |  | \nRupertikirtag | September | Old town | The city's folk festival around St Rupert's day, with dirndls, fairground rides and beer tents. |  | \nKrampuslauf | Early December | Old town | Horned figures run through the streets hitting people with birch. Alpine, pre-Christian and startling. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros, outside the festival.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Late July and August run far above these figures. The Salzburg Card at \u20ac30 covers transport and the museums if you are doing three or more.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 25 | 16 | 5 | 8\r\nMiddle of the road | 42 | 35 | 5 | 25\r\nComfortable | 75 | 65 | 10 | 45","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A compact scene split between the old town, the Neustadt and the cheaper streets near the station. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Salzburg","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/austria\/salzburg\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Salzburg travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need? | Two for the city, three if you want a lake, the ice caves or a salt mine. The old town itself is walkable in an afternoon, which surprises people.\r\nWhen is the festival and does it matter? | Late July through August, and it matters enormously \u2014 beds triple in price and book up to a year ahead. If you are not going for it, avoid those weeks entirely; if you are, the free screenings on Kapitelplatz give you the atmosphere without a ticket.\r\nIs the Salzburg Card worth it? | About \u20ac30 for 24 hours covering transport, the funicular and the museums. It pays for itself if you do three ticketed things in a day. If you plan to walk the M\u00f6nchsberg and sit in gardens, skip it.\r\nIs the Sound of Music tour worth doing? | It is enormously popular and Austrians find it baffling, which is part of the fun. The locations are real \u2014 Mirabell gardens, Leopoldskron, the gazebo at Hellbrunn \u2014 and you can see most of them yourself for free if you would rather not spend the \u20ac50.\r\nWhat is the Augustiner Br\u00e4ust\u00fcbl? | A monastery beer hall where you take a stone mug, rinse it at a fountain, have it filled from a wooden barrel and bring food in from the stalls. A litre is about \u20ac6, it seats over a thousand, and it closes at eleven.\r\nIs Salzburg expensive? | More than Vienna. Dorms \u20ac25 to \u20ac45, mains \u20ac16 to \u20ac26, and a day around \u20ac60 to \u20ac95 outside the festival. The best free things \u2014 the M\u00f6nchsberg, Mirabell, St Peter's cemetery \u2014 keep a cheap day possible.\r\nShould I do Hallstatt from here? | It is two and a half hours each way and extremely crowded by mid-morning. Go on the first train, or stay overnight, or go to Wolfgangsee instead \u2014 it is an hour away and has most of the same appeal with a fraction of the people.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Salzburg hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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