Many of you will be coming to Salzburg via the Munich airport, and from there taking an airport shuttle van to Salzburg–directly to Schloss Leopoldskron. Let me give you directions to get there.
DIRECTIONS FOR ARRIVING AT TERMINAL 2: I believe most of you will arrive at Terminal 2, the main (long-distance flights) International Terminal.
There is only one baggage claim and customs hall in that Terminal. You will come out of customs/ baggage claim doors and immediately turn RIGHT down the hall–you’ll walk past a bakery and supermarket on your left (really!) and then the left-luggage place. You’ll also pass a few shops on the right (the first shop will be the coffeeshop Starbucks). Most of the way down the hall there will be four kiosks on your left (like the rental car kiosks in most US and international airports). One of the middle ones has someone on the desk for Salzburg–there’s a yellow sign above that will list Salzburg as one of the stops.
Give the person behind the desk your name and tell them you’re going to Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg. You don’t need an address beyond that–and they SHOULD have your name/reservation anyway. Then it’s a guess about how long you have to wait. Since so many of you are coming in on the same flights, it may well be that you’ll have the bus to yourselves. (The vans are very nice–easy to sleep in!) I’ve been generally lucky about the wait, but sometimes it’s 45min or so. If you get hungry the supermarket and the bakery next door to it offer lots of choices to eat and drink and I think are better on a morning stomach than the pizza place (which is right next to the door outside on the hallway you’re in). If you need one, there’s a bathroom right near the van kiosks too.
DIRECTIONS FOR ARRIVING AT TERMINAL 1: In order to find the shuttle company desk from Terminal 1 you should do the following:
After you collect your bags, pass through passport control and exit the arrival terminal to the main part of the airport, turn left and follow the signs towards “Airport Center.” This will lead you down one level and eventually you will come to a place with shops and restaurants. When you get to the place where there is train information (ticket machines and stairs to the “U Bahn”), turn right. You can still follow the signs to “Airport Center.” After turning right and walking past the “U-bahn” and train information area you will come to a desk in the middle of the hallway that has a sign saying, “Transfer Service.” Go to this desk and tell them your name and confirmation number. You may also want to show them a printout of the attached document. They will be expecting you and they should already know your destination. You may have to wait for a little while if there are others with whom you are sharing a shuttle. They will bring you right to Schloss Leopoldskron which is the home of the Salzburg Global Seminar and the location of the Academy.
The ride to Salzburg is a good hour and a half to two hours (depending on traffic), and the scenery is nice if not spectacular–it gets much prettier the closer you get to Salzburg and the mountains. We’re usually the first stop they drop off at.
Also note that the person behind the van counter at the airport usually speaks a little English–the driver may not.
