1,042 reviewsRated 4.3
40 minSalzburg: Boat Ride on the Salzach River
★ 4.3 · 1,042 reviews
- 40 minutes, Boat ride along the Salzach
- Water activity
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$21$31.50 / hour
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Salzburg river cruise: four ways onto the Salzach, compared
A Salzburg river cruise on this site starts at $21 for the Salzburg: Boat Ride on the Salzach River: 40 minutes past the town scenery and the natural landscape of the river, down to the residential area in the south of the town, rated 4.3 on 1,042 reviews. The most reviewed way onto the water is the $47 amphibious tour, 90 minutes on land and on water, 4.7 on 1,596 reviews. A $49 boat ride goes on to Hellbrunn Palace, and a $122 evening adds dinner and a Mozart concert at the fortress. Departure points are not in the descriptions; each card opens the live listing with the start and the dates.
Quick answer
The short answer. Take the $21 boat if 40 minutes on the river is what you want. Take the $47 amphibious tour if you want streets and river in one ticket: it has the higher rating, 4.7 against 4.3, and more reviews. Book the $49 listing if Hellbrunn Palace is on your list, and the $122 one for a whole evening.
Salzburg river cruise at a glance
- Listings on the Salzach
- 4two boats, one amphibious, one evening
- Lowest price
- $2140 minutes, 1,042 reviews
- Most reviewed
- 1,596 reviewsamphibious, $47, rated 4.7
- Shortest
- 40 minutesthe $21 boat ride
- Longest
- 5 hourscruise, dinner and concert
- With Hellbrunn Palace
- $492.5 hours, rated 4.4
- With dinner and concert
- $122rated 4.6, 469 reviews
- Flagged likely to sell out
- 1the Hellbrunn boat
- Free cancellation
- All 4terms on each listing
- Reviews across the four
- 3,602live listing counts
The $21 boat
Salzach river cruise Salzburg: the 40-minute boat ride
The shortest and lowest-priced Salzburg river cruise here, and the plainest.
The description is short and specific: you glide past the town scenery and the natural landscape of the Salzach, along to what it calls the exclusive residential area in the south of the town. Forty minutes, $21, 1,042 reviews at 4.3. It does not mention a guide, commentary or a stop on the way, so do not count on any of the three without reading the listing.
This is also the lowest fare among the eight main sightseeing listings on this site, which is why every “from” price here points to it. The top pick is a different product, the $84 film tour with 6,283 reviews; the boat is the low price, not the most reviewed choice. Its 4.3 is the lowest rating of the four listings on this page.
Every trip, current fare
Salzburg river cruise prices side by side
The four listings with cost per hour, each length as the listing gives it.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzburg: Boat Ride on the Salzach River | 40 min | $21 | Boat ride along the Salzach | $31.50 | 4.3 · 1,042 |
| Salzburg: Amphibious Splash Tour on Land & on Water | 90 min | $47 | Sightseeing on land and on water | $31.33 | 4.7 · 1,596 |
| Salzburg: Boat Ride to Hellbrunn and Palace Visit | 2.5 h | $49 | Salzach boat ride and Hellbrunn Palace | $19.60 | 4.4 · 495 |
| Salzburg: River Cruise, Dinner & Fortress Concert | 5 h | $122 | River cruise, dinner and fortress concert | $24.40 | 4.6 · 469 |
Which one, honestly
Which Salzburg river cruise to take if…
Five situations, each matched to the listing whose own text fits it.
- …you have under an hour
The $21 boat ride: 40 minutes on the Salzach, 1,042 reviews at 4.3.
- …you want streets and river in one ticket
The $47 Salzburg: Amphibious Splash Tour on Land & on Water: a 1.5-hour sightseeing tour aboard an amphibious vehicle, 4.7 on 1,596 reviews.
- …Hellbrunn Palace is on your list
The $49 listing: a boat ride on the Salzach, a visit to Hellbrunn Palace and the water features in the palace gardens, two and a half hours. It carries a likely-to-sell-out flag, so book it before you plan around it.
- …you want an evening, not a ride
The $122 listing, five hours: a cruise on the Salzach past the Old Town and the skyline, dinner, and a Best of Mozart concert at Hohensalzburg Fortress, 4.6 on 469 reviews.
- …price decides
The $21 boat. Per hour, though, it costs $31.50 and the amphibious tour $31.33, so the longer tour is not the more expensive one by the clock.
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Live prices and ratings. The button on each card opens the listing with the calendar.
1,596 reviewsRated 4.7
90 minSalzburg: Amphibious Splash Tour on Land & on Water
★ 4.7 · 1,596 reviews
- One and a half hours, Sightseeing on land and on water
- Water activity
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$47$31.33 / hour
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Likely to sell out495 reviews
2.5 hSalzburg: Boat Ride to Hellbrunn and Palace Visit
★ 4.4 · 495 reviews
- Two and a half hours, Salzach boat ride and Hellbrunn Palace
- Entry ticket
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
$49$19.60 / hour
Check availability→ 
469 reviewsRated 4.6
5 hSalzburg: River Cruise, Dinner & Fortress Concert
★ 4.6 · 469 reviews
- Five hours, River cruise, dinner and fortress concert
- Entry ticket
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$122$24.40 / hour
Check availability→ Is it worth it
Is the Salzach boat ride worth it?
At $21 it is the lowest-priced main listing on the site, and 1,042 reviews is a real sample. The rating, 4.3, is where to pause: the amphibious tour holds 4.7 on 1,596 reviews for $26 more, and lasts 90 minutes. If a Salzburg river cruise is one item on a full day, the 40-minute boat fits anywhere. If it is the main event of an afternoon, the numbers favour the amphibious tour.
The Hellbrunn listing is the best value by the clock: $49 for two and a half hours is $19.60 an hour, with the palace visit in the description. Its rating is 4.4 on 495 reviews.
The evening needs its own sum. On this site the fortress concert with dinner is $94 and the boat ride $21, $115 as two bookings; the combined listing is $122 and runs five hours. The listings do not say the parts are identical, so compare the descriptions before choosing on price.
The concerts at the fortress and at Mirabell Palace, with and without dinner.
Concert listings→Before you book
What the four listings do not tell you
None of the four descriptions gives a departure point, a timetable or the months the boats run. Each Salzburg river cruise here is booked by date, and the calendar on the live listing is the only schedule this page can point to.
Three smaller gaps. The Hellbrunn description does not say how you return to the city. The evening listing does not say where dinner is served, only that dinner, concert and cruise come together. And no Salzburg river cruise on this page describes a guide on board. All four carry Free cancellation on the listing, with the terms written there.
Guided walks through the Old Town from $39, for the hours before or after the boat.
Guided walks→All 35 Salzburg tours on one page, filtered by price band from under $50.
Every Salzburg tour, by price→Common questions
On the river, answered
How long does a Salzburg river cruise take?
Forty minutes for the $21 boat ride. The amphibious tour is 90 minutes, the boat to Hellbrunn Palace with the visit two and a half hours, and the evening with dinner and concert five hours.
How much is a Salzburg river cruise?
On this site, $21 for the boat ride, $47 for the amphibious tour, $49 with Hellbrunn Palace and $122 with dinner and a concert at the fortress.
Is the Salzach boat ride worth it?
For $21 and 40 minutes, 1,042 reviews put it at 4.3, the lowest rating of the four listings here. The amphibious tour rates 4.7 for $26 more.
Does the boat go to Hellbrunn Palace?
One listing does: the $49 Salzburg: Boat Ride to Hellbrunn and Palace Visit, two and a half hours, with the water features in the palace gardens in its description. It is flagged likely to sell out.
What is the amphibious tour?
A 1.5-hour sightseeing tour on land and on water aboard one amphibious vehicle, by its description. It is the most reviewed listing on this page: 1,596 reviews at 4.7.
Is there a dinner cruise?
There is a $122 listing that combines a cruise on the Salzach, dinner and a Best of Mozart concert at Hohensalzburg Fortress. The description does not say dinner is served on the boat, so read the listing for where each part happens.
Where do the boats leave from?
The descriptions do not say. The live listing shows the departure point and the times for the date you pick.
Can you cancel?
All four listings carry Free cancellation. The cut-off and the refund terms are written on each listing, so read them there before you book.
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