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Popular Transportation | Other Transportation Tips | All Tips (19) Zell am see does have it's own railway station but you have to go via Salzburg to get anywhere else, which, adds time. However if you are planning a trip to this lovely town anc need public transport then let the train take the strain. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Parking is free of charge everywhere along the Grossglockner-Hochalpenstrasse, even inside the ugly, giant parking-house of Kaiser-Franz Josefs-Hohe and mostly you will also find empty spaces even on a sunny day during the high season.
The parkinghouse is restricted to vehicles with less than 2,5 tons and a hight of less than 2,90 meters, so it will even fit for smaller motorhomes. Larger cars and buses will have to park outside ! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Motorradhimmel Großglockner / Biker's heaven is a new project in the aea in order to improove the facilities along Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse for motor-bikers.
So they will find lots of garages and changing rooms or shelter-rooms for bad weather conditions. At Kaiser Franz-Josefs-Hoehe they will even find special lockers (see my 2nd picture), big enough to store their leather-overalls, the helmet and luggage etc. while taking a walk in the mountains. these lockers are free of charge, you need a 1-euro-coin that you will get back at the end.
The bikers-day-ticket for the toll-road is 18 euros !
25 euros for the 15-day-ticket
35 euros for the 30-day-ticket Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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The Gletscherbahn is a funicular that takes you down from Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hoehe to Pasterze-glacier. Of course you can just as well hike down to the glacier, but the path is quite steep and slippery,so the funicular makes sense for most tourists. Leave a Comment Theme: BicyclePhone: +43(0)48 24/22 88
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Exploring Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse without your own car makes sense and is a lot cheaper as well, as you totally save the fee for the toll-road. There is 1-2 buses daily and all of them will have a stop of 30 minutes at Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Hoehe, so you dont see that area only by bus, but will have the chance to walk around a bit, watch the marmots, get some food etc.
Bus 651 will take you within 2 hours and 15 minutes to F.J.Hoehe, in case that you like to take a wheel-chair or a bike with you you have to reserve for them at least 1 day in advance : Tel.+43 6542 5444-10
*Rollstuhl-/Fahrradmitnahme 1 Werktag vorher anm., Tel.+43 6542 5444-10 (Gültig vom Mai bis Oktober); Fahrradmitnahme begrenzt möglich Leave a Comment
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Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse is a toll-road and at first sight it looks quite expensive, BUT with that fee you dont only get the toll for the road, but in fact also all of the parking-fees and entry-fees to all museums along the road to Heiligenblut.
Some of the hotels in that area will refund that toll, when you stay for a few days
The dayticket for cars is 28 euros / for motorbikes 18 euros the 15-day ticket for cars: 35 / 25 euros for motorbikes
the 30day ticket for cars: 45 / 35 euros for motorbikes
the round-ticket for cars: 32 / 24 euros for motorbikes Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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The postbus is the best way to visit nearby towns and attractions, and the main bus stop is conveniently located just across the road to the train station of the town. As for the prices and schedules, you can visit the postbus website below or you can obtain the bus brochures at your hotel in Zell Am See. The main postbus numbers you should be aware are:
Bus no. 651 - To Grossglockner Alpine Road (once per day, limited to summer season only)
Bus no. 670 - To Krimml Waterfalls (about 1 bus every hour)
Bus no. 661 - To Schmittenhohe cable car station (very frequent) Leave a Comment
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Ship ride on Zeller See lake is a comfortable and relaxing way to admire the beautiful scenery of Zell Am See and surrounding areas. The ships are comfortable and frequent, more information about the timings and costs of the ship ride are in the webpage below. The adult fare of the ship ride is $8.70 euros and children $4.35 euros, and it will be cheaper if you were to buy a combo ticket of the ship ride plus a cable car or ski-lift ride up to the Schmittenhohe mountain (see my VT Schmitten page) - cost between $16 euros to $27 euros per adult depending on which cable car or ski-lift you are taking (children half price, those born between 1992 to 2001 in 2007). Leave a Comment
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If you want to get to Innsbruck and/or Venice from Zell Am See, the best way would be to take the train. You should take the Austrian OBB train from Zell Am See to Worgl, then take the Trenitalia train (I think it is Eurostar, Munich to Venice) from Worgl to Venice, passing by Innsbruck along the way. For the latter train, a seat reservation is necessary because it is an international intercity train of Europe.
The scenery of the train journey is breathtaking, you can see the photos at the travelogue section of this VT page.
If you intend to travel by train often, then you should really get the Eurail Pass which can save you lots of money instead of buying point-to-point tickets as transportation in Austria is expensive. The Eurail website is at http://www.eurail.com/ Leave a Comment
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Hiking is one of the best ways to explore Zell Am See and its surroundings. There is a well paved hiking path which runs along the entire Zeller See lake (see photos), which is very nice to walk as it is on flat ground and no climbing is required. The Zeller See lake is not very big and the entire journey will take about 3 hours. If you want more challenging hikes, there are many routes going up to the Schmittenhohe mountain next to Zell Am See. You can visit the webpage below for more information and also my VT Schmitten page. Leave a Comment
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