Is Salzburg safe? Austria travel risk
Is Salzburg safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Salzburg scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Austria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 21 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Salzburg scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Austria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Salzburg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and natural hazards (34/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Salzburg (47.8000° N, 13.0450° E), Salzburg sits 251.7 km ENE from Vienna at 424 m elevation.
Salzburg
47.8000° N, 13.0450° E
424 m
Europe/Vienna
155,021
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Austria
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Salzburg happened in May and August (4 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Austria travel advice & laws.
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