5 nights in Vienna. Would like to spend some in Bratislava and Hallstatt.

IF you are going to spend a few hours on a train, go to Budapest. Wait, you are landing in Vienna for a tour that starts in Salzburg? Start in Munich .... where does your tour end?

EDIT: unless you are starting in Salzburg and heading West. Then Vienna and Hallstatt make great sense. I would do it at least. Bratislava, not so much.

Hallstatt is much closer to Salzburg than Vienna. It might make more sense to go there on your way to Salzburg.

With just 5 nights, I would spend them all in Vienna. I’ve been planning for a March trip that includes Vienna. There’s a lot to see there. It would be easy to take a day trip to Bratislava.

Or, if you can change your current Marriott dates, stop at Hallstatt on the way to Salzburg, as Liz has suggested.

Enjoy the tour!! I’m planning on taking this tour in 2026.

Mr. E, the tour ends in Chamonix, France.

I too suggest sleeping in Vienna all five nights and take a day trip to Bratislava's old town by direct train.

Carrie, then I would do a few nights in Vienna, then to Hallstatt for a night, then on to Salzburg. Nothing wrong with Bratislava but with limited time Vienna and Hallstatt have better value.

Maybe use Daytrip.com and make a few stops between cities. I like them and compared to Austria in general, not terribly expensive.

Edit: not true what i said. I would fly to Budapest and take the latest possible train to Salzburg to begin my tour. But trying to stay on topic.

Thank you for the responses.

I went to add 3 more nights at the Imperial Riding School and while I was wading through the website the point options disappeared and the cash prices went up. Ugh! Now I'm looking at other hotel options. Or...possibly find a different flight that eventually gets us to Vienna for the dates we already have reserved.

Can I get suggestions for another airport that could be combined with a "special" train ride to VIE?

You could fly into Bratislava. There is a regular bus service between the airports of Bratislava and Vienna. From Vienna International Airport you can go to the city by a short train ride.

... while I was wading through the website the point options disappeared and the cash prices went up.

Clear all cookies and try again. If no success, call the hotel directly and try to negotiate.

I’m looking at the Marriott site now and there are rooms available, using points, for all nights in June. So, I would try again and if you are still having issues, you want to call Marriott, not the hotel. My sister and her husband use credit card points for travel and they are often more trouble than they are worth. Good luck!!

Thank you. I logged in again and now have reservations with points and one with cash. We have options when we finally find flight .

I do appreciate the help I’m getting from this community.