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💡 The Short Version: If you stay a night in the province of Salzburg, public transport is free: the hotel issues the Guest Mobility Ticket at check-in. It covers city buses and trolleybuses, regional buses, the S-Bahn and regional trains, but not the fortress funicular, the Mönchsberg lift, the Schafbergbahn or the Wolfgangsee ships. A day visitor pays €2.60 for 1 hour or €5.20 for 24 hours; two 1-hour tickets cost the same as the 24-hour one. Bus 25 reaches Hellbrunn in 22 minutes and bus 840 the Untersberg cable car in 26. The Neutor tunnel is closed to buses until about the end of March 2027, and trolleybuses 1, 8 and 10 are diverted. Prices are in euros.
The Guest Mobility Ticket
The ticket has been issued since 1 May 2025 and is paid for by a €0.50 mobility fee within the overnight tax of €3.50 a person a night. Your accommodation issues it at check-in, as a PDF or a wallet pass, for the whole stay (salzburg.info).
- Covered: city buses and trolleybuses, regional buses, the S-Bahn and regional trains in the province of Salzburg, and the Salzburg Verkehr shuttles. Children under 6 travel free; children from 6 need their own ticket.
- Not covered: the fortress funicular, the Mönchsberg lift, the Schafbergbahn and the Wolfgangsee ships, which sell their own tickets.
- On arrival: you hold the ticket only after check-in, so the ride in from the airport needs a €2.60 ticket. The airport page has the options.
A Salzburg trolleybus at the Hauptbahnhof stop. Photo: Alexander-93, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tickets for day visitors
Fares are Salzburg Verkehr’s for the city (the core zone), valid from 1 January 2026 (salzburg-verkehr.at).
| Ticket | Adult | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|
| 1-hour ticket | €2.60 | Machines at the stops, the Salzburg Verkehr app, online; not on buses |
| 24-hour ticket | €5.20 | The same; €6.40 from a bus driver on regional buses and Albus lines, not on trolleybuses |
| Single ride, pack of five | €12.50 | Customer care centres and tobacconists in the city, not machines or the app |
| Single ride from the driver | €3.00 | Only on the Salzburg Local Railway, regional buses and Albus lines 24, 35, 151, 181 and 840 |
| Regional single, zones 1 to 4 | €2.60, €3.60, €4.70, €5.90 | Starting or ending in the city includes the core zone |
The 24-hour ticket runs for 24 hours from first use and may be passed on. Reduced tickets are not available on trolleybuses. Two 1-hour tickets cost €5.20, so the 24-hour ticket is cheaper from the third ride.
The network is trolleybuses (“Obus”), diesel “Albus” buses, the S-Bahn, the Salzburg Local Railway (S1 and S11) and Postbus regional buses, all in one fare system. The Salzburg Verkehr app is on iPhone and Android.
Buses to the sights
Two stops at the Hauptbahnhof matter: city buses and the lake buses 150 and 150X leave from Südtiroler Platz in front of the station, and bus 840 leaves from Engelbert-Weiß-Weg beside it.
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Hellbrunn | Bus 25 from Südtiroler Platz to Salzburg Schloss Hellbrunn | 22 minutes, every 15 minutes |
| The Untersberg cable car (the viewpoints) | Bus 840 from Engelbert-Weiß-Weg to Grödig Untersbergbahn Talstation | 26 minutes |
| The same | Trolleybus 5 on weekdays, or bus 25 | 32 or 35 minutes |
| Oberndorf, the Silent Night chapel | Salzburg Local Railway S1 from the Hauptbahnhof | 26 minutes, every 30 minutes at :08 and :38 |
| The airport | Trolleybus 2 | 21 to 23 minutes |
| Berchtesgaden | Bus 840 | 49 to 55 minutes |
| Hallstatt and the lakes | Bus 150 and 150X | St Gilgen 42 minutes, Bad Ischl 1 hour 12 minutes |
The hop-on hop-off ticket also works as a bus ticket in the city (zone S), on bus 25 to the Untersberg and on bus 151 to the Gaisberg: Salzburg hop-on hop-off.
The Neutor tunnel closure
The Neutor tunnel (Siegmundstor) has been closed to cars, motorbikes and buses since 14 September 2026, until about the end of March 2027. Trolleybuses 1, 8 and 10 and bus 22 are diverted through Mülln and Ferdinand-Hanusch-Platz to 30 April 2027, and the trolleybus stops Mönchsbergaufzug and Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz are not served until March 2027. Pedestrians can still walk through the tunnel, and cyclists push their bikes. Walk the last stretch to the Mönchsberg lift from the old town.
The lifts
- Mönchsberg lift: €3.40 one way and €4.80 up and down for adults, 30 seconds from Anton-Neumayr-Platz. Open Monday 8:00 to 19:00 and Tuesday to Sunday 8:00 to 21:00; 24 and 25 December 8:00 to 19:00; 31 December to 01:00. Luggage, dogs and, when there is room, bicycles travel free. Under-19s ride free, with the Museum der Moderne, through 31 December 2026, with photo ID (5schaetze.at).
- Fortress funicular: shut for inspection 9 to 13 November 2026 and 11 January to 14 March 2027. The fortress page has the tickets.
At night
Trolleybuses 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 run every 30 minutes from 23:00 to 01:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before public holidays. The Salzburg Local Railway’s NachtExpress leaves the Hauptbahnhof at 00:08, 01:08 and 02:08 on the same nights. The BusTaxi runs from 00:05 to 01:50 Monday to Friday and from 00:05 to 04:10 on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (salzburg-verkehr.at).
Driving, parking and Park & Ride
Old-town access is limited. Hotel guests with a booking can enter, each hotel through one entrance, and bollards rise at 11:00: a car still inside cannot leave without a code from the police and a fine. The old-town garages are reached from the Riedenburg and Maxglan side while the Neutor tunnel is shut. City-centre parking is paid and time-limited: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 19:00, and on Saturdays 9:00 to 16:00 free with a parking disc, for a maximum of 3 hours.
Four Park & Ride sites (Messe, Süd, Designer Outlet and the airport) stay open all year. The combo ticket is €15 for parking one car and a day pass for public transport for up to five people travelling together, and €7.50 in July and August; leave the car park by midnight. Austria’s motorways need a vignette, and the stretch between Walserberg and Salzburg Nord is exempt (salzburg.info).
Before you go
- The one thing that ruins a ride: a trolleybus stop that is not served. Check the diversion for lines 1, 8 and 10 before you wait at Mönchsbergaufzug or Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz.
- Salzburg Card: it includes the buses, which is worth €5.20 to a day visitor and nothing to an overnight guest; is the Salzburg Card worth it? has the sums.
What to book in Salzburg lists the closed days, and day trips from Salzburg leave from the Hauptbahnhof. Where to stay in Salzburg compares the areas, and hotels near Salzburg Hauptbahnhof lists the ones beside the station.
Common questions
Is public transport free in Salzburg?
For anyone who stays the night in the province of Salzburg. The Guest Mobility Ticket, issued by the hotel or rental at check-in as a PDF or wallet pass, covers city buses and trolleybuses, regional buses, the S-Bahn and regional trains for the whole stay. Children under 6 travel free. It does not cover the fortress funicular, the Mönchsberg lift, the Schafbergbahn or the Wolfgangsee ships.
How much is a bus ticket in Salzburg?
€2.60 for a 1-hour ticket and €5.20 for a 24-hour ticket in the city, from a machine, the Salzburg Verkehr app or online. A bus driver sells the 24-hour ticket for €6.40, but only on regional buses and Albus lines, not on trolleybuses.
How do I get to Hellbrunn Palace by bus?
Bus 25 from the Hauptbahnhof (Südtiroler Platz) takes 22 minutes, every 15 minutes, to the stop Salzburg Schloss Hellbrunn.
How do I get to the Untersberg cable car?
Bus 840 from Engelbert-Weiß-Weg, beside the Hauptbahnhof, takes 26 minutes to the stop Grödig Untersbergbahn Talstation. Trolleybus 5 takes 32 minutes on weekdays and bus 25 takes 35 minutes.
Is the Neutor tunnel in Salzburg closed?
Yes, to cars and buses, from 14 September 2026 to about the end of March 2027. Trolleybuses 1, 8 and 10 and bus 22 are diverted, and the trolleybus stops at the Mönchsberg lift and Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz are not served until March 2027. Pedestrians can still walk through.
Is there night transport in Salzburg?
Trolleybuses 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 run every 30 minutes from 23:00 to 01:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before public holidays. The Salzburg Local Railway's NachtExpress leaves the Hauptbahnhof at 00:08, 01:08 and 02:08 on those nights.
