Gaisberg driving ban

Only e-buses will run on car-free Sunday

For the first time, only e-buses will travel up the Gaisberg.

(Bild: Stadt Salzburg/Alexander Killer)

Next Sunday, October 20, Salzburg's local mountain will once again be transformed into a car-free zone from 9 am to 4 pm. Between the junction of Brauhausstraße and the Gaisbergspitze, a general driving ban will apply to all motor vehicles - with the exception of local residents and business guests with reservation confirmation.

"To ensure that visitors can get to the Gaisbergspitze comfortably and without stress, the 151 line will run at double the frequency, i.e. every 22 minutes. I am particularly pleased that only environmentally friendly e-buses from Albus will be used for the first time on Sunday. With this campaign, the City of Salzburg and its partners are sending out a strong signal for greater environmental awareness and a more liveable city," says Gaisberg Coordinator and Deputy Mayor Florian Kreibich.

With winter timetable: Conversion to e-buses
In general, all scheduled journeys on route 151 ("Gaisbergbus") are to be carried out with environmentally friendly battery buses from the start of the 2024/25 winter timetable. The buses were ordered on the initiative of the City of Salzburg. Kreibich welcomes this environmentally friendly changeover by the Albus company and emphasizes: "It's great that my commitment to this measure has paid off. The changeover is a milestone in the history of the Gaisberg line".