arrival tips winter holidays in Austria
We want you to arrive safely and safely at your holiday destination! Austria is an ideal country to discover by car thanks to an excellent motorway, expressway and federal road network. We give you the necessary tips for a good and safe ride:
Winter equipment requirement - which regulations apply to cars?
For passenger cars, passenger cars with light or heavy trailers and for small trucks, a weather-dependent winter equipment requirement applies from 1 November to 15 April. Anyone driving on winter road conditions without winter tires risks a penalty of 60 euros. If other road users are endangered, theoretically even up to 5,000 euros may be punishable.
In Austria tolls are required on all motorways and expressways:
The vignette for motor vehicles up to 3.5 t is available both in digital form and as a classic adhesive sticker.
OUR TIP: The digital vignette! No sticking, no scratching: the digital vignette is bound to the license plate. So you do not have to stick the vignette on the windshield or scratch it off.
NEW: The Digital Section Toll FLEX service allows you to pay the route tolls through all ASFINAG toll stations without cash and with minimum effort. To do so, simply register under "My Account" and activate the Digital Section Toll FLEX service
Special toll roads / toll roads
Regardless of the vignette is charged for certain tunnel passages or mountain roads a road toll, tolls are u.a. to pay for the following important toll roads: Arlberg road tunnel, Brenner motorway, Dachstein road, Felbertauern road, Gerlos Alpine road, Grossglockner-Hochalpen road, Maltatal-Hochalm road, Nockalm road, Pyhrn highway (Gleinalm tunnel), Pyhrn highway (Bosruckunnel), Silvretta High Alpine Road, Tauern Motorway (Tauern and Katschberg Tunnels), Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road, Villach Alpine Road - Dobratsch, Karawankentunnel. Further information under ASFINAG and ÖAMTC
Winter equipment requirement - which regulations apply to cars?
For passenger cars, passenger cars with light or heavy trailers and for small trucks, a weather-dependent winter equipment requirement applies from 1 November to 15 April. Anyone driving on winter road conditions without winter tires risks a penalty of 60 euros. If other road users are endangered, theoretically even up to 5,000 euros may be punishable.
In Austria tolls are required on all motorways and expressways:
The vignette for motor vehicles up to 3.5 t is available both in digital form and as a classic adhesive sticker.
OUR TIP: The digital vignette! No sticking, no scratching: the digital vignette is bound to the license plate. So you do not have to stick the vignette on the windshield or scratch it off.
NEW: The Digital Section Toll FLEX service allows you to pay the route tolls through all ASFINAG toll stations without cash and with minimum effort. To do so, simply register under "My Account" and activate the Digital Section Toll FLEX service
Special toll roads / toll roads
Regardless of the vignette is charged for certain tunnel passages or mountain roads a road toll, tolls are u.a. to pay for the following important toll roads: Arlberg road tunnel, Brenner motorway, Dachstein road, Felbertauern road, Gerlos Alpine road, Grossglockner-Hochalpen road, Maltatal-Hochalm road, Nockalm road, Pyhrn highway (Gleinalm tunnel), Pyhrn highway (Bosruckunnel), Silvretta High Alpine Road, Tauern Motorway (Tauern and Katschberg Tunnels), Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road, Villach Alpine Road - Dobratsch, Karawankentunnel. Further information under ASFINAG and ÖAMTC
Accommodations for "arrival tips winter holidays in Austria "
Almdorf Seinerzeit
Patergassen- traditional hut village
- exclusive Alpine Spa with natural treatments
- unique hut service
- typically local gourmet cuisine
- dogs are welcome
★★★★
FRANZ ferdinand - Mountain Resort Nassfeld ****
Nassfeld- 16m high climbing wall & bouldering wall
- 140m² indoor playground for children
- in-house sauna area
- children up to 13 years in their parents' room free of charge
- +CARD holiday included
★★★★
Falkensteiner Hotel Schladming **** Superior
Schladming- SPORT.SPA.STYLE.
- modern architecture combined with Alpine lifestyle
- Acquapura SPA on 1.500m²
- Falkensteiner cuisine with Styrian touch
- Schladming Dachstein Summer Card included
★★★★
Hotel GUT Trattlerhof & Chalets ****
Bad Kleinkirchheim- Paradise for horse lovers
- 1.000m² wellness area with indoor pool & saunas
- forest view relaxation pool in the outdoor area
- free access to the lake Millstätter See
- awarded the Austrian Ecolabel
★★★★
Hotel Happy Stubai ****
Neustift- stylish, sparkling Sports & Family Hotel
- ideal base for your adventures in the mountains
- BIG green lawn with heated outdoor pool
- Stubai Super Card included
★★★★
Hotel Krimmlerfälle ****
Krimml- ideally suited for families & sports enthusiasts
- allergy-friendly health hotel
- spa with saunas, indoor pool & heated outdoor pool
- guided hikes included
★★★★
Hotel NockResort ****
Bad Kleinkirchheim- 1,000m² wellness world “NockSpa” with panoramic winter garden & indoor pool
- excellent cuisine
- childcare & youth entertainment during the holidays
★★★★
Hotel Saalbacher Hof ****
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
★★★★
Johannesbad Hotel Palace ****
Bad Hofgastein- generous panoramic indoor pool
- beauty, wellness & health department in the house
- barrier-free access to the Vitality Oasis & the panoramic indoor pool
- no surcharge in a single room
- children up to 11 years in their parents' room free of charge
- Gastein Card included
★★★★
Post Seefeld - Hotel & SPA ****
Seefeld- Unique, quiet location in the center of Seefeld
- 2,500m² large wellness area for adults over 4 floors
- 360° roof terrace on the 5th floor with lawn
- Cuisine at the highest level
- dogs are welcome
Sepp & Hannis Suiten im Dorf
Neustift- serviced apartments with hotel comfort
- use of the wellness world in the Stubaierhof, 300m away
- participation in the activity program at the Stubaierhof
- free overnight stay in a hut at 2,369m during your stay
- Stubai Super Card included
★★★★
Sporthotel Royer **** Superior
Schladming- in-house relax area
- direct access to the adventure bath Schladming
- large indoor sports offer
Stadthotel brunner
Schladming- Boutique & yoga hotel
- Spa with sauna & tea house above the roofs of Schladming
- Yoga & Jin Shin Jyutsu sessions included
- excellent cuisine with regional, organic & Ayurvedic cuisine
- vegan & vegetarian offer
- Spa treatments such as TCM, Ayurveda & Reiki
- awarded the Austrian Ecolabel
★★★★
Travel Charme Bergresort Werfenweng **** Superior
Werfenweng- exclusive resort in the "valley of soft mobility"
- spacious rooms & suites in alpine design
- PURIA Spa on more than 1.600m²
- year-round heated outdoor sports pool with indoor access
★★★★★
Travel Charme Ifen Hotel *****
Hirschegg- casually elegant hotel
- Alpine architecture with modern design
- spacious PURIA Spa with panoramic indoor pool & saunas
- new 25m outdoor infinity pool
- 3 restaurants with a total of 5 toques from Gault&Millau
★★★★★
Zhero Hotel Ischgl/Kappl *****
Ischgl- 79 rooms & suites in elegant design
- free VIP shuttle between Kappl and Ischgl
- 750m² Spa & Wellness
- 20m pool, sauna area & Technogym equipment
- A la carte restaurant "The Saint" with open grill