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Innsbruck to Kitzbühel by train
How to take the train from Innsbruck to Austria's most iconic ski resort
Kitzbühel is around 90km from Innsbruck, so its beyond the reach of the city's local train network.
Therefore by far the most frequent option for taking the train to the resort involves making a connection between two regional trains at Worgl station, where making the transfer between the two trains is typically as simple as can be.
Taking this journey option with a transfer is the only means of reaching Kitzbühel by train from Innsbruck in most hours of the day, but there are a handful of direct trains.
If you can depart before 12:30 there are two daily direct express trains available.
Also on Mon-Sat there is a direct regional train which is typically due to depart Innsbruck at around 16:20.
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Option 1: taking the direct express trains
Journey Summary
1hr 9min
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Graz
These train also call at: Kirchberg in Tirol
When looking up this train journey from Innsbruck to Kitzbühel, SMTJ was surprised at how few direct trains there are between these two popular resorts, which are connected in less than 90 minutes.
If you want to target these faster express trains to Kitzbuhel, then they are usually scheduled to depart from Innsbruck at 08:21 and 12:21.
If the timings of this direct trains don't suit, which will be typical if you want to set off from Innsbruck in most hours the alternative is to take the indirect trains, which have a straightforward connection.
2 x trains per day
Tickets
Book early and save: No (not for this journey, which seems to be an exception to the usual rules for EC/IC train journeys in Austria).
If you want to take these faster express trains, look for the trains that are usually scheduled to depart from Innsbruck at 08:21 and 12:21.
Reservations are optional, but they're recommended for this journey, particularly if you will be travelling on Friday - Sunday during the winter sports season or at the height of summer.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| OBB | * | |
| Trainline | * | |
| Omio | * | |
| Happy rail | * | |
| Omio | * |
On this journey
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Option 2: most frequent, but requires a transfer
Journey Summary
1hr 10min - 1hr 22min
Daily
Travel Information
During the day between 08:00 and 21:00)the timetable is arranged so that the EC trains heading to Munchen have easy connections at Worgl into local trains heading on from Worgl to Kitzbuhel.
Those EC trains to Munchen depart from Innsbruck in even hours.
In addition, during the day on Monday - Fridays the Railjets heading to Wien also have good easy connections at Worgl into REX trains on to Kitzbuhel.
But at weekends the number of REX trains heading to Kitzbuhel from Worgl is reduced.
Therefore on Sat/Sunday the best option is usually to depart from Innsbruck on those EC trains Worgl (which will be heading for Munchen).
The connections at Worgl cannot be absolutely guaranteed but the EC trains, and particularly the Railjet trains, from Innsbruck tend to be reliable time-keepers.
The S-Bahn trains on from Worgl, will call at two other stations in Kitzbühel; Kitzbühel Schwarzee and Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm.
Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm station lives up to its name by being located steps away from the base station of the Hahnenkammbahn cable car.
Mon - Friday = 15 x connections per day
Saturdays = 10 x connections
Sundays = 8 x connections
There are usually only up to 3 x direct trains per day from Innsbruck to Kitzbuhel, so if the timings of those trains don't suit, you'll need to make a comparatively easy connection,
Change trains in: Worgl
Tickets
Book Early and Save: No
You may as well buy tickets last minute at the station as you won't save by booking in advance online.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| * | ||
| * |
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Good to Know
Final Destination:
Railjet Trains - Flughafen Wien or Wien Hbf or Budapest
EC/IC trains - Munchen
During the day there is 1 x Railjet train per hour, but in most even hours there is also an EC train that departs around 25 mins after the Railjet train has departed.
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Final Destination:
S-Bahn Trains = Hochfilzen or Saalfelden
REX Trains = Shwarzach-St Veit or Salzburg
*The REX trains are less frequent at weekends
Both the REX and S-Bahn trains are 2nd class only.
The S-Bahn trains call at two other stations in Kitzbühel - Kitzbühel Schwarzee and Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm before they arrive at the main Kitzbühel station.
Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm station lives up to its name by being located steps away from the base station of the Hahnenkammbahn cable car.
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