Airport transfers to Innsbruck

This page will tell you all you need to know about airport transfers to Innsbruck a famous ski resort in Austrian Alps with 130km of Piste and altitudes ranging from 850m to 3200m above mean sea level. This resort has direct access to 130km of downhill skiing, with 57 individual pistes, served by 59 ski lifts. With pistes above 2500 metres, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season. Innsbruck’s eight neighbourhood ski areas which are all available on the 'Olympia SkiWorld Innsbruck ', including as it does the glacier lifts on the Stubai, open 365 days a year for guaranteed skiing and seven other areas. A single lift pass, valid for all the ski areas offers some of the best value in European skiing experience. We have listed the airports in order of distance from the resort, with the nearest at the top. This should give you the best idea of the airport transfer you need. We have also taken a look at alternative transport methods to and from the resort. Public transport options, if available, are given towards the end of the page.

Some Facts about Innsbruck

Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol (Tirol) in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km (18.6 mi) south of Innsbruck. It is about half way between Munich (Germany) and Verona (Italy). Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps to the north, and the Patscherkofel and Serles to the south. It is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. Innsbruck also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The word bruck comes from the same root as the modern German word "Brücke" meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn".With towering peaks on all sides, Innsbruck is dominated by mountain sports. An underground train links the historic ‘Old Town’ of Innsbruck with the Nordpark ski area, whilst there are ski resorts on all sides of the city. There can be few more alpine dominated places in the world and Innsbruck is rightly known as the capital and heart of the Alps. With an international airport and train hub, St Anton and Kitzbuhel are an hour away, Italy is just to the south and the biggest glacier skiing in the Alps is close by.

From which airport can I reach Innsbruck?

There are five Airports within two hours’ drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Innsbruck are perfectly feasible. Innsbruck Airport is just one hour’s drive away, in good driving conditions, so you can be on the piste quickly. The following airports link this Austrian resort and all of them provide airport transfers to the ski resort. Innsbruck Airport (INN) - 20 km Salzburg (SZG) - 170 km St. Gallen-Altenrhein (ACH) - 195 km Bolzano (BZO) - 128 km Friedrichshafen (FDH) - 225 km Linz (LNZ) - 300 km Munich (MUC) - 200 km

Is there public transport to Innsbruck?

There are buses which ply to the resort from most of the airports listed above. However, if you are looking at using public transport from other airports, be aware that there will be necessary changes. Train options from Innsbruck airport are available with Trains running Mon-Fri, 6 AM to 10:30 PM, every 30 minutes. The journey takes half an hour to reach the resort. Trains also ply from Salzburg Airport, Mon- Sun, every 60 minutes and take 2 hours 40 minutes to reach the resort. From other airports however, train journeys take a longer time. München Flughafen Terminal München Ost Jenbach Bahnhof Maurach/Achensee Hauptschule

Advice on Transportation to Innsbruck.

While many people do use the public transport listed above they can sometimes be time consuming like some train journeys from airports not listed above may take up a long time to reach the resort. You are much better off booking an airport transfer from the airport where you land. You will benefit from a shorter journey time and a direct route. You also get the added bonus of travelling in comfort, and of a guaranteed journey that is pre-booked. Airport transfers are also the most cost-effective method of getting to this beautiful ski resort.