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Local transportation in St. Gilgen, St. Wolfgang (bus to hotel options)

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Plotting a future trip with a friend. I’d like for us to stay in St. Gilgen or St. Wolfgang for 2-3 nights. We wouldn’t have a car (in all likelihood), and would take a bus from Salzburg. In looking at lodging options I am imagining transportation possibilities from the Busbahn, unless we’re lucky enough to find a place within an easy walking distance.

So my question…what are local transportation options in the two towns for getting from the bus to a hotel/Airbnb? Taxis, Uber, other? How this works may determine lodging choices.

Also, it appears from what I’ve read that arriving in St. Gilgen from Salzburg may be easier than arriving in St. Wolfgang. True?

What’s the situation “from the ground “?

Thanks!

Posted by
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Someone can probably give you real-time info. I will just share that we stayed in St. Wolfgang - loved it! We took the bus from Salzburg to St. Gilgen, walked down the hill to catch the boat over to St. Wolfgang. We stayed at lovely Hotel Cortisen am See on the edge of the village.

Posted by
5813 posts

I'm looking out of the window of my AirBnb in St. Gilgen as I write this (it's raining).

Both Sankt Gilgen and St. Wolfgang are very small. You just walk. Everything is within easy walking distance. That said, the 150 bus from Salzburg makes two stops in Sankt Gilgen, so one stop might be closer than the other to your accommodation. For St. Wolfgang, there is no direct bus from Salzburg and you will need to make a change. It takes considerably more time to reach St. Wolfgang from Salzburg than St. Gilgen (use Google maps to see why). I am also sure that there are taxis (I doubt Uber) in both of these villages, but it is wholly unnecessary given the sizes.

Posted by
5183 posts

You take the bus to St Gilgen and then walk to the ferry. If you have a car, apparently you can drive in from the "back side" down at Strobl.

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