Austria 7 days adds Werfen Ice Caves (world's largest, May-Oct) + Festival/Mozart Week classical concerts + optional Vienna 2.5h train day trip or Munich 1.5h. Perfect for slow travelers + classical music lovers.
A full week is enough to actually understand Salzburg. Three days for the major districts, three days for nearby regions, and one day for the offbeat neighborhoods most tourists miss. The back half of the trip is more about texture than checking landmarks — your photos get more diverse and you walk away with a three-dimensional sense of the city.
7-Day Total Budget at a Glance
Budget
$950
Per person, flights excl.
Mid-Range
$1,830
Per person, flights excl.
Luxury
$4,100
Per person, flights excl.
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Day-by-Day Detailed Schedule
Hohensalzburg + Mozart + Augustiner
Day 1 from 3-day planActivities
Meal Recommendations
Same as 3-day Day 1.
DAY 1 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Sound of Music + Mirabell + Dinner Concert
Day 2 from 3-day planActivities
Meal Recommendations
Same as 3-day Day 2.
DAY 2 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Hallstatt Day Trip
Day 3 from 3-day planActivities
Meal Recommendations
Same as 3-day Day 3.
DAY 3 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Berchtesgaden + Eagle's Nest
Day 4 from 5-day planActivities
Meal Recommendations
Same as 5-day Day 4.
DAY 4 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Salzkammergut + Schafberg
Day 5 from 5-day planActivities
Meal Recommendations
Same as 5-day Day 5.
DAY 5 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Werfen Ice Caves + Hohenwerfen Castle
World's largest ice cave + medieval castleActivities
- 08:30 Train + bus to Werfen (1h) 1.5 hours
Train Salzburg Hbf to Werfen (45 min) + bus to ice cave cable car base. Or day-tour bus €110.
Cost: €15 ($16) RT train TIP: Train every hour. ÖBB.at booking 3+ days ahead saves 50%. - 10:00 Eisriesenwelt Ice Caves (world's largest, 42km) 4 hours
World's largest ice cave — 42km of frozen tunnels inside the Alps. Cable car + 20-min uphill walk + 1.5h guided tour through ice-carved chambers.
Cost: €34 ($37) combined cable car + tour TIP: May-Oct only. -2°C inside year-round — bring jacket. Wear closed shoes + warm layers. Carbide lamp tour. - 14:30 Lunch in Werfen town + Hohenwerfen Castle 3 hours
Lunch in Werfen (€10-20 cheap) + Hohenwerfen Castle (1077) — medieval fortress used in Sound of Music + Where Eagles Dare film. Falconry shows.
Cost: €15.50 ($17) castle entry TIP: Falconry shows 11:15 + 15:15 daily May-Oct. Castle has same 1077 origin as Hohensalzburg. - 18:00 Train back to Salzburg + dinner 2 hours
Train back 45 min. Dinner at Magazin (modern Austrian in Mönchsberg cliff cave) or casual gasthaus.
Cost: €25-90 ($28-100) TIP: Magazin's cave atmosphere unique. Reservations 1-2 weeks.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel + grab-and-go
Salzburg · €6-15
Lunch
Werfen town gasthaus
Werfen · €10-20 ($11-22)
Dinner
Magazin (Mönchsberg cliff) or casual
Mönchsberg · €25-90 ($28-100)
Train Salzburg Hbf to Werfen 45 min + bus to cable car. Cable car + tour.
DAY 6 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Festival Concert + Café Hopping + Vienna Day Trip Optional
Classical music + farewellActivities
- 10:00 Mirabell Palace Marble Hall morning concert (if scheduled) 1 hour
Free Mozart chamber concerts at Mirabell Marble Hall (where Mozart performed as child) — check schedule at mozart.com.
Cost: Free TIP: Check schedule. Best photographed morning before tour buses arrive. - 11:30 Café Hopping: Tomaselli + Bazar + Fürst 2 hours
Café-Konditorei Fürst (Brodgasse 13, Mozart Kugel original 1890 inventor) + Café Tomaselli + Café Bazar — Salzburg's Konditorei trinity.
Cost: €15-30 ($16-33) TIP: Fürst is THE Mozart Kugel — silver-blue foil is genuine. Bazar river-view terrace summer. - 14:00 Salzburg Cathedral + DomQuartier + Residenz 3 hours
Salzburg Cathedral (Mozart baptismal site) + DomQuartier museum tour (Residenz + Cathedral terraces + State Rooms + Salzburg Museum). Combined €13.50.
Cost: €13.50 ($14.50) TIP: DomQuartier ticket valid 1 year for return. Cathedral organ concerts 12:00 daily May-Oct. - 18:00 Salzburg Festival concert OR optional Vienna day trip 3 hours
If Festival/Mozart Week active: classical concert at Großes Festspielhaus or Mozarteum. If not: Vienna 2.5h train day trip possible (early start).
Cost: €30-450 ($33-490) Festival or €60 ($65) Vienna RT TIP: Festival tickets at salzburgerfestspiele.at 6+ months ahead. Vienna train ÖBB.at. - 20:00 Farewell dinner at Hotel Sacher Restaurant 2.5 hours
Hotel Sacher Salzburg restaurant — classical Austrian fine dining + original Sachertorte dessert. Iconic farewell.
Cost: €60-130 ($65-145) TIP: Reservations 1-2 weeks. Smart dress.
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel buffet
Salzburg · €6-15
Lunch
Café trio crawl
Old town · €15-30 ($16-33)
Dinner
Hotel Sacher Salzburg restaurant
Schwarzstraße · €60-130 ($65-145)
Iconic farewell + Sachertorte.
Walking. Optional Vienna train day trip 2.5h each way.
DAY 7 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
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Packing Checklist
- ✓ Comfortable walking shoes (cobblestone + alpine + 7-day comfort)
- ✓ Layers — alpine weather changes hourly
- ✓ Smart-casual outfit for Mozart Dinner Concert + Festival concerts + Sacher restaurant
- ✓ Hiking shoes for Werfen + Schafberg
- ✓ Eagle's Nest + Werfen Ice Caves May-Oct only
- ✓ Pre-book Festival 6+ months at salzburgerfestspiele.at
- ✓ Salzburg Card €45/72h covers 3-day window
- ✓ Passport for Berchtesgaden (Germany)
- ✓ Power adapter Type C/F
- ✓ Cash €80-120 for week of beer halls + Augustiner + rural taverns
- ✓ Travel insurance with €100K+ medical
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