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Mozart's baroque city, with a UNESCO pedestrian old town, fortress and Mirabell Gardens a walk from the station.
Reasons to get off here
- Mirabell Gardens, free to enter, with the Sound of Music Pegasus fountain steps
- Hohensalzburg Fortress above the old town
- Getreidegasse and Mozart's birthplace in the pedestrian centre
- Hellbrunn Palace and its trick fountains, by bus 25
- Mirabell Gardens: about 10 to 15 minutes' walk along Rainerstrasse
- Old town centre: about 18 to 20 minutes' walk
- Luggage lockers in the main hall
- Bus 150 towards Bad Ischl via Fuschlsee and Wolfgangsee
- Bus 140 to Mondsee, about 1 hour
- Bus 2 to Salzburg Airport, about 20 minutes
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightjet Vienna–Venice · NJ 40466 | Vienna → Salzburg → Villach → Venice | 00:30 | 02:14 | Daily |
| Nightjet Vienna–Venice · NJ 40236 | Venice → Villach → Salzburg → Vienna | 02:55 | 04:33 | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
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Nightjet Vienna–Venice.
Times in both directions are below.
NJ 40466 (Vienna–Salzburg–Villach–Venice): arrives 00:30, leaves 02:14; NJ 40236 (Venice–Villach–Salzburg–Vienna): arrives 02:55, leaves 04:33.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
Mozart's baroque city, with a UNESCO pedestrian old town, fortress and Mirabell Gardens a walk from the station.
We would allow: two or three days.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.