We(couple) wanted to drive from Salzburg to Fussen , do some sight seeing and head back out to Salzburg in the afternoon. Google maps says the fastest route is 214.3 km and it takes around 3 h and 14 mins . Is that accurate ? If its less than 4 hours one way ,if we started early in the morning we wanted to make the drive.
If there is anybody who has already done that drive , we would love to get your advice / suggestions .
Posted by
OP
114 posts
Thats actually quite a reality check SteveB . We havent driven in Germany before so this would be a first time for us on the autobahn. It does sound rather different from where we are used to driving . Our original destination was only till Eagles Nest from Salzburg , but I wondered how far out Fussen really is .
Posted by
Niagara, Ontario
1840 posts
I find Google Maps reasonably accurate, always assuming no hold ups. Add 10 to 15 minutes per hour.
It's a terribly long way to drive if your intention is to visit Ludwig's castles, the drive itself nothing out of the ordinary. Much closer by is the more interesting Hohenwerfen (which may already be in your plans). Schloss Ambras is well worth a visit, still quite a hike from Salzburg but much closer than Fussen. On the way to or from Ambras you can catch Tratzberg Palace, which has a very pretty interior and a good restaurant close by. Hall in Tirol, in between, is a delightful little town.
Kufstein Fortress is also well worth a visit, and Kufstein itself has a nice old part of town.
Posted by
Firenze, Italy
1942 posts
Well, I am in Innsbruck now and a couple of hours ago I had a look to traffic on Google maps. It looked like the section between Salzburg and Rosenheim was the only motorway in Europe to have serious traffic problems :-)
No, I have not driven Salzburg to Füssen, but I have driven once Oberammergau to Salzburg, that is a very similar itinerary. I remember it as a very long drive, the map is deceiving and it takes more than you think.
Posted by
OP
114 posts
Thanks everyone. We dropped that plan and plan on doing a day trip to Halstatt and St Wolfgang instead. Hopefully the time mentioned on google maps for it is accurate . We are reading some previous posts on it now.
If anybody made the journey to Halstatt or St Wolfgang from Salzburg, we would love to know how it went !