Berchtesgaden Travel - Getting to Berchtesgaden
Distance to Salzburg Airport: 20km
Distance to Munich Airport: 160km
Distance to Innsbruck Airport: 191km
Air Travel
Berchtesgaden is far closer to Salzburg Airport in neighbouring Austria than to Munich or to Innsbruck airports.
Salzburg
Airport
Salzburg Airport, with a mix of ski charters and cheap scheduled flights, is the best option for visitors to Berchtesgaden and Schönau. The resorts are a short drive from the city or from the airport with a journey time of around 30 minutes.
Motorists should head out of Salzburg in a southerly direction and follow the signs for Marktschellenberg, Bischofswiesen and Berchtesgaden.
Innsbruck
Airport
Innsbruck Airport is the furthest from Berchtesgaden and Schönau. Innsbruck has long been known as a popular destination for ski charter flights - especially from the northern European countries - but now the introduction of new lower-fare scheduled flights from major destinations like London has made it into a real option for those flying from further afield.
The principal route runs along the Inn Valley motorway to Wörgl and then cutting through resorts of Söll and St Johann into Germany at Unken. From there the drive to Berchtesgaden heads via Ramsau and would normally take from two to two-and-a-half hours.
Munich
Airport
Most visitors who are using scheduled flights will still probably arrive at Munich Airport, as it is the major international gateway for this part of Europe.
The expanding airport is located a good 30 minutes to the north-east of the city and drivers should stay on the motorway heading in the direction of Salzburg until the turn-off for Berchtesgaden is reached. The journey should take around one-and-a-half to two hours but the motorway can be very busy on a peak season Saturday.
Rail Travel
Berchtesgaden
Railway Station
Berchtesgaden railway station is located in the centre of the town on the lower level near the main road and is served by rail from Munich's main railway station and bus from Salzburg railway station.
Trains run on different routes from Munich Airport and the journey takes approximately two-and-a-half to three hours. Take the S-Bahn from the airport to Munich Ost and then change onto a regional or Incer-City service. A further change at Freilassing is often necessary.
Further Berchtesgaden Information
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden Accommodation
Berchtesgaden Skiing
Schönau am Königssee
Schönau am Königssee Accommodation
Berchtesgaden
Weather
Berchtesgaden Tourist
Office
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