Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Styria Highlights
Visiting Schloss Eggenberg, the beautiful Renaissance palace and museum in
Graz
(
Click here
)
.
Exploring the restaurants and bars of
Graz
(
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), Styria's capital.
Discovering the spectacular abbey in
Admont
(
Click here
) and exploring its fascinating museums.
Tripping underground, or overground, at the open-cast mine in
Eisenerz
(
Click here
).
Hiking the trails around
Schladming
(
Click here
).
Cruising the
wine roads
(
Click here
)
of southern Styria.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Postbus departures to Mariazell, which isn't on the train line, are integrated with train ar-
rivals at Bruck an der Mur. To Eisenerz, integrated bus services leave from Leoben. For
Admont and the Gesäuse, the towns of Liezen and Hieflau form the main bus-transfer
points.
CAR
The A2, from Vienna to Villach in Carinthia, runs through southern Styria, passing just be-
low Graz, while the A9 runs an almost north-south course through the middle of Styria,
making it straightforward to travel from Linz and Salzburg to Graz. The A9 also connects
Graz with Slovenia, 40km to the south.
TRAIN
Styria's train lines are relatively sparse; the main line between Carinthia and Vienna
passes well north of Graz through the region's main railhead, Bruck an der Mur. For Linz
and Salzburg, a change is usually required at St Michael, 25km southwest of Bruck.
Getting Around
Regional and city transport
( 050 678 910;
www.verbundlinie.at
)
is based on a system of zones and
time tickets. Tickets can be bought from machines for one to 22 zones; the price rises from
a single trip in one zone (€2.10, valid for one hour), to 24-hour passes for one (€4.70) or
multiple zones (eg €8 for four zones to Bärnbach). Weekly and monthly passes are also
available.
