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Salzburg to St Wolfgang & the Salzkammergut Lakes by bus, road or ferry
About 50 km. The private car is fastest at 54 min; the bus is cheapest, from ₹850 per person.
Fastest
Private car
Taxi / private transfer, per vehicle
54 min door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Postbus 150 to Strobl + bus to St Wolfgang
from ₹850 per person
Best value
Bus
Postbus 150 to Strobl + bus to St Wolfgang
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Postbus 150 to St Gilgen + Wolfgangsee boat to St Wolfgang runs May – October only.
The rest of the year: Postbus 150 to Strobl + bus to St Wolfgang; Taxi / private transfer, per vehicle.
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Postbus 150 to Strobl + bus to St Wolfgang | 1.3 h | ₹850per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Ferry | Postbus 150 to St Gilgen + Wolfgangsee boat to St Wolfgang | 1.6 h | ₹1,550per person | May – October only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Taxi / private transfer, per vehicle | 54 min | ₹10,650–₹20,240per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Ferry, Postbus 150 to St Gilgen + Wolfgangsee boat to St Wolfgang: The lake boats run from spring to late October; the bus round the lake runs all year.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out (or in season); change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · Postbus 150 to Strobl + bus to St Wolfgang | ₹1,700 | ₹3,400 |
| Ferry · Postbus 150 to St Gilgen + Wolfgangsee boat to St Wolfgang | ₹3,100 | ₹6,200 |
| Private car · Taxi / private transfer, per vehicle | ₹10,650–₹20,240 | ₹10,650–₹20,240 |
Once you’re in St Wolfgang & the Salzkammergut Lakes
- Best time: May – September; Advent weekends for the lake Christmas market
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September; Advent weekends for the lake Christmas market). Against it: Schafberg Railway and Lake Boats Stopped. Christmas markets can fall this month.
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Plan Salzburg and St Wolfgang & the Salzkammergut Lakes
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.