Itinary advise for Germany and Austria
 

My husband, Son and I are flying from Australia to meet with my daughter who is singing in Heide Germany on the weekend 11 Jan. We are also trying to meet up in Salzburg and Vienna but not definate.
Could I have suggestions of what suitable areas to stay in or surrounding near train stations with the limited time we have.

8Jan Depart Brisbane to Hamburg
9Jan Hamburg
10Jan Hamburg
*11Jan Hire car and stay Heide * Fixed Date
12 Jan Return Hire car in Hamburg? Leave to travel Salzburg Fly or train?
13 Jan Salzburg
14 Jan Salzburg
*15 Jan Travel to Saalbach Train and bus *fixed date
*20 Jan Leave Saalbach* fixed date to Vienna Train Fly or Train
21 Jan Vienna
22 Jan Vienna Leave at night
* Have to be back in Australia by 24Jan evening

Any suggestions will be appreciated

SALZBURG: We stayed in the BRISTOL HOTEL in Salzburg in 2007. It was very nice and reasonably priced. You can easily walk to the Old Town area from the Bristol. Mozart's home is across the street. His birthplace is in the Old Town.

Salzburg is one of our favorite spots in Europe. You are also close to BERCHTESGADEN so try to make it there also.

Thanks for Bristol Hotel looks beautiful but booked out unfortunately.
I can now search around the Hotel area. Could you also advise me with which way to travel from Hamburg to Salzburg on the Sunday.
The train would be 6hrs and pleasant or I could stay overnite in a town midroute. Flying would leave me more time in Salzburg.

Is there a reason to go to Salzburg and Vienna?

My daughter is on a singing tour and travelling to Heide confirmed date, Salzburg and Vienna are to be confirmed .Travelling to Salzburg after Heide fit in to the fixed date we were going to Saalbach 15th to 20th. We have to be back in Australia by 24th evening.If there is any other suggestionns like Munich instead of Vienna or Salzberg would be appreciated

If you don't have to go to Salzburg, it's a lovely city but there are closer places. It will be winter but my first trip to Germany was in the winter and it was lovely.

I am open for suggestions instead of Salzburg.

If cost is an issue, take the train. Buy your tickets 90 days in advance and you can get cheap Sparpreis tickets.

It's going to be winter so if you're not used to driving in snow, there may be lots of it, then why not stay in the state that you've landed in.

Let me start by asking, why Salzburg? What do you think of seeing there? Castles?

Do you like Museums? Art? History?