Hallstatt Half-Day Trip from Salzburg

Leave Mirabellplatz bus terminal in Salzburg by coach, and travel east out of the city to Hallstatt. With the driving and navigation left to a professional, you can focus on the scenery as you go, admiring villages like Fuschl that appear along the way. In Hallstatt, enjoy roughly 2.5 hours at leisure to sightsee, shop, and eat as you wish. While admission fees to attractions are extra, there are several sites worth visiting while in town. On clear days, why not take the funicular to the Hallstatt Skywalk observation deck? Sweeping views over Hallstatt village and the lake beckon. Or, opt to enjoy a lake cruise, or even enter Hallstatt Ossuary (aka the Bone House) where more than 1,000 human skulls—many of them delicately painted—are stacked. Later, you'll return to Salzburg, passing the picturesque villages of Russbach, Abtenau, and Gosau on the way.