Four listings, from $112
A Salzburg day trip from Vienna costs from $112 on these listings, for a 14-hour day that pairs Salzburg with Hallstatt, 4.6 across 3,660 reviews. The one listing led by Salzburg is a 12-hour small-group day for $160, no more than 8 people, with Mozart’s birthplace, alpine villages and the lake region, 4.8 across 236 reviews. Four listings in all, 12 to 14 hours from Vienna, up to $885 for a private day that adds Hallstatt and Melk Abbey.
Quick answer
The short answer. For a day trip to Salzburg from Vienna with Salzburg as the main stop, book the $160 small-group day: 12 hours, at most 8 people, 4.8 across 236 reviews. If you also want Hallstatt, two listings cost $112: 14 hours at 4.6 or 13 hours at 4.4.
Alone or paired
One listing is built around Salzburg; three share the day with Hallstatt.
12 hours with no more than 8 people, through Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace, alpine villages and the lake region, 4.8 across 236 reviews. It is the only listing here that puts Salzburg first in its title, and the best rated of the four.
The 14-hour day visits the village of Hallstatt and the historic city of Salzburg, 4.6 across 3,660 reviews, the most reviewed listing on this page. The 13-hour day covers Salzburg and Hallstatt between alpine peaks and lakes, 4.4 across 2,318 reviews. Same price; the first is one hour longer and rated two tenths higher.
13 hours with a private guide and door-to-door transport, three stops in one day, 4.4 across 23 reviews. The price is for the privacy and the third stop; the rating stands on far fewer reviews than the shared days.
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All four, sorted by review count. Live prices; every card opens the listing.
★ 4.6 · 3,660 reviews
★ 4.4 · 2,318 reviews
★ 4.8 · 236 reviews
★ 4.4 · 23 reviews
Which one to book
Every figure is the listing’s own.
The $160 small-group day, 12 hours, 4.8 across 236 reviews.
$112 for 14 hours or $112 for 13; both also go to Hallstatt.
The $160 listing caps the group at 8. The other three descriptions give no group size, except the private day.
Only the $160 description names it.
$885 with a private guide and door-to-door transport, adding Hallstatt and Melk Abbey, 4.4 across 23 reviews.
Every trip, current fare
All four with cost per hour. The 14-hour $112 day is the cheapest hour, $8.00.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day trips from Vienna: Hallstatt& Salzburg Scenic ExperienceDay trip from Vienna | 14 h | $112 | Hallstatt village and Salzburg | $8.00 | 4.6 · 3,660 |
| Vienna: Hallstatt, Salzburg, Alps & Lakes Day TripAlpine peaks and lakes | 13 h | $112 | Hallstatt and Salzburg | $8.62 | 4.4 · 2,318 |
| Salzburg: Small-Group Day Trip from ViennaSound of Music lake region | 12 h | $160 | Salzburg and Mozart’s birthplace | $13.33 | 4.8 · 236 |
| From Vienna: Hallstatt, Salzburg & Melk Abbey Private TourDoor-to-door transport | 13 h | $885 | Hallstatt, Salzburg and Melk Abbey | $68.08 | 4.4 · 23 |
The honest answer
The small group has the best rating; the shared day has the reviews.
All four listings here are long days: 12 hours at the shortest. The $160 small group is rated 4.8 across 236 reviews; the $112 day is rated 4.6 across 3,660 reviews. The extra $48 buys a group of no more than 8 and a day built around Salzburg, without Hallstatt.
The two $112 listings split on the numbers: 3,660 reviews at 4.6 for 14 hours against 2,318 at 4.4 for 13. On the same price, the longer day with the higher rating is the better Salzburg day trip from Vienna for most people.
The $885 private day is rated 4.4 on 23 reviews. Book it for a private guide and three stops, not for a stronger score: it is the one private Salzburg day trip from Vienna on this page.
Want more time in Hallstatt? Seven Hallstatt listings, from $73, are compared on their own page.
Hallstatt trips, compared→Common questions
Yes. Four listings do it in 12 to 14 hours, from $112 to $885. Three of them also visit Hallstatt.
$112 for the two shared days with Hallstatt, $160 for the small-group day led by Salzburg, and $885 for a private day with Hallstatt and Melk Abbey.
12 hours on the small-group day, 13 hours on the Alps and lakes day and the private day, 14 hours on the $112 Hallstatt and Salzburg day.
No more than 8 people on the $160 listing. The private day is your own group. The two $112 descriptions give no group size.
The $160 small-group day names Mozart’s birthplace. The other three descriptions do not mention it.
The small-group day, 4.8 across 236 reviews. Then the 14-hour day with Hallstatt at 4.6, and the Alps and lakes day and the private day, both 4.4.
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