Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Buses pull up in front of the train station, where you'll find the
Postbus information office
(
930 00 187; Hauptbahnhof; 8am-12.30pm & 1-2.30pm Mon-Fri)
. There are bus connections to re-
gional ski resorts and northwards to the Hohe Tauern National Park. Buses to Kitzbühel
(€15, 1¾ hours) are quicker and more direct than the train, but less frequent.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
To head south, you must first divert west or east along Hwy 100, as the Dolomites are an
impregnable barrier. The main north-south road routes are the year-round Felber-Tauern-
Strasse (B108) between Mittersill and Lienz, the spectacular Grossglockner Road (open
May to October) and the 5.5km-long Felbertauerntunnel (cars and motorcycles €10).
Hauptplatz has lots of parking in its Kurzparkzone, or park for free in front of Stadtp-
farrkirche St Andrä.
TRAIN
Most trains to the rest of Austria, including Salzburg (€37, 3½ hours, hourly), go east via
Spittal-Millstättersee, where you usually have to change. The quickest and easiest route
to Innsbruck (€34, 4½ hours) is to go west via Sillian and Italy, with a change in San
Candido/Innichen and again in Fortezza/Franzensfeste.
CABLE CARS & SUMMER PRICES
Cable cars to
Zettersfeld
and
Hochstein
go into hibernation from November to 8 December, and pause again
after Easter. The Hochstein cable car starts running to the first station, Hochstein 1 (return adult/child €10.50/
7.50), from Thursday to Sunday from May to mid-June, after which all summer cable cars are back in full swing
daily. Hochstein 2 is winter only. The return cost to Zettersfeld per adult/child is €11.50/6 (or €19/9.50 including
the chairlift to 2214m). If you're planning on making several trips, it's worth investing in the Osttirol Card
(
Click here
)
.
