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The best way to the Hohe Tauern National Park Region

What is the fastest way to get to the Hohe Tauern National Park?

You have looked around our website, read our stories, studied our offers and packages and now you are clear:

"It must be a vacation in the Hohe Tauern!"

Get on the road right away: by rail, by car, or from the air by plane.
Almost ALL WAYS lead to the Hohe Tauern National Park!
Now new: book your train station shuttle to your desired accommodation right here.

Station shuttle

Arrival by train

"Green and sustainable" to the Alpine pearl Mallnitz

If you want a quiet, calm and relaxed journey and want to travel in a climate-friendly way, it is best to choose the train.

Traveling by train to Mallnitz in Carinthia - a well-known national park town - could hardly be easier or more convenient. Mallnitz train station is an ICE station and is served by international trains (ICE) seven times a day.

In the Alpine Pearls resort of Mallnitz, soft mobility is a priority, which of course includes a sustainable journey. A whole range of advantageous offers from various service providers such as shuttle services, public transport or bike and car rental are available to you on site. There is no more pleasant and sustainable way to travel than by train.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR LOCAL AND LONG-DISTANCE TRAFFIC:
ÖBB Tauern Tunnel complete closure from 18.11.2024 to 13.07.2025 due to maintenance work in the tunnel. Detailed information here.

More info on how to get there by train
Station shuttle Carinthia
Grossglockner High Alpine Road

Arrival by car

"Scenic and individual" on beautiful roads on vacation

Traveling by car to your vacation in the Hohe Tauern National Park is probably the most scenic option, through magnificent landscapes and breathtaking nature.

Coming from the north, you have several options. The A10 Tauernautobahn takes you quickly and directly to the south, although this is also very popular and very busy in the high season. For a more individual journey, travel through the Gastein Valley and join the car train in Böckstein, which will take you safely and quickly via the car lock to Mallnitz train station.

IMPORTANT INFO CAR LOCK TAUERNBAHN:
ÖBB Tauern tunnel completely closed from 18.11.2024 to 04.07.2025 due to urgent maintenance work that cannot be postponed. Detailed information here.

Breathtaking views also await you on the journey via the Felbertauernstraße. Coming from the west, it is best to travel via South and East Tyrol through the Pustertal valley. From the east, you can reach the Hohe Tauern National Park via the A2 Südautobahn and the Villach junction. Coming from the south, it is probably the SS52 over the Plöckenpass or the A32 via Tarvisio and Arnoldstein that will bring you to us.

More info about your arrival by car

Arrival by plane

"Fly with us on Carinthia " - Carinthia Airport Klagenfurt

If you don't want to spend a lot of time on the road or on the rail, simply travel quite quickly and comfortably by plane. The Carinthia Airport in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is located in the center of Carinthia and is served by several major destinations and airlines from all over Europe.

From the airport, various shuttle services, public transport or the Austrian Federal Railways will take you to the Hohe Tauern National Park region.

In addition, various car rental companies will provide you with offers tailored precisely to your needs. What are you waiting for? Get on your way: directly from Carinthia Airport to a relaxing vacation in the Hohe Tauern National Park region in Carinthia.

More info about Carinthia Airport & your flight journey

Mobility on site

There are many ways to get from A to B in the Hohe Tauern National Park Region. to get from A to B....

Here you will find the most important bus timetables in the National Park region:

Line bus Spittal-Heiligenblut
Regular bus service Mallnitz-Obervellach
Bus service Winklern-Lienz
Line bus Drautal (Möllbrücke-Oberdrauburg)
Bus Mölltal Glacier-Ankogel from 25.05.2024
Summer bus Heiligenblut-Kaiser Franz Josefshöhe from 02.06.2024
Spittal-Heiligenblut cycle bus from 02.06.2024

Here you can find a list of cab companies in the Hohe Tauern National Park Region:

Cab Fleißner, Heiligenblut, +43 664 3836 311
Taxi Thorer, Stall, +43 676 4263 033
Taxi Angermann, Obervellach, +43 664 3376 908
Taxi Busreisen Heller, Mallnitz, +43 664 1301 323
Taxi HPV, Mallnitz, +43 664 1278 579
Taxi Andrea Gruber, Mühldorf, +43 664 1144 737
Taxi Krammer, Lurnfeld, +43 676 4005 555
Taxi Busunternehmen Siebler, Irschen, +43 4710 2356
Taxi Krenn Wolfgang, Berg im Drautal, +43 676 8486 451000
Taxi Autoreisen Edelweiß, Greifenburg, +43 650 3363 631
Taxi Busunternehmen Oberlojer, Steinfeld, +43 4717 6161
Drau-Taxi, Sachsenburg, +43 676 3081 730

Of course, you can also rent a car on site:

Thorer car rental, Stall, +43 676 4263 033
Steiner car rental, Obervellach, +43 4782 32110
Wulz car rental, Obervellach, +43 4782 2023
Krenn car rental, Berg im Drautal, +43 676 8486 451000

Offer bike rental in the Hohe Tauern:

If you want to go on a bike tour in the National Park region, you are welcome to rent a bike on site.

The National Park Region is part of the Carinthia-wide bike rental system of the company Papin Sport. You can use a cross-regional bike rental system, in which all Carinthian regions are integrated. It is therefore possible to rent a bike in all of Carinthia and return it later at about 50 rental stations throughout the province.

You can get more detailed info here.

Offer for leisure cyclists & hikers:

From May 30, the ÖBB Tauernsprinter will run once a day on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from Villach to Mallnitz in the morning and back again in the afternoon. This offer will be extended in the high season (6.7.-8.9.2024): the Tauernsprinter will then run daily for you.

A 75-kilometre cycle route starts from Mallnitz to Villach with many interesting stopover options. This connection is not only ideal for cyclists, but also for hikers and makes for a successful day trip with friends and family!

You can get more detailed info here.

Info hotline

+43(0)4824 2700