Getting There

By Plane

Innsbruck's airport, Flughafen Innsbruck-Kranebitten, Fürstenweg 180 (tel. 0512/22525; www.Innsbruck-airport.com), is 3km (2 miles) west of the city. It offers regularly scheduled air service from all major Austrian airports, as well as from Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris, and Zurich. Tyrolean Airways (tel. 51789) serves the airport exclusively, although some foreign carriers will charter flights.

The best gateways from New York are Frankfurt and Vienna (from there to Innsbruck on Tyrolean Airways). Flying time from Zurich and Frankfurt is 50 to 70 minutes. From the airport, bus F leads to the city center. Tickets cost 1.60€ ($2.10). A taxi ride takes about 10 minutes and costs 8€ ($10) or more.

There are six car-rental kiosks at the Innsbruck Airport: Budget (tel. 0512/287181); ARAC Autovermietung (tel. 0512/206360); Avis (tel. 0512/292280); Denzeldrive-National-Alamo (tel. 0512/582060); Hertz (tel. 0512/580901); and Sixt GmbH (tel. 0512/2929390).

To drive from the airport to downtown Innsbruck, take the Fürstenweg (which becomes Mariahilfstrasse) for 2km (1 1/4 miles), following the signs to Innsbruck Centrum.

By Train

Innsbruck is connected with all parts of Europe by international railway links. Trains arrive at the main railway station, the Hauptbahnhof, Südtiroler Platz (tel. 05/1717; www.oebb.at). There are at least five daily trains from Munich (trip time: 3 hr.) and eight daily trains from Salzburg (1 hr.).

By Bus

Bus service to all Austrian cities is provided by both Postal Buses and Federal Railway Buses. You can take a bus from Salzburg, although the train is quicker. For information about various bus routings through Tyrol, call tel. 0512/585155.

By Car

If you're driving down from Salzburg in the northeast, take Autobahn A8 west, which joins Autobahn A93 (later it becomes the A12), heading southwest to Innsbruck. This latter Autobahn (A93/A12) is the main artery from Munich. From the south, you can take the Brenner toll motorway.