Tips for Gastein

Practical guide for tourists: Bad Gastein & the entire Gastein Valley (2025)

This guide contains clickable links, addresses, opening hours, telephone numbers, approximate prices and useful applications. Prices/times may change - always check with the provider for the latest information.

 

1) Cheap restaurants and cafes around Badbergstraße, Bad Gastein

Café Schuh

• Address: Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 30, 5640 Bad Gastein
   

• Web: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g580116-d1653725-Reviews-Cafe_Schuh-Bad_Gastein.html
   

• Phone: n/a
   

• Approximate prices: coffee ~€4–5, desserts €4–10
   

• Note: classic café, popular with families. Great Austrian sweet cuisine, Germknoedel, Kaiserschmarrn, Marillenknoedel, but they also have goulash, sausage and soups. Cheap. Slow service. They only take cash.
   

Panorama Restaurant Silberkrug (Felsentherme)

• Address: Bahnhofsplatz 5, 5640 Bad Gastein
   

• Web: https://www.felsentherme.com/de/service/restaurant-silberkrug/
   

• Tel.: +43 6434 2223 400
   

• Opening hours: daily 10:00–21:00 (kitchen until approx. 20:30)
   

• Prices: pizza/pasta ~€12–17, soups/salads ~€6–12.
   

Bad Brucker Village Shop 

• Address: Bad Bruck (Schareckstraße 12), 5640 Bad Gastein
   

• Web: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/bad-brucker-dorfladen-bad-gastein/
   

• Phone: n/a
   

• Opening hours: daily 7:00–12:00 and 15:00–18:00
   

• Prices: breakfast/snack €5–12.

• They have basic groceries, they are about 400 m below the house along the road, the best strudels, excellent pastries, homemade jams and food from organic farmers, coffee, beer, hot sausage or meatloaf, sandwiches, cakes, sweets

 

Gasthaus Bäckerwirtsgut (Badbruck)

• Address: Dorfplatz 1, 5640 Bad Gastein (část Badbruck) gasteinertal.comgastein.com
   

• Website: official website https://www.bäckerwirtsgut.com 

Tel.: +43 6434 2134-0                        

 

Opening hours:
 

• Wednesday from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
   

• Thu–Sun from 10:30 (or 12:00) to 24:00
   

• Kitchen: 12:00–13:45 and 17:10–20:40 (times may vary seasonally)
   

• Monday and Tuesday: closed (open if Monday is a holiday) 
   

Cuisine: typically Austrian dishes, home cooking, seasonal specialties (game, lamb, salads, mushrooms), vegetarian options, Italian and international specialties, sweet dishes 
 

Other services/information: pleasant outdoor garden (gastgarten), capacity up to 100 seats, wheelchair accessible, parking, e-bike connection (e-charging, including Tesla), family and pet friendly, free internet, possibility of overnight stay / event booking, terrace, Take Away 

 

(Additional tips nearby: The Blonde Beans, Kraftwerk Bad Gastein, Café Sisi – budget-friendly breakfasts/lunch.)

 

2) Where to shop (grocery, drugstores, sports, cheap clothes)

EUROSPAR Bad Gastein

• Address: Böcksteiner Bundesstraße 1a, 5640 Bad Gastein
   

• Opening hours: Mon–Fri 7:15–19:30, Sat 7:15–18:00, Sun 9:00–13:00 (may be closed on Sundays in the off-season)
   

• Tel.: +43 6434 6001
   

• Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/eurospar-bad-gastein/
   

BILLA Bad Gastein (south of the city)

• Address: Böcksteiner Bundesstraße / Elisabethpromenade
   

• Hours: Mon–Fri ~7:15–7:15 PM, Sat 7:15–6:00 PM, Sun 9:00–1:00 PM (closed on Sundays during the off-season)
   

• Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/billa-bad-gastein/
   

**BILLA and opposite it the drugstore BIPA Bad Hofgastein (roundabout – “Süd”) **

• Adresa: Weitmoserstraße 2, 5630 Bad Hofgastein
   

• Hours: Mon–Fri 7:15–7:30 PM, Sat 7:15–6:00 PM, Sun closed
   

• Tel.: +43 6432 3044
   

• Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/supermarkt-billa-bad-hofgastein/
   

BIPA Drugstore (Bad Hofgastein, center)

• Address: Kurpromenade 13, 5630 Bad Hofgastein
   

• Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–18:30, Sat 8:00–18:00, Sun closed
   

• Tel.: +43 6432 6295
   

• Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/bipa-bad-hofgastein/
   

KiK (cheap clothing and home goods, Bad Hofgastein)

• Address: Harbach 87, 5630 Bad Hofgastein
   

• Hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00, Sat 9:00–13:00
   

• Tel.: +43 6432 85004
   

• Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/kik-bad-hofgastein/
   

NKD (cheap clothing and household goods, Bad Hofgastein)

• Address: Gewerbepark Harbach 68b, 5630 Bad Hofgastein
   

• Hours: Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00, Sat 9:00–13:00
   

• Tel.: +43 6432 85055
   

• Info: https://www.nkd.com/filialen/bad-hofgastein
   

Sports and outdoor – quick overviews

• Sport FLEISS (Bad Gastein, Bahnhofsplatz 6/9)– sales, rental (bike/ski), service. Mon–Fri 9–12 & 2:30–6 p.m., Sat 9–12. Tel.: +43 6432 7218-21/-20
  Web: https://sport-fleiss.at/en/standorte/bad-gastein-shop/
   

• Sport Egger (Dorfgastein)– sales/rental, e-bikes, service. Tel.: +43 6433 7633
  Web: https://www.sport-egger.com/
   

• Simple sportswear also in KIK and NKD

 

3) Banks and ATMs

Oberbank Bad Gastein (u EUROSPAR)

• Address: Böcksteiner Bundesstraße 1, 5640 Bad Gastein
   

• 24/7 self-service zone: ATM + terminal
   

• Tel.: +43 6432 8751
   

• Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/oberbank-bad-gastein/
   

Raiffeisenbank Gastein (Bad Gastein / Bad Hofgastein)

• Bad Gastein: Böcksteiner Bundesstraße 5 (ticket office hours in the morning)
   

• Bad Hofgastein: Kaiser-Franz-Platz 4, Mon-Fri 8:30–12:00 & 14:30–16:30, SB zone 24/7
   

• Info: https://www.gasteinertal.com/en/raika-hofgastein/
   

ATM (Sparkasse) – Bahnhofplatz 7, Bad Gastein

• Exact location + overview of other ATMs: https://www.bankomatsuche.at/00016132
   

 

5) Cable car stations throughout Gastein Valley: operation & fares (summer 2025)

Summer operation overview

• Info & calendar: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/lift-info/
   

• Mountains ? Stubnerkogel (Bad Gastein), Graukogel (Bad Gastein), Schlossalm (Bad Hofgastein), Fulseck (Dorfgastein).
   

Single fare (up+down)

• Adults: ~€38.50 (online from ~€29.50)
   

• Children: ~€17.50
   

• From 12:00 (online): ~€25
   

• Price list: https://www.skigastein.com/en/tickets-operating-hours/summer-tickets/ascents-descents/
   

Gastein summer season ticket

• Adults from €136 (advance sale), standard €162
   

• Price list: https://www.skigastein.com/en/tickets-operating-hours/summer-tickets/season-tickets/
   

(Winter: hiking “Sun Card” ~€145/2024–25; ski-alp routes see hiking/ski-touring price list.)

 

Winter cable car operation – season 2025/2026

Schlossalm – Angertal – Stubnerkogel (part of the ski area)

• Cable car operation:
  SheFriday, December 12, 2025 do Easter Monday — Monday, April 6, 2026will drivedaily, connection between Schlossalm, Angertal and Stubnerkogel.www.skiamade.comgastein.com
   

• Operating times:
   

  • From the beginning of the season toJanuary 31, 2026: dailyfrom 8:30 to 15:30.
     

  • From February 1, 2026: dailyfrom 8:30 to 16:00.www.skiamade.comgasteinertal.com
     

• Individual cable cars (Stubnerkogel and Schlossalm) open sinceFriday, November 28, 2025, with the Skischaukel (connection) not starting until December 12th. www.skiamade.comgastein.com
   

Graukogel (natural snow)

• Operating period: planned fromThursday, December 25, 2025 do Sunday, March 22, 2026, with trafficfrom Thursday to Sunday.www.skiamade.comgastein.com
   

• Operating times:
   

  • Do January 31, 2026: 9:00 – 15:30
     

  • FromFebruary 1, 2026: 9:00 – 16:00 

  • www.skiamade.comgastein.com
     

Sportgastein (Goldbergbahn, main freeride area)

• Operating period: fromFriday, December 12, 2025 do Sunday, April 12, 2026, provided there is sufficient snow. Furthermore, there is operation on weekends insecond half of April and beginning of May 2026.g
   

• Operating times: according to Skiresort.info in the current season the daily operation is from9:00 do 16:00.Ski Resort

Ticket price list (winter season 2025/26)

One-day and time tickets (Skischaukel + Sportgastein)

• 1 day – high season
   

  • Adult:€65–76.50 (admission online/printer),
     

  • Child:€33–39,
     

  • Online discounts possible (start/final) Skigasteingasteinertal.com
     

• Short-term tickets(2, 3, 4 hours)
   

  • Approximately:€49,50–58, €54,50–64, €58,50–69, depending on the length and type of season Skigasteingasteinertal.com
     

Price list for Graukogel

• 1 the: Adult €51, Youth €40, Child €26
   

• 2 h: €39 / €31 / €20
   

• 3 h: €43 / €34 / €22
   

• 4 h: €46 / €36 / €23 Skigasteingasteinertal.com
   

Multi-day ski passes (Ski amadé ALL AREA)

• 2 days: Adult €153–157, Youth €118, Child €78,50
   

• 3 days: Adult €229–235 , Youth €171,50, Child €117,50
   

• 4–6 days: to€312–414 (adult), Youth €234–310, Child €156–207
   

• 7 days: Adult €453, Youth €340, Child €226,50 WeSki - Ski

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• HolidaysSkigastein
   

• Season ticket: Adult €855, Youth €335(children's and seasonal)

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• OnTheSnowbergfex
   

Overview by OnTheSnow / Gastein Valley

• Ski area / Sportgastein (1 den): Adult €76,50, Youth €39, Child (Graukogel) €51

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• OnTheSnowSki Resort
   

Snowstash indicative prices (2025/26)

• Full day (all area): Adult €51–63, Youth €40–50, Child €26–32, Senior similarly
   

• Graukogel day ticket: Adult€32–40
   

• Multi-day (6 days): Adult€255–315
   

• Junior weekend bonus: €20–25/it snowstash.com

 

 

6) Best hiking trails (from easiest to hardest)

Light / family

• Panoramic tours at the top stationStubnerkogelbahn(bridge, viewpoints).
  Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/gastein/almorama-mountain-magic/adventure-mountain-stubnerkogel/
   

• Scenic circular trail & Felsenwegto Stubnerkogel (circuit, viewpoints, 140m suspension bridge).
  Info: https://www.skigastein.com/en/activities/hiking-in-the-gastein-valley/hiking-with-children/scenic-circular-hiking-trail-at-stubnerkogel/
   

Medium

• Gastein High Trailvalley panoramic route (sections between B. Hofgastein – B. Gastein).
  Maps/Reviews: https://www.alltrails.com/austria/salzburg/bad-hofgastein
   

Challenging

• Stubnerkogel – Zitterauer Tisch(views, more exposed sections).
  Maps: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/austria/salzburg/stubnerkogel-zum-zitterauer-tisch
   

• Gastein Trail(6 stages / 75 km, mountain pass).
  Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/experiences/sport-nature/hiking/gastein-trail/

 

7) Recommended car trips within 4 hours from Bad Gastein (+ tunnel to Carinthia)

• Grossglockner High Alpine Road(seasonal).
  Prices/times: https://www.grossglockner.at/en/for-your-visit/prices-opening-times

• Krimml Waterfalls(the largest in Europe).
  Entrance/open (April–October): https://www.wasserfaelle-krimml.at/en/

• Salzburg (city center)– fortress, Mozart, museums (count 1.5 hours).
   

• Zell am See / Kaprun (Kitzsteinhorn)– lake, glacier.
   

• Hallstatt– parking P1/P2 + recommendations: https://www.hallstatt.net/parking-in-hallstatt/
   

• Klagenfurt – Lake Wörthersee & Minimundus(via Carinthia), prices/times: https://www.minimundus.at/en/
   

Passage through the railway tunnel to Carinthia (Tauernschleuse, Böckstein–Mallnitz)

• Usually runs every hour (Mallnitz→Böckstein: 50, Böckstein→Mallnitz: 20), ride time ~11 min.
   

• Info + prices/restrictions: https://www.oebb.at/en/regionale-angebote/kaernten/autoschleuse-tauernbahn
   

• ATTENTION: planned closures may change operations (e.g. closure 11/2024–7/2025 has been announced).
   

 

8) Bicycle and e-bike rentals

https://www.gastein.com/service/gastein-von-a-z/radverleih/ 

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• Sport FLEISS – Bad Gastein (Bike & Rent)
  Address: Bahnhofsplatz 9, 5640 Bad Gastein
  Hours: Mon–Fri 9–12 & 2:30–6 PM, Sat 9–12
  Tel.: +43 6432 7218‑20
  Web: https://sport-fleiss.at/en/standorte/bad-gastein-verleih/
   

• Bike-Gastein (Bad Hofgastein – shop/service/rental)
  Address: Salzburger Straße 40, 5630 Bad Hofgastein
  Hours (typical): Mon–Fri 9–12 & 15–18, Sat 9–12 (also 17–18), Sun closed
  Tel.: +43 650 998 41 19
  Web: https://www.bike-gastein.at/en
   

• Sport Egger (Dorfgastein)
  Address: Bergbahnstraße 42, 5632 Dorfgastein
  Tel.: +43 6433 7633
  Web: https://www.sport-egger.com/
   

 

9) Ski & sports equipment rentals

• Sport FLEISS (multiple branches)– Bad Gastein (Bahnhofsplatz 9), Bad Hofgastein (Schlossalmbahnplatz 1b / Schlossgasse 2a).
  Tel.: +43 6432 7218‑20 / ‑10 / ‑40
  Web: https://sport-fleiss.at/en/
   

• Sport Egger – Dorfgastein (near the cable car)
  Address: Bergbahnstraße 42, 5632 Dorfgastein
  Tel.: +43 6433 7633
  Web: https://www.skiverleih-gastein.com/en/
   

• Gastein Sport 2000 Rent (Bad Gastein, zima)
  Address: Böcksteiner Bundesstraße 2, 5640 Bad Gastein
  Web: https://gasteinsport.com/
  Note: Open only in the winter season.
   

 

10) Bus schedule No. 555 (Both directions) – stops Badbergstraße & Altes Krankenhaus

• Current PDF poster: https://salzburg-verkehr.at/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/95-555-j25-10.pdf

  • https://www.gastein.com/fileadmin/userdaten/dokumente/Busfahrpl%C3%A4ne/bus-linie-555-bad-hofgastein-bad-gastein-sportgastein-ski-berge-therme-salzburger-land-2025-26.pdf
     

• Local line operator: Gasteiner Verkehrsbetriebe H. Lackner
  Info/contact: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/gasteiner-verkehrsbetrieb-h-lackner-gesmbh-bad-gastein/
   

• Timetable & mobile ticketing app:Salzburg Transport(iOS/Android) – see below.
   

Tickets & fares – in brief

• Individual/local: approximately a few euros depending on the zone; for guests oftenGuest Mobility Ticket(see accommodation/Salzburg Card) – free public transport in the region.
   

• Official tariff info & purchase: https://salzburg-verkehr.at
   

 

11) Tourist Center (Bad Gastein)

• Address: Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 27, 5640 Bad Gastein
   

• Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–17:00, Sat 9:00–12:00, Sun closed
   

• Tel.: +43 6432 3393 560
   

• Web: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/bad-gastein-spa-tourist-office-bad-gastein/
   

 

12) Swimming pools & thermal baths – entrance fees, hours, website

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Felsentherme Bad Gastein

• Opening hours (typical): daily 9:00–21:00 (saunas 10:00–20:45; holidays/24.12. different hours)
   

• Price list (2025): 3 h adult ~€29.50, all day ~€35, evening ~€23.50
   

• Website/price list: https://www.felsentherme.com/en/service/service/openinghours-prices
   

Alpentherme Gastein (Bad Hofgastein)

• Opening hours: daily 9:00–21:00 (Thu–Sat until 22:00; see website for closures)
   

• Price list: adult evening ~€29; other types of tickets see brochure
   

• Website/price list: https://www.alpentherme.com/en/spa-resort-sauna/prices-offers

• Note: Parking for visitors is free after ticket verification.
   

 

13) Radon baths and therapies (Gasteiner Heilstollen, Böckstein)

• Opening hours: Mon–Fri (January–November), closed on weekends and holidays
   

• Price list (2025): 1st session ~€93.90 (discounted packages)
   

• Website/price list: https://www.gasteiner-heilstollen.com/en/prices-packages/
   

 

14) Bicycle repair shops

Bike-Gastein (service & sales)

• Address: Salzburger Straße 40, 5630 Bad Hofgastein
   

• Tel.: +43 650 998 41 19
   

• Hours (typical): Mon–Fri 9–12 & 15–18, Sat 9–12 (17–18), Sun closed
   

• Web: https://www.bike-gastein.at/en/service-repair

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Sport FLEISS – service (Schlossalm, Bad Hofgastein)

• Web: https://sport-fleiss.at/de/bike-service/

 

15) Free parking (Bad Gastein & Bad Hofgastein) + useful tips

Bad Hofgastein

• Schlossalmbahn parking lot– free of charge (no overnight stays/camping). Address: Schlossalmbahnplatz, 5630 Bad Hofgastein.
  Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/parkplatz-schlossalmbahn-bad-hofgastein/

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• Parking lot South (Pyrkerstraße)– free, camping prohibited.
  Info: https://www.gastein.com/service/gastein-von-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/parkplatz-sued-pyrkerstrasse-bad-hofgastein/
   

• Parkplatz Angertal (u skicentra)– free.
  Info: https://www.gastein.com/en/service/gastein-from-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/parkplatz-angertal-bad-hofgastein/

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Bad Gastein

• Stubnerkogel valley station– limited capacity; often free in summer, bus/ski bus recommended in winter.
  Info: https://www.gastein.com/service/gastein-von-a-z/detail/infrastruktur/parkplatz-stubnerkogel-bad-gastein/

  • https://www.skigastein.com/fileadmin/userdaten/bilder/info-service/ski-wanderbus/BB_Gastein_Skibus-Info-25-26_WEB.pdf

  • https://www.gastein.com/service/mobilitaet-vor-ort/
     

• Parking garage “Am Wasserfall” (APCOA)– paid, but clear price list (for comparison).
  Info: https://www.apcoa.at/parken/bad-gastein/am-wasserfall-bad-gastein-apcoa/

• Alpentherme– paid public parking,spa gueststhey have free validation for the duration of their stay.
  Info: https://www.alpentherme.com/en/service/arrival-contact

 

Car Sharing

https://www.xn--bm-via.at/carsharing-pongau.php 

• 19 eur / month + 35 eur / day + 3 Eur / 10 km

 

 

Train connection: Munich ↔ Bad Gastein

1. TheTrainline (timetable manager)

• Average journey time: around 4 hours, the fastest route takes 3 h 26 m, there are up to 16 trains per day, including direct connections. Trainline
   

2. RailEurope / Omio App

• The fastest connections take between 3 h 14 m and 3 h 33 m, according to the source the average is around 3 h 33 m. Rail EuropeOmio
   

• Departures typically between 08:16 and 23:54, with a frequency of up to 16 trains per day. Rail EuropeOmio
   

3. Trip.com a MyTrainPal

• Prices range from around £55–80 (or €60+), journey time 3 h 19 m–3 h 24 m — some connections with transfers, others direct.