€50 per hour for the whole car, not per person. The total is an estimate for the suggested day; you pay for the actual time from pickup to drop-off. Pickup at your hotel anywhere in Salzburg and Upper Austria; the drive to you is free.
Your day, hour by hour
- 09:00Your driver picks you up at your hotel.
- 09:05Mirabell Gardens (about 25 min): the Pegasus fountain and the steps from “Do-Re-Mi”. Free.
- about 10 min
- 09:40Leopoldskron pond (about 20 min). The palace is a private hotel; the famous view is from the free public path on the opposite shore.
- about 10 min
- 10:10Hellbrunn (about an hour). The gazebo from “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” stands in the free palace park (it is locked; photos from outside). Next to it, the new Sound of Music Salzburg museum with a walk-in replica pavilion. If you like, walk 10–15 minutes up the car-free Hellbrunner Allee to Schloss Frohnburg, the front of the Trapp house in the film (outside only).
- about 35 min
- 11:50Mondsee (about 45 min): Basilica St. Michael, where Maria and the Captain married. Coffee and cake on the market square.
- about 30 min
- 13:00Back at your hotel.
The final price depends on the actual time from pickup to drop-off. Stay longer, leave earlier or change the itinerary whenever you like.
Change the day however you like
The complete day
Add Nonnberg Abbey, Frohnburg on foot, lunch in Mondsee, St. Gilgen and the Fuschlsee from the opening aerial shots – about 7½ hours (about €375).
Add Hallstatt
Continue from Mondsee via St. Gilgen and Bad Ischl to Hallstatt for the afternoon – about 9½ hours (about €475).
Hallstatt before the crowds, with Lake Gosau →
Summer in Werfen
May to October: walk the Sound of Music Trail in Werfen to the meadow where the picnic and “Do-Re-Mi” begin, with Hohenwerfen Castle behind (about an hour on foot).
Ice cave & castle Werfen →
The trick fountains
At Hellbrunn, add the trick-fountain tour (€16.50 adult, until 1 November).
Afternoon instead
Start at 14:00 and finish in Mondsee as the light gets golden.
What it costs
Driver and car: €50 per hour for the whole Tesla Model X, up to 5 passengers (the last hour is billed pro rata in 15-minute steps of €12.50). For this suggested day, about €200.
Without tickets: 2 travellers ≈ €100 each · 4 travellers ≈ €50 each · 5 travellers ≈ €40 each
| Travellers | Driver & car | With the new museum | Per adult |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 adults | ≈ €200 | ≈ €216 | ≈ €108 |
| 2 adults + 2 children | ≈ €200 | ≈ €216 | – |
| 4 adults | ≈ €200 | ≈ €232 | ≈ €58 |
| 5 adults | ≈ €200 | ≈ €240 | ≈ €48 |
Optional tickets, price checked 7 October 2026: Sound of Music Salzburg museum at Hellbrunn €8 adult, €16 family; Hellbrunn trick fountains and palace €16.50 adult, €6.50 child (4–18), €36.50 family (2+1). Mirabell Gardens, the Hellbrunn park and the Mondsee basilica are free. Sources: hellbrunn.at, salzburg.info.
Included
- ✓Your driver and the Tesla Model X
- ✓Unlimited kilometres
- ✓Motorway tolls and vignette
- ✓Parking at Hellbrunn and in Mondsee
- ✓Waiting at every stop
- ✓Bottled water
- ✓Child seats on request (tell us the children's ages)
Not included
- –Museum and palace tickets
- –Meals and coffee
- –A tour guide: your driver knows the region and is happy to give tips, but he is not a licensed guide
Compared with a coach tour
| Your private day | Coach Sound of Music tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Pickup | your hotel | Mirabellplatz bus terminal |
| Time at each stop | you decide | Mirabell 10 min, Leopoldskron 15, Hellbrunn 15, Mondsee 45 |
| Nonnberg, St. Gilgen | on request | driven past |
| Guide and soundtrack | no – a driver, not a guide | yes |
| Price for 3 adults | about €200 (about €66.67 each) | €210 |
| Price for 5 adults | about €200 | five tickets at €70 |
Coach details: Salzburg Panorama Tours “Original Sound of Music Tour”, 4 hours, checked 7 October 2026. If you want a guide and a sing-along, take the coach; if you want the places, the time and your own company, take the car.
Who this day suits
Families and groups of 3–5
for whom your own car costs less than coach tickets.
Fans
who want longer at the gazebo, Leopoldskron and the wedding church.
Grandparents
who prefer short walks, a comfortable car and no bus timetable.
Good to know
- •Leopoldskron and Frohnburg are private; like every tour, you see them from outside.
- •The real Villa Trapp is now a religious retreat house and cannot be visited.
- •Nonnberg Abbey's church is open to quiet visitors outside services; the convent is closed.
- •The Salzburg Marionette Theatre plays The Sound of Music on selected evenings – a good way to end the day.
Other days from Salzburg
- Hallstatt before the crowds, with Lake Gosau – about 7½ hours · about €375 for the whole car
- Hallstatt & the Austrian lakes – about 9 hours · about €450 for the whole car
- Wolfgangsee Advent – about 6 hours · about €300 for the whole car
All planned days from Salzburg → · Everything about the private driver and the hourly price →
Frequently asked questions
Is it cheaper than the bus?
Is the driver a tour guide?
Can we stay longer or leave earlier?
Is the €200 per person?
Can we be picked up outside Salzburg city?
Can the day end somewhere else, like Vienna or Munich?
How do we book?
Who is driving you
RIED.TAXI is not a booking platform. Behind this site is a registered Austrian business in Schildorn near Ried im Innkreis – with one vehicle, one phone number and a company record you can look up.
| Company | Etwas Anders by Franz Stelzhamerhof e.U. |
|---|---|
| Address | Kirchenplatz 4, 4920 Schildorn, Upper Austria |
| Companies register | FN 412356g, Ried im Innkreis |
| VAT ID | ATU68513316 |
| Chamber | Wirtschaftskammer Ried im Innkreis |
| Trade licence | Taxi and vehicle rental |
| Vehicle | Tesla Model X – up to 5 passengers, about 5 large cases |
| Phone | +43 7754 8009 |
What that means for you
- ✓The price is for the vehicle and is settled before you book – no sign-up, no personal details.
- ✓Your enquiry is not resold and not passed on to a platform.
- ✓You get an invoice from an Austrian business with a VAT ID – made out to your company if you need it.
- ✓Before, during and after the journey you reach the same number.
Ask Ronald for your Sound of Music day
Tell us: date · pickup address · number of travellers · children's ages for child seats · anything you'd like to add or skip. Ronald checks the day and confirms personally.
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