How do you get from Salzburg airport into town?

Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00. A day ticket on local transport is 24h €5.20 in advance, €6.40 on board.

What does a day in Salzburg cost, not counting the flight?

About £49.05 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

Day trip to Salzburg.
From London Luton, out and back.

Austria·Sat 31 Oct

270 kg

CO2e, return flights

No same-day return from London Luton to Salzburg in the next week that we can see.

Salzburg already has a trip from London Gatwick.

What a day in Salzburg costs

£49.05on the ground, per person

Bus to city centre and back£6.00

Local transport£4.00

Lunch£12.80

Dinner£26.25

Coffee or a pint£4.16

Getting there

Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00, 24h €5.20 in advance, €6.40 on board (3km)

Bus 10 is faster at 15 min but does not run on Sundays.

Sat 31 Oct in Salzburg: 8°C, drizzly and dry, sunset 15:54.

Christmas markets in Salzburg

Salzburger Christkindlmarkt19 Nov 2026 - 1 Jan 2027
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Held on the cathedral and Residenz squares in the old town.
Open: Every day, Mon-Thu 10:00-20:30, Fri 10:00-21:00, Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun 09:00-20:30
Shuts 15:00 on 24 Dec
Where: Domplatz and Residenzplatz
Weihnachtsmarkt am Mirabellplatz19 Nov - 31 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Crafts and regional food in front of Mirabell Palace, with brass bands on Wednesdays and weekends.
Open: Every day, Sun-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-21:00
Shuts 15:00 on 24 Dec
Where: Mirabellplatz
Salzburger Sternadvent19 Nov 2026 - 6 Jan 2027
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Courtyard market in the old town that stays open into early January.
Open: Every day, Sun-Thu 11:00-19:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-20:30
Shuts 15:00 on 24 Dec
Where: Sternbräu courtyard
Adventmarkt auf der Festung Hohensalzburg27 Nov - 20 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Weekend market inside the fortress walls high above the old town.
Open: Fri, Sat, Sun only, 11:00-19:00
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 20 Dec)
Where: Hohensalzburg Fortress courtyard

To Salzburg from other airports

London StanstedSat, Sun
Sat out 09:40, back 17:50 · Sun out 07:25, back 17:25
Fare not confirmed yet

Salzburg on a budgetShow

Getting about costs £10.00, that is bus to city centre and back at £6.00 and local transport at £4.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.

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