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Salzburg to Klagenfurt

I will be traveling by car from Salzburg to Klagenfurt and then on to Venice.
Given a choice which is the better side-trip? Lake Hallstatt area or Worthersee area?

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I've been to both--they are pretty different so it depends on how much time you plan on spending and what you want to see/do while there.

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When going from Salzburg to Klagenfurt it is not a big detour (distance-wise) to go via Hallstatt. The question is how much time you can spend for this side-trip. The direct route from Salzburg to Klagenfurt is completely via Autobahn (freeway, A-routes). Going to Hallstatt means using B-routes (Bundesstraßen, federal roads) on which the speed limit is lower, mostly without divided lanes, and going through towns on the way. This will cost you time, not to mention visiting Hallstatt and its lake.

Wörthersee is no side-trip as Klagenfurt is located at the east shore of the lake.