Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The
tourist office
( 69 10-0;
www.imst.at
; Johannesplatz 4; 8am-6pm Mon, 9am-6pm Tue-Fri, 10am-noon
Sat; )
is highly informed on accommodation and activities in Imst and its surrounds;
there's also free wi-fi.
Getting There & Around
The town is slightly to the north of the main east-west roads (the A12 and B171), and is
served by frequent buses and trains (from Innsbruck €11.90, 50 minutes).
Grown men may feel slightly silly boarding the Imster Bummelbär (€1.50, three daily)
tourist train, but it's handy for reaching nearby sights like Starkenberger Biermythos.
The tourist office has a list of outfits with bike and e-bike rental.
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Ehrwald
05673 / POP 2581
Ehrwald's crowning glory is the glaciated 2962m
Zugspitze
(
www.zugspitze.at
;
cable car 1 way/re-
turn €25.50/37.50)
, Germany's highest peak, straddling the Austro-German border. From the
crest there's a magnificent panorama of the main Tyrolean mountain ranges, as well as
the Bavarian Alps and Mt Säntis in Switzerland. North of Zugspitze is Garmisch-Parten-
kirchen, Germany's most popular ski resort.
Ehrwald is linked with other resorts in Tyrol and Germany (including Garmisch-
Partenkirchen) under the
Top Snow Card
(2-day pass adult/child €79/43.50)
, covering 207km of
pistes. For information on accommodation and activities, contact the
tourist office
( 20 000
201;
www.ehrwald.com
;
Kirchplatz 1; 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
in the heart of
the town. Staff will help find rooms free of charge.
Trains from Innsbruck (€15.60, 1¾ hours) to Ehrwald pass through Germany; you
must change at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Austrian train tickets are valid for the whole
trip.
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Landeck
05442 / POP 7742
