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Holiday resorts in Austria that can be reached without a car

It is also easy to travel by bus and train.

Most people spend their holidays in their own country at the moment. Fortunately, there are also many holiday resorts in Austria where you can relax in front of a beautiful backdrop. These resorts are easy to reach by bus, train or shuttle:

Werfenweng

Werfenweng in Salzburger Land is the perfect place for a vacation in 2020/2021, and not just because of its idyllic nature. The municipality is perfect for adventurers and active holidaymakers who also want to take care of the environment. The place is particularly characterized by its environmentally friendly and sustainable tourism from. If you fancy a bike tour or a hike with llamas, you don't need to hire a car to drive to Werfenweng. The town is easy to reach by train. Destination stations include Bischofshofen, Pfarrwerfen or Werden. There is a shuttle service on site to take you to your accommodation. There are also plenty of other means of transportation in the village, from e-bikes to horse-drawn carriages.

Zillertal

The Zillertal in Tyrol is full of beautiful vacation resorts such as Gerlos, Mayrhofen, Tux or Fügen-Kaltenbach in the Hochzillertal. The region has a dense network of public transportation. Whether you are traveling from Germany, Austria or Switzerland, you can also easily travel by train and enjoy the beautiful vacation resorts in the region.
By the way, a good tip is also the Zillertal Activcard, with which you have free entry to various pools and unlimited use of most public transport.

Weissensee

Like Werfenweng, Weißensee belongs to the Alpine Pearls association, a cooperation of five Alpine countries to promote mobility. If you are traveling by train, get off in Greifenburg, from where there is a train station shuttle to your booked accommodation. There are also hiking buses on site that take holidaymakers to the cable car and the main starting points for hikes. E-bikes are also available for hire, as are electric cars for those who can't do without a vehicle altogether.

Neukirchen am Großvenediger

The Salzburg municipality of Neukirchen am Großvenediger is located in the middle of the Hohe Tauern. It is also one of the Alpine Pearls and is easy to reach by train and bus. There is a national park cab on site, a Tauern bike cab, buses, a local train, a shuttle service and the mountain railroads. So mobility is taken care of. So you can leave your car at home in the garage.

Rax

The mountain massif on the Styrian-Lower Austrian border is not only a popular day trip destination, but also an idyllic place to spend a vacation. Whether at the Ottohaus refuge or the Raxalm mountain inn. Here you can enjoy your mountain vacation to the fullest. They are easy to reach with the Rax cable car and you can also get to the valley station of the cable car without a car. Simply take the train to the Payerbach/Reichenau railroad station and then take the bus to the station and your vacation can begin.

Picture credits: Satya Prem/ Pixabay, Tourismusverband Werfenweng/ Christian Schartner, Christian 1801/Pixabay, Ferienregion Nationalpark Hohe Tauern/ David Innerhofer

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