Tips for Travel to Gastein
Quick, safe travel to your vacation paradise in the Gastein Valley
By car
from Munich in about 2 hours
from Salzburg in about 1 hour:
Tauern Autobahn heading south as far as Bischofshofen, take the Gasteinertal exit, continue via highway 167 to the Gastein Valley.
from Innsbruck in about 2 hours:
Autobahn via Wörgl, highway 312 via St.Johann/Tirol to Lofer, highway 311 via Zell am See to Lend, highway 167 to Gastein or autobahn - Kufstein - Salzburg - Villach, Gasteinertal exit, highway 167 to the Gastein Valley.
from the south, travel via Villach, Möllbrücke and Obervellach to Mallnitz, then take the motorail train from there for convenient transportation all the way to Gastein.
» Schedule for the Tauernbahn motorail service
Rental Cars: Rent cars online
By plane
The nearest airports are Salzburg and Munich.
Taxi Transfers:
- Airport transfers from and to Gastein
online inquiry - "AIRPORT EXPRESS" an inexpensive alternative for travel to Gastein! Regularly scheduled service offered by RAINER REISEN
By train
Eurocity, Intercity and express trains all stop at the stations in Bad Hofgastein and Bad Gastein, though not all trains stop at the station in Dorfgastein. There is on-going taxi and bus service to the various valley communities. The nearest motorail loading station is in Bischofshofen. Taxis provide delivery and pick-up service for luggage transfers.
Bus
Ride the bus direct to Gastein
(several boarding points throughout Germany)
By motorail
Regional Driving Info
Gasteiner Alpenstraße
The scenic road is about 7 km in length and leads through a number of galleries and tunnels from Böckstein (Nassfeld), elev. 1600m, to Sportgastein.
| Toll Charges | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drivers and tour guides are free | ||
| In a car, per person | guests | € 4.00 |
| In buses | per person | € 3.00 |
| Children up to age 10 free | older | € 1.50 |
| Block-of-10 | guests | € 33.00 |
