Planning Your Visit

Imagebilder Salzburger Festspiele 2018 Foto: Neumayr/Leo 07.08.2018

Getting There
Accommodation
Culinary highlights in Salzburg
Accessibility
Your Visit
Information for Coaches

News

The Salzburg Festival wants to take responsibility and do everything it can to prevent the corona virus from spreading further:

3 step plan for the Salzburg Festival
1.) Since 16 March 2020: All offices and workshops of the Salzburg Festival will remain closed for the time being until 13 April 2020.
2.) Until 15 April 2020: Decision whether Whitsun Festival will take place
3.) By 30 May 2020: Decision whether the Summer Festival will take place.
Our ticket office at Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz 11 will remain closed for personal customer service until further notice. However, the ticket office can be contacted by e-mail and telephone. Our staff will process your order by telework.
Contact ticket office:
Monday – Friday 10:00 -12:30 and 13:00 to 16:30
info@salzburgfestival.at
+43-662-8045-500
In addition, there will be no public guided tours and group tours of the festival halls for the time being.
The planned start of direct ticket sales for the Summer Festival on 27.03.2020 will be postponed to 14.04.2020 and will then be handled exclusively via our online ticket shop. It is still possible to buy tickets for the Whitsun Festival directly online and to pre-order tickets for the Summer Festival.
The Salzburg State Exhibition “Great World Theatre – 100 Years Salzburg Festival” cannot start on the scheduled date (25.4.). Whitsun 2020 is specified as the earliest starting date. The artistic intervention “The Dream of a Fairy Temple” will also be postponed indefinitely.

Our workshops and the entire Festival team are working intensively on implementing our anniversary programme. It is important to us to note that according to the risk assessment available to us now (as of 11. March), all events of the Salzburg Festival at Whitsun and during the summer will take place. If this risk assessment changes substantially, we will inform our visitors without delay.

We understand the general confusion and insecurity and have therefore added a page to our website with Frequently Asked Questions and information on the coronavirus.

Info Coronavirus

Getting There

Many roads lead to Salzburg, the heart of the heart of Europe. Whether you arrive by car, bus, train or plane, Salzburg is easily accessible from all directions.

Rail

The Salzburger Hauptbahnhof (Salzburg main station) is serviced by a number of European railway companies. Environmentally conscious guests from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and beyond can make use of this well-connected network.

Salzburg Hauptbahnhof – Information
Südtiroler Platz 1
5020 Salzburg
Tel. +435 1717
Website

Railway companies
Austrian Federal Rail Company (ÖBB)
Westbahn
Deutsche Bahn (DB)
SwissFederal Rail Company (SBB)
Meridian (Munich – Salzburg)

Plane

Salzburg has the second largest airport in Austria. Many international airlines fly to Salzburg Airport W.A. Mozart.

Furthermore, Salzburg is only about three hours away from other major airports, including Munich International Airport and Vienna International Airport. Both are easily accessible by public transport.

Salzburg Airport W.A. Mozart

Munich International Airport

Vienna International Airport

Bus

Just a few meters from Großes Festspielhaus, on Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz, there is the nearest bus stop (line 1, 8, 10, A, 22, 23). Most other venues can also be easily reached by bus

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Festival Ticket = Bus Ticket

Tickets for Festival performances will be vaild for travel within the city of Salzburg in the so called core-zone by trolleybus, bus or S-Bahn from three hours before the performance begins until the last service. This offer is vaild for the Salzburg Whitsun Festival and the Salzburg Festival in summer.

Car

Arriving by car from within Austria you will arrive either via the A1 (from Vienna/eastern Austria) or the A10 (from the south/western part of Austria). Coming from Germany, you will arrive via the A8 highway.

Please note:

There is a ban on driving in parts of Salzburg’s city center.
Starting one hour before the beginning of a performance, private vehicles can only enter the Hofstallgasse to let visitors out. Parking is not permitted.
Parking spaces in the center of Salzburg are subject to a parking fee.
Information about the parking facilities at the individual venues can be found on our venue information pages.

Useful Information about bringing your car to Salzburg

Accommodation

Salzburg historic centre fortress Hohensalzburg Hofstallgasse festival district night

From exclusive boutique hotels to top international Hotels to cozy country house accommodation -Salzburg’s overnight accommodations offer something for every taste and for every budget. The best value offers as well as current vacancies are best booked through our tourism partners:

Salzburg.info

Salzburgerland Tourism

Salzburg old town

Culinary Highlights in Salzburg

The cultural experience in Salzburg is certainly not limited to the performing arts and music. Fresh, locally produced, seasonal meals made from regional ingredients used by chefs around the city come together to create culinary highlights that make up the top-tier food scene in Salzburg. Be it an award-winning restaurant, the friendly manner of rural hospitality or something to please every sweet tooth – let yourself be spoiled by Salzburg’s culinary scene!

For an overview of the culinary highlights on offer, visit:

Salzburg Info

Salzburg old town

Salzburgerland Tourism

Accessibility

For the Salzburg Festival accessibility is important. In all venues we offer places for wheelchair users, disabled toilets and barrier-free access. Learn more about accessibility at the Salzburg Festival.

Learn more

Your Visit

Salzburg Festival Grosses Festspielhaus Auditorium

A visit to the Salzburg Festival is a unique experience. To answer any questions that you may have, we have summarized the most frequently asked questions for you below. Did we miss something? Please drop us a line at info@salzburgfestival.at.

Information for Coaches

Access and parking regulations

During the Salzburg Festival (18 July – 30 August 2020), coaches (mini buses are considered as cars) require a permit sticker to enter Hofstallgasse.

For more information, please refer to the Information letter for coaches

Please order your permit sticker at busvignette@salzburgfestival.at

Information about the permit sticker for coaches

FAQ

Is it possible to visit the festival halls?

Please find information about guided tours here.

Where can I get information regarding the broadcasts of the season?

A list of planned radio, TV or streaming broadcasts can be found on the programme pages of the respective productions on our website.

When and where are programme booklets for the productions available for purchase?

Programme booklets for productions are on sale at the venue one hour before the start of the respective performance. They are also available at the Festival shop, Hofstallgasse 1, 5020 Salzburg.

Is there a dresscode for performances?

We look forward to welcoming you at our performances in festive and elegant evening attire.

What happens with lost items?

All lost items are kept safe in the department for building administration. You can contact us at: +43 662 8045 311

Is there a fee for using the cloakroom?

The use of the cloakroom is free of charge for visitors at all Salzburg Festival events. For reasons of fire safety, jackets, coats, and umbrellas must be handed in at the cloakroom. For security reasons, we are unable to store bulky items such as suitcases, bags, or rucksacks in the cloakroom for you. In case you intend to leave the city directly after a performance, it is advisable to leave your luggage at your hotel or deposit it in the safety locker at the train station.

What do I need to consider regarding security regulations?

As extended police inspections cannot be ruled out, please allow a little more time for your entry at the various venues. We recommend arriving about 30 minutes before the beginning of each performance. Please bring a valid official identification document in order to be able to verify your identity yourself upon request. For security reasons, the following items are not allowed within the premises of our venues:

Bulky items. We are unable to store bulky items such as suitcases, bags, or rucksacks in the cloakroom for you. In case you intend to leave the city directly after a performance, it is advisable to leave your luggage at your hotel or deposit it in the safety locker at the train station.
Permitted bags should not exceed the following dimensions: 45 x 25 x 35 cm Pointed or other sharp objects are considered dangerous and usable as weapons.

Are there “house rules”?

The link to the current house rules can be accessed here

What happens if I am late?

We recommend that you arrive at the respective venue approx. 30 minutes before the start of the performances. Despite this, should you arrive after the performance has started, please contact the staff service immediately, who will be able to assist you. We strive for the possibility of a late admittance, but there may be productions in which there is no late admittance because of excessive disturbances caused to the rest of the visitors.

May I take pictures and film performances?

All manners of audio and video recordings as well as the use of mobile phones are prohibited during the performances of the Salzburg Festival. In the case of official photography, TV and video recordings carried out by the Festival or third parties with the Festival's permission, visitors declare their consent to possible images of their person being recorded and used.

When do the doors open before a performance?

The foyers of the respective venues open one hour before the start of the performance. Doors to the performance venues themselves generally open 30 minutes before the start of the performance.

Are there standing room tickets?

Standing room tickets are available in the Felsenreitschule and in the Haus für Mozart. There are also standing room places at the Jedermann performances on the Domplatz. These are available starting one hour before the performance at the box office int the Franziskanergasse, but only if the performance takes place on the Domplatz (Cathedral Square). If the performance takes place in the Große Festspielhaus, no standing room tickets are available.

Can I drive up to the front of the Festspielhaus by coach?

Coaches require a special permit to be permitted to drive into the Hofstallgasse. Please send all inquiries to busvignette@salzburgfestival.at until the beginning of July at the latest.

Can I drive up to the front of the Festspielhaus by car?

Starting one hour before the beginning of a performance, vehicles can enter the Hofstallgasse and let visitors out. However, no parking is permitted. The entry and pickup is regulated by the police.

Festival Ticket = Bus Ticket

Tickets for Festival performances will be vaild for travel within the city of Salzburg in the so called core-zone by trolleybus, bus or S-Bahn from three hours before the performance begins until the last service. This offer is vaild for the Salzburg Whitsun Festival and the Salzburg Festival in summer.

Where can I park?

The closest parking possibility to the Festival Quarter is the Altstadtgarage. Further information about parking you find on the site of the specific venue.

Is the Salzburg Festival wheelchair accessible?

The Salzburg Festival offers places for wheelchair users, disabled toilets and barrier-free access in all venues. Learn more about accessibility at the Salzburg Festival.