FAQ´s

The Salzburger Sportwelt is one of the most famous vacation regions in Austria and offers a wide range of outdoor activities as well as attractive ski resorts in winter. There are several ways to get to the Salzburger Sportwelt, depending on where you are coming from and what type of transportation you prefer.

By plane:
The closest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), which has flights from many European cities. From the airport, you can either take a cab or rental car, or use the bus or train to get to Salzburger Sportwelt.

By Train:
The Austrian Federal Railways offer regular train connections from various cities in Europe.

By car:
All seven Salzburg Sportwelt resorts are located directly on or near the A10 Tauern Motorway. It is the main traffic artery through the SalzburgerLand coming from the north or east (Salzburg - Vienna - Munich) or south (Villach).
From Styria you can reach the Salzburger Sportwelt via the B320 Ennstal road. If you are coming from Germany, take the A8 and A93. Note that in Austria you need a vignette for the highway. You can find all info about the vignette here!

In the Salzburger Sportwelt itself, there is a well-developed network of public transport that will take you to the various places in the region.

Benefit for the region: Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket
Ticket: sustainable mobility for all guests

From 1 May 2025, Salzburger Land is revolutionizing tourism with the Guest Mobility Ticket, which offers overnight guests a simple and sustainable mobility solution.

The ticket enables the use of city and regional buses, S-Bahn trains, regional and long-distance trains and Salzburg Verkehr shuttles throughout the entire stay.
This system is initially valid in the introductory phase from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2027.

Advantages of the Guest Mobility Ticket
1. environmentally friendly and efficient: reduction of private transport thanks to a comprehensive mobility solution throughout the Salzburg region
2. more flexibility for guests: the opportunity to discover the region's wide range of leisure activities.

With the Guest Mobility Ticket, Salzburg is setting new standards for climate-friendly and convenient tourism.

More information about the Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket at: www.guestmobilityticket.at

The ticket is issued automatically upon registration via the guest registration system directly at the accommodation establishment and can be used by guests simply and easily via the wallet on the phone or as a PDF (digital or printed) without installing an app or similar.

The Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket is a standardized ticket for all overnight guests in the province of Salzburg. It is financed via the mobility tax as a supplement to the overnight stay tax and is issued directly at check-in at the accommodation. It is valid for all public transport in the province of Salzburg for the duration of the stay. This includes city transport, regional bus services, suburban trains, regional trains, long-distance trains and micro public transport.

The Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket is valid on all public transport in the province of Salzburg for the duration of your stay. This includes city transport, regional bus services, suburban trains, regional trains, long-distance trains and micro public transport.

Every overnight guest receives a Guest Mobility Ticket. Children under the age of 6 travel free and do not require a ticket. Children aged 6 and over receive their own Guest Mobility Ticket.

No, the ticket can be used without time or regional restrictions from check-in at the accommodation establishment within the province of Salzburg.

The ticket is automatically valid for the entire duration of your stay and does not need to be reactivated daily.

The ticket is provided digitally or in paper form by the accommodation provider. For reasons of sustainability, the digital version is preferable.

The Guest Mobility Ticket is currently valid as follows:

Rail transport (train connections): Use is only possible from check-in at the accommodation establishment.
Local transport (buses): Already valid with pre-check-in and can be used for the journey to the accommodation.

Yes, the Guest Mobility Ticket can be used on all public transport in the province of Salzburg, including the Westbahn and ÖBB trains.

No, bicycle transportation is not included. A separate bicycle ticket is required for rail travel. On regional bus services, the bus driver will decide on the spot whether it is possible to take bicycles due to lack of space. Outside of peak times, it is possible to take bicycles on the trolleybus and Albus.

Yes, if the pre-check-in was carried out before arrival, the ticket can already be used for the buses from Salzburg Airport to the accommodation.

Yes, if the QR code is lost, a duplicate of the ticket can be created at any time and either sent again digitally or printed out in paper form.

Guest Mobility Ticket gilt während des gesamten Aufenthalts eines Gastes, also ab Check-in bis Betriebsschluss am Abreisetag.

Yes, it is possible. However, reservations are subject to a charge depending on the transport company.

A ticket must be purchased for zones outside the province of Salzburg.

With the Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket, you can use all public transport in the province of Salzburg. This includes city transport, regional bus services, suburban trains, regional trains, long-distance trains and micro public transport. As with the KlimaTicket Salzburg, dogs can be carried free of charge.

No. The Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket is only valid on public transport in the province of Salzburg. This includes city transport, regional bus services, suburban trains, regional trains, long-distance trains and micro public transport.

As with the KlimaTicket Salzburg, it is also possible to use the Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket on cross-region lines operated by Salzburg Verkehr. This includes, for example, lines 150, 260 and 180. You can find more detailed information on the neighboring regions in which the Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket is valid here: (LINK TO exact radius for ticket)

The Salzburg Verkehr Guest Mobility Ticket is issued to guests directly at check-in at the accommodation and is charged at EUR 0.50 per person per night as a mobility fee and thus in addition to the overnight stay tax.

By train, you can get directly to Salzburger Sportwelt via the St. Johann, Eben, Altenmarkt and Radstadt train stations. Salzburg's main train station, about 55 kilometers away, is a border station with perfect connections to Germany and beyond.
The journey from Salzburg to St. Johann takes just over an hour, with around 40 trains a day running between the provincial capital and the station.
The journey from Graz to St. Johann takes about 3 hours and 15 minutes without changing trains.
From Munich, it takes about 3 hours to get to St. Johann.

Blog post for a stress-free journey by train!

During the winter season, you have the option of free travel by public transport. If you buy a ski or ski tour ticket at the Snow Space Salzburg or Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl ski resorts, you can also book your arrival and departure by public transport at no extra cost.
Furthermore, another additional offer will be launched with line 270:
On Saturdays, a fast and reliable connection for winter guests will run six times a day. Line 270 only stops at 3 stations: Salzburg main station, Salzburg Airport (terminal) and Eben P+R.
You can find all information here!

Use all public transport in the province of Salzburg free of charge with the Guest Mobility Ticket. You can get this from your host.