Official Salzburg Card for 2025

What is the Salzburg Card?

The Salzburg Card is an all-inclusive card that offers free one-off admission to all sights and museums, free travel on public transport and attractive discounts in Salzburg.

Free admission to all sights and museums
Free travel on public transport (except S-Bahn)
Partial preferential admission
Additional 30+ discounts
Available for 24, 48 or 72 hours

Some top attractions: Hohensalzburg Fortress, Untersbergbahn, Mozart's birthplace, Hellbrunn Palace and many more. You can travel free of charge on the city buses!

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Price: from 28,00 EUR

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View of the city of Salzburg, Austria, with the Salzach river and historic buildings

Salzburg Card: Residence Fountain in Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg Card: Carillon in the tower of the New Residence in Salzburg, Austria

With the Salzburg Card you get free entry to numerous attractions and museums. Here are 10 popular examples:

Hohensalzburg Fortress
Hellbrunn - Palace and trick fountains
Mozart's birthplace
Salzburg Museum
House of nature
Salzburg Christmas Museum
Untersbergbahn
St. Peter's Abbey - Archabbey
Salzburg Hellbrunn Zoo
Toy Museum

You can find a complete list of all free museums and attractions here: Services Salzburg Card 2025

With the Salzburg Card you can use all means of public transport in the city of Mozart free of charge. The only exception is the S-Bahn. You need a separate ticket for this. You can travel free of charge on the following means of transport:

Inner-city trolleybus and Albus lines
Some Postbus routes
Local line to Acharting
Valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours

You can reach all the important sights, such as the Untersbergbahn (line 25) or Hellbrunn Palace, with the included bus lines.

You don't need a separate ticket for the journey, simply show your Salzburg Card when boarding. With the SalzburgMobil app, you can also easily find the best route to your destination.

Salzburg Card: Train station in Salzburg, Austria — Sonia Alves-Polidori/ Shutterstock.com

In addition to free admission, the Salzburg Card also entitles you to the following discounts:

Gollinger Waterfall (20%)
City tour (2,50 EUR discount)
Aqua Salza (wellness bath) (20%)
Escape Room Salzburg (20%)
Mozart Dinner Concert (10%)
Salzach Gorge (20%)
Bus trip hop-on hop-off bus (20%)
Summer toboggan run Hallein (20%)
Carrera World (20%)
Salzwelten Salzburg (5,00 EUR discount)

You can find a complete list of all discounts here: Services Salzburg Card 2025

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Salzburg Card: Savings calculator

Salzburg Card: Day 1

Hohensalzburg Fortress: 14,50 EUR
Mozart's birthplace: 15,00 EUR
Day ticket public transport: 4,90 EUR

Total: 34,40 EUR

Salzburg Card: Day 2

Untersbergbahn: 32,00 EUR
Hellbrunn - Palace and trick fountains: 15,00 EUR
City tour: 2,50 EUR discount
Day ticket public transport: 4,90 EUR

Total: 54,40 EUR

Salzburg Card: Day 3

Boat trip: 17,00 EUR
Salzburg Zoo: 16,00 EUR
Stiegl-Brauwelt incl. tasting: 13,90 EUR
Day ticket public transport: 4,90 EUR

Total: 51,80 EUR

Savings: In this example, you use services worth 140,60 EUR within 72 hours. The Salzburg Card costs 41,00 EUR for 72 hours. So you save 99,60 EUR.

Salzburg Card pick up

If you buy the Salzburg Card online, you will receive a voucher that you can exchange in Salzburg at the following locations:

Tourist Info - Mozartplatz 5 | daily 09:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed Sundays from January to March)
Tourist Info - Südtirolerplatz 1 (Salzburg main station)
Shuttle bus no. 18 to the old town

Pick-up points for City Cards, airport — © Artmim/ Shutterstock.com

How to use the Salzburg Card optimally

Plan early activation

The card runs for exactly 24, 48 or 72 hours from the first use. Activate it in the morning to reach the maximum usage time.

Visit museums

Salzburg has more museums than Mozart wigs! Plan your route so that you can visit as many as possible.

Make intensive use of public transport

The card allows you to use all public buses in Salzburg free of charge. Plan your routes cleverly to save on transportation costs.

Use fast-track entry

Don't fancy queuing? With the Salzburg Card you can get in faster at some attractions. Check in advance where there is priority entry and save valuable time.

Discover hidden gems

Sure, the fortress and Mozart House are a must-see, but Salzburg has even more to offer. Use the Card to explore lesser-known places without paying extra.

Ride the Untersbergbahn

The Untersbergbahn is one of the most expensive attractions. With the Salzburg Card, the ascent and descent is included. You also avoid the queue at the ticket counter.

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Frequently asked questions

The price of the Salzburg Card depends on the period of validity.

24 hours: 28,00 EUR
48 hours: 36,00 EUR
72 hours: 41,00 EUR

Yes, children between the ages of 6 and 15 pay a reduced price.

24 hours: 14,00 EUR
48 hours: 18,00 EUR
72 hours: 20,50 EUR

The card can be purchased online as a voucher that can be exchanged for a plastic card.

You can collect your Salzburg Card from various pick-up points in Salzburg. We have listed all locations in the "Salzburg Card pick up" summarized.

The card is automatically activated the first time it is used.

Yes, if you purchase online, you can cancel free of charge up to the evening before your arrival.

Yes, some attractions may be closed from November to March. The ticket is slightly cheaper during this time.

Almost all of them! The card is valid for Trolleybus and Albus lines as well as some Postbus lines. However, the S-Bahn is excluded.

The Salzburg Card can be used during the opening hours of the participating attractions. Please note that museums and some attractions in particular have one day off per week.

At some attractions you enjoy priority admission and don't have to queue, for example on the Festungsbahn to Hohensalzburg Fortress and on the Untersbergbahn.

The card pays for itself from the third attraction you visit. The more you do, the more you save!

You can visit Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mozart's birthplace, Hellbrunn Palace and the Untersberg cable car free of charge.

No, with the Salzburg Card each attraction can only be visited once. After visiting an attraction for the first time, the ticket is validated electronically so that it is not possible to visit the same attraction again.