air travel to obergurgl
Innsbruck airport is the most popular airport for visitors to Obergurgl. Apart from the convenience, many of the British guests started using the resort through a travel company, which also had historically had used Innsbruck airport as its main winter charter destination
Salzburg airport and Munich airport are both included as Salzburg is a favourite for holiday charter flights and Munich is a popular scheduled destination for long-haul scheduled arrivals.
Innsbruck
Airport
Innsbruck Airport is the closest and most convenient for Obergurgl. Innsbruck has long been known as a popular destination for ski charter flights - especially from the northern European countries - but now the introduction of new lower-fare scheduled flights from major destinations like London has made it into a real option for those flying from further afield.
The route from Innsbruck follows the main Inn valley motorway up to the junction at Haiming and then heads south into the Ötz valley. The road is a narrow mountain one but local taxi drivers and bus drivers are used to the journey. Delays are possible in bad weather due to other road users with inadequate winter equipment.
Munich
Airport
Munich airport is a long way from Obergurgl and the journey gets even longer at busy periods or in bad weather. The easiest route is to follow the motorway south to Kufstein and then the Inn valley motorway to the junction with Haiming described above.
Salzburg
Airport
Like Munich, Salzburg is not an ideal airport for Obergurgl as it involves a lengthy transfer, especially if travelling with holiday companies who throw in stops along the way. The normal route heads through Germany on the motorway to Kufstein but those on holiday company transfer buses may end up travelling past Bad Reichenhall and St Johann on the local roads if they are making stops at other resorts along the way.
train travel to obergurgl
Ötztal
Bahnhof Railway Station
Ötztal Bahnhof railway station is located at the entrance to the Ötz valley and is the nearest railway station for Obergurgl. Trains run on the main line from Innsbruck to Zurich but as a regional service.
From the railway station there is a local bus service available (which finishes early in the evening) or local taxis and minibuses should be available for the journey up the valley.