Austria has great rail connections from west to east as well as from north to south. There are plenty of Ski Resorts with a train station, some even have a train station next to the ski lifts. Others are not connected by rail and require one or two additional buses from the nearest train station. This article focuses on Ski Resorts with their own train stations. This article features an interactive map showing how ski resorts with train stations are connected to major cities and rail routes.
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Interactive Map of Ski Resorts in Austria reachable by train
There are three major rail routes that those thinking of using the train to reach a ski resort should be aware of:
Connects Zurich, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna.
Runs through the mountains between the two provinces of Tyrol and Salzburg. This line links up many ski resorts (such as Kitzbühel and Zell am See)
Linking the northern and southern parts of the country, which mean that resorts such as the Gastein valley ones and Schladming can be easily reached from international destinations
It is possible, especially during the daytime, to combine trains and buses to reach other resorts which are not listed on this page (see the travel pages for particular resorts for an overview of the nearest railway station and public transport links). These however are the resorts listed on this site with their own railway station and which Ski-Austria thinks should be considered for a ski break by rail.
Ski Resorts in Austria by train
St Anton
The railway station in St Anton used to be in the centre of the resort. When the town hosted the World Championships, they moved the rail link across the main road and turned the land freed up into an open area at the heart of the resort. St Anton’s railway station lies on the direct lines to and from Innsbruck, Bregenz and Zürich. Find out how to get to St Anton.
Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen is situated at the end of the Ziller valley railway, which also stops at Kaltenbach and Fügen. The narrow-gauge railway has a regular service to Mayrhofen train station, which is situated within walking distance of one of the main ski lifts. The Ziller valley railway is connected to the main Inn valley services at Strass. Find out how to get to Mayrhofen.
Westendorf
Kitzbühel
As mentioned above, Kitzbühel is served by regular regional train services from Innsbruck and Salzburg althought it is also a stop on some long-distance trains from further afield. Kitzbühel actually has three train stations – the main one is located near the Kitzbüheler Horn cable car down on the main road and another useful one is situated at the bottom of the Hahnenkamm lift. (The third is out at the Schwarzsee lake.) Neighbouring Kirchberg also has its own train station. Find out how to get to Kitzbuhel.
St Johann in Tyrol
Fieberbrunn
Fieberbrunn is on the same railway line linking the Tyrol and Salzburg as the resorts above – it is however part of a completely different ski area. Although it is (just) in the Tyrol it has linked to the sizeable Salzburg ski area around the resorts of Saalbach and Hinterglemm. The railway station is a little way outside the town centre, although the ski area is anyway a bus or car ride away from the main town. The rail line also serves another part of the ski area – the town of Leogang over the border in Salzburg. Find out how to get to Fieberbrunn.
Zell am See
Gastein Valley
The three ski villages in the Gastein valley – Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein and Dorfgastein – are all on a high-speed rail link between the northern and southern side of the Tauern mountains. This means that they have long-distance connections through to places such as Dortmund and Frankfurt in Germany and, possibly along with St Anton in the Tyrol, are some of the most train-friendly ski resorts for good skiers in the Alps. The railway stations at Dorfgastein and Bad Gastein are close to the accommodation, but the one at Bad Hofgastein is some way away from the lifts and the town. Find out how to get to Bad Gastein.
Schladming
Lermoos
Lermoos railway station is situated on the edge of the village on the other side of the through road from the ski lifts. It is a station on the Ausserfern rail service and thus links into the the rest of Austria (and Munich) via a change at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. In the other direction the line heads to the regional hub at Reutte before going over the border again to Pfronten and Kempten (with links further afield to locations such as Lindau and Ulm). Find out how to get to Lermoos.
Seefeld
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