Salzburg Day Trip from Vienna: Explore the 'Sound of Music' Filming Locations and City Highlights

Embark on a day trip from Vienna to Salzburg and discover the iconic filming locations of ‘The Sound of Music’. Explore the city’s highlights, including Mozart’s Birthplace and Salzburg Cathedral, on a guided walking tour. Small group tours with COVID-19 safety measures in place.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Vienna State Opera - Your tour will begin with pickup from your central Vienna hotel or the State Opera. Meet your expert guide and hop aboard your coach to begin your day trip to Salzburg.
What's Included
  • Scenic bus journey through Salzkammergut
  • Convenient hotel pickup (selected hotels)
  • Guided walking tour of Salzburg’s iconic landmarks
  • Explore ‘The Sound of Music’ filming locations
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel drop off
Additional Information

Embark on a bus journey from Vienna to Salzburg, exploring the city’s top attractions and original shooting spots of the movie ‘The Sound of Music’. The tour includes a photo break at Salzkammergut and a guided walk around Salzburg’s historic centre, featuring Mozart’s Birthplace, Mirabell Palace, Salzburg Cathedral, and the Festival Hall.

The tours will be conducted in small groups with strict adherence to all COVID-19 health protocols for your safety.

  • Please note, pick up services only available with certain hotels. Please check ‘view additional info’ for hotel details and pick-up time
Location
Vienna State Opera
Opernring
On request free pick-up from SELECTED hotels and transfer to the departure point. Please call +43 1 712 46 83. Please enquire at your hotel reception desk regarding the pick-up time and the possibility of a pick-up. Please note: pick-ups can only be guaranteed if you book 24-hours in advance.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ken_h
Jul 28, 2024
Great Experience in Salzburg Trip - Well organized with a great guide and experiences in Salzburg! The Austrian scenery was fantastic. I will recommend Viator to other travelers.
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Ruchi_s
Jun 5, 2024
Scenic Salzburg - A drive through the scenic country side, green fields, towns, lakes. Salzburg is a beautiful city. Memorable trip for us. Martin, our guide was very knowledgeable and informative.
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Sandy42bb
May 3, 2024
Beautiful - The tour was well paced and beautiful. The guide was nice but did not have a lot of information. Overall good for the sights.
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Sangeeta_v
Aug 2, 2024
A memorable trip with a few suggestions - If not for the hot day - the trip would have been more memorable. Wish we had more time to explore the Hohensalzburg too. For the price, the tour could include the Mozart house too. The guide was very good though and it was structured well.
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Yashodeep_j
Jun 12, 2024
Great trip - Well planned. Good guide. Plenty of free time. Bus ride is comfortable. Driver was good. Easy pick up and drop offThanks
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Julie_r
Jul 1, 2024
If you like the sound of music this is not the tour for you - Salzburg was beautiful but the tour felt very rushed it was in two languages and often the guide would forget which language she was speaking. She was also very offhand when asked about the locations used in the movie the sound of music, each location was pointed out as being “over there but too far to go to “.
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Hassan_e
May 29, 2024
Nice town but a very long bus trip and not worth the money - Nice town but a very long bus trip and not worth the money. We could have gone by train, takes just over 2 hours (5 hours to get to Salzburg on the bus). We could have spent more time and seen more of the places and for half the money. The bus stops in two road side services that charge you for using the toilet and have very expensive drinks and hardly anything worth eating. Not worth it for sure.
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Bell_r
Apr 19, 2024
What to expect - It was cold. However the mountains were beautiful. This trip is not good if you want to see the sound of music. The bus stops are so expensive please bring your own food. Salzburg best in the summer I think
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Judith_b
Jun 23, 2024
Long Ride little information - We spent way too long getting to Salzburg with the driver mandatory stops. If I would have known I would have rented a car. We ended up not having enough time to look around ourselves. The guide didn’t use audio equipment and he was quite soft spoken. Unless you were beside him you couldn’t hear him.
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Kaushik_b
May 29, 2024
Terrible experience with this team - It was an extremely hurried experience. The guide in Salzburg was knowledgeable but he didn't care at all for the tourists. There were senior citizens and kids in the group who got left behind in different points, the the guide didn't even tell us where he was (so that we could catch up with him) despite requesting several time over phone. So basically we only got about one third of the tour. This was my first guided tour experience that was really messed up! Even the bus journey was terrible although scenic. Stops were only made at a particular chain restaurant/shop where everything was priced at least 4x while there were multiple reasonable priced options available.
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