Salzburg Main Station

Name: Salzburg Main Station
Address: Südtiroler Platz 1, Salzburg, AT, 5020
Telephone: +43 5 1717

Salzburg Main Station is the most important transportation hub in western Austria with numerous national and international connections. It also functions as a German border station.

Connections

Numerous connections to neighboring Bavaria as well as Eurocity, Intercity, and ICE links make train travel to the city of Mozart particularly attractive.
At Südtiroler Platz, directly in front of the main building of the train station, is the interchange for S-Bahn and local and long-distance trains operated by the ÖBB and DB to the lines of the trolleybuses and the postbuses. For those arriving by car, parking is available in the station garage. The taxi stand is located to the right of the main entrance. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the station to the city center.

Important Bus Connections

Salzburg Main Station - Salzburg Old Town: Trolleybus lines 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 - Duration: 10 minutes
Salzburg Main Station - Messezentrum Salzburg: Trolleybus line 1 - Duration: 12 minutes
Salzburg Main Station - Salzburg Airport: Trolleybus line 2 - Duration: 19 minutes

Current information on station facilities and services can be found here.

History

The history of Salzburg Main Station dates back to the 19th century. Its completion in 1860 marked an important milestone in Salzburg's transport through its connection to the international railway network. Designed as a double-track through station, the main station was converted into an island station between 1907 and 1909. During World War II, parts of the station were destroyed and rebuilt after the war. This included the marble hall, whose listed replica had to give way to the general renovation from 2009 to 2014 and was rebuilt in the Abt-Nikolaus Hall at Augustiner Bräu Mülln. The steel construction of the central platform and the reception hall have remained as two historical elements.