How To Get In Bad Hofgastein
Many ways of transportation make getting to Bad Hofgastein simple. About 90 kilometers distant, Salzburg Airport is the closest airport for visitors arriving by aircraft. Travellers can then decide to go to their destination via rail, shuttle bus, or cab. Another choice, around 250 km distant Munich Airport, has links to Bad Hofgastein by bus or train.
Bad Hofgastein may also be reached by bus; various companies provide frequent connections from important Austrian and German towns. While Postbus runs services out of Salzburg and Zell am See, Flixbus offers routes out of Salzburg, Munich, Vienna, and Innsbruck. Near most lodgings and attractions in Bad Hofgastein is the bus station.
For those who would rather be flexible, Bad Hofgastein may be reached by automobile from Salzburg or Villach by taking the A10 highway and exiting at Bischofshofen. The Gastein Valley road B167 takes one straight to Bad Hofgastein. Not only is an Austrian highway vignette (toll sticker) necessary, but winter traffic conditions—including snow and ice—should be considered.
Alternatively, Bad Hofgastein is connected to important cities such Salzburg, Munich, Vienna, Graz, and Klagenfurt by the effective Tauern Railway line. Travelers are guaranteed flawless connection even if the train station is situated around 2 kilometers from the town center via easy transportation choices including taxis or local buses.
How To Get In Bad Hofgastein - By Plane
- About 70 kilometers distant, Salzburg Airport (SZG) is the closest airport to Bad Hofgastein. You may arrange a shuttle service or a cab, or take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bad Hofgastein in around 1.5 hours. Renting a car will also get you to Bad Hofgastein in around an hour.
- Fly to Bad Hofgastein’s 160 km distant Innsbruck Airport (INN). In around three hours, you may take a train from Innsbruck Hbf to Bad Hofgastein via Woergl Hbf and Lend, or arrange for a transfer service or a cab.Renting a car will also get you to Bad Hofgastein in around two hours.
- 260 kilometers separate Bad Hofgastein from Munich Airport (MUC). In around 5.5 hours, you may take a train from Munich Ostbahnhof to Bad Hofgastein via Salzburg Hbf and Bad Hofgastein Abzw. Bahnhof, or arrange a transfer service or a cab.Renting a car will also get you to Bad Hofgastein in around three hours.
- A flight to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) will put you around 200 kilometers from Bad Hofgastein. From Klagenfurt Hbf, you may take a train that takes around 3.5 hours, or arrange for a cab or shuttle service.Renting a car and driving to Bad Hofgastein will take around 2.5 hours.
- About 330 kilometers separate Bad Hofgastein from Venice Treviso Airport (TSF). In around six hours, you may take a train from Treviso Centrale to Bad Hofgastein via Villach Hbf and Schwarzach-St. Veit, or arrange for a transfer service or a cab.Renting a car will also get you to Bad Hofgastein in around four hours.
How To Get In Bad Hofgastein - By Train
- An hour and sixteen minutes is all it takes to get from Salzburg to Bad Hofgastein by Railjet train, which departs three times a day. Tickets for second class cost between €16 and €25 and for first class between €25 and €152, depending on availability and demand, and may be purchased online or at the station. For an additional charge, you may reserve a seat.
- Taking the once-daily, three-hour and twenty-eight-minute night train is a less expensive but slower option. Bad Hofgastein is reached by night train at 02:40, having left Salzburg at 23:12. A seat costs €6 while a couchette, or bunk bed in a shared cabin, costs €17.Though you must reserve the couchette in advance, tickets can also be purchased at the station or online.
- An additional choice is to combine buses and trains, which costs between €18 and €168 and takes around three hours and twenty-five minutes. To get to Bad Hofgastein Busbahnhof/Schlossalmbahn, take the line 550 bus from Schwarzach-St.Veit Bahnhof after taking the line 170 bus from Salzburg Rathaus to Golling a.d.S. Bahnhof and then a regional train from Golling-Abtenau.For rail tickets, use the machines at the ticket office; for bus tickets, ask the driver.
How To Get In Bad Hofgastein - By Car
- Nearest big city to Bad Hofgastein is Salzburg, which is around 90 kilometers (56 miles) apart. From Salzburg, take the Tauernautobahn, or A10, south and get out at Bischofshofen (Exit 47). Then, to reach Lend, travel east on the B311 road (Pinzgauer Straße) for almost 30 kilometers (19 miles). After making a left here onto Gasteiner Straße, the B167 route, head south for a further 30 km (19 miles) to Bad Hofgastein.
- For an other option, head south on the A10 highway from Salzburg and get off at Golling (Exit 28). Then go south on the Salzachtal Straße, or B159, for almost 40 km (25 miles) to Lend.After making a right here onto Gasteiner Straße, the B167 route, head south for a further 30 km (19 miles) to Bad Hofgastein.
- If approaching from the south, take the A10 highway north out of Villach and exit at Spittal a der Drau (Exit 130). Then, to reach Obervellach, go north on the B99 road (Katschberg Straße) for about 40 km (25 miles). Here you make a left onto the B105 road (Mölltal Straße) and go west for some 20 km (12 miles) to Mallnitz. The car train (Tauernschleuse) connects Mallnitz with Böckstein in the Gastein Valley and passes through the Tauern Tunnel here. The fifteen-minute car train service operates every hour. Each individual pays €3 and each automobile pays €18.Bad Hofgastein is some 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Böckstein along the B167 road (Gasteiner Straße).
- As an other option, leave Villach on the A10 highway and head north to Lendorf (Exit 139). Proceed west on the B100 road (Drautal Straße) for almost 50 km (31 miles) to Lienz. After making a right here onto the B108 road (Felbertauern Straße), head north for almost 35 km (22 miles) to Mittersill. You then make a left onto Zeller Straße, or B168, and go west for around 25 km (16 miles) to Zell am See. Here you make a right onto Pinzgauer Straße, or B311, and go west for around 25 km (16 miles) to Lend.After making a right here onto Gasteiner Straße, the B167 route, head south for a further 30 km (19 miles) to Bad Hofgastein.
How To Get In Bad Hofgastein - By Bus
- From Munich: To reach Golling a.d.S. Bahnhof, board a bus from the Munich central bus station and go to Salzburg South. Trains to Schwarzach-St. Veit and buses to Bad Hofgastein Busbahnhof/Schlossalmbahn are available from there.
- From Salzburg Airport: To get to Golling a.d.S. Bahnhof, take a bus first to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof.You may then to Bad Hofgastein using the same path as before.
- From Bad Gastein: Bad Hofgastein Busbahnhof/Schlossalmbahn is reachable by direct bus from Bad Gastein Mozartplatz.About seventeen minutes pass during the trip, which costs between two and three euros.
