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Innsbruck

Getting there

Innsbruck is situated along the main traffic lines of Europe, from West to East and from North to South.

By car

Motorways from Germany to Italy as well from Switzerland to Vienna make it easy to get there by car. From Germany it is best to get there on the motorway coming from Munich taking the direction to Italy vice versa. If you come from Switzerland, it is best to take the motorway from Bregenz/Austria direction to Salzburg/Vienna.

For planning your travel more information is available from the route planer www.tiscover.at following >"Getting there" >Route Planner

Please note that you need to pre-pay a motorway toll in Austria. You get the stickers, which have to be fixed on the car, at petrol stations, branches of the national autmobile services and tobbacco shops.

By train

Main European train lines from North to South and West to East meet in Innsbruck as well and offer a number of Trans European fast trains to get there. The best to come from North is via Munich/Germany and from West via Zurich/Switzerland.

There are fast trains every two hours to Rome, Milano, Munich, Frankfurt, Vienna and Zurich. More information about schedules and lines can be obtained from www.oebb.at.

By plane

If you prefer to fly into Innsbruck, there are several possibilities to book tickets on reasonable rates

Star Alliance Group (Lufthansa, SAS, Austrian Airlines, TAP, Swiss, Lauda Air e.a.) via Frankfurt or Vienna or London Gatwick might offer the cheapest fares especially if you need a connecting flight to Innsbruck, which is then nearly free of charge. There are flights from Frankfurt and Vienna several times a day, from London Gatwick several times a week. More information about schedules see www.aua.at or www.lufthansa.de
Direct flights from Paris Orly and Amsterdam to Innsbruck several times a week are offered by the cheap carrier skyeurope. Booking via www.skyeurope.com
Direct flights from London Gatwick to Innsbruck several times a week offered by the Austrian partner airline Lauda Air, tickets and schedule see www.laudaair.com or by British Airways www.britishairways.com
Flying Dutchman Group (KLM, Alitalia, Northwest Airlines and their partner airlines) via Amsterdam/Schiphol or Rome). AirAlps, a partner of KLM connects Innsbruck with Amsterdam and Rome several times a week. See www.airalps.com
Welcome Air offers direct flights to Rotterdam/NL, Oslo/NOR, Nizza/FRA, Hannover/GER, Gothenborg/SWE, Antverp/BEL, Stavanger/NOR, Graz/AUT. See www.welcome-air.at
Several times a week, especially on weekends there are a lot of direct charter flights from GB, all Scandinavian countries and BENELUX. Ask your travel agency.

More details about flights and carriers can be obtained from www.innsbruck-airport.com

If you come in via Munich International Airport, there are train connections starting in the Munich airport to Innsbruck every two hours. The trip takes 2 hours to the central railway station Innsbruck, railway ticket return rate about 70,-- â¬.

If you get into Innsbruck in via Salzburg International Airport (www.ryanair.com), there are train connections starting in the Salzburg airport to Innsbruck every two hours. The trip takes 2 hours to the central railway station Innsbruck, railway ticket return rate about 70,-- â¬.