Is Zell am See safe? Austria travel risk
Is Zell am See safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Zell am See 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.
Zell am See 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 Zell am See: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Salzburg at 47.3167° N, 12.8000° E (elevation 764 m), Zell am See lies 284.8 km ENE of Vienna. Time zone: Europe/Vienna.
Salzburg
47.3167° N, 12.8000° E
764 m
Europe/Vienna
9,762
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 Zell am See happened in May and August (4 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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