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Snowboarding in Austria

  • 03-12-2011 3:06pm
    #1
    estes_ryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    I am in ireland and I want to fly to Austria for a short snowboarding weekend. What I am looking for is the most convenient place to go to in Austria. Basically, when I land at the airport, i want to be able to hop on a train and be at the resort in no more than 1.5 hours. Any information would be greatly appreciated :)


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  • #2
    650Ginge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 900 ✭✭✭650Ginge


    estes_ryan wrote: »
    I am in ireland and I want to fly to Austria for a short snowboarding weekend. What I am looking for is the most convenient place to go to in Austria. Basically, when I land at the airport, i want to be able to hop on a train and be at the resort in no more than 1.5 hours. Any information would be greatly appreciated :)
    Sorry cant help on Austria.

    Aer Lingus to Zurich then train the Engleberg airport has a train station one change in luzern.


  • #3
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    OP you can fly to Salzburg with Aer Lingus and be in Kitzbuhel in about 1.5 hours. There's most likely other resorts in the area not too much further away.


  • #4
    estes_ryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭estes_ryan


    RATM, thanks so much for your response. That is exactly what i am looking for. 1.5 hours doesn't seem to bad, is that on a train? Is the train station in the airport? Are there any resorts closer to Salzburg? I am willing to go anywhere, just trying to minimize cost and time.


  • #5
    mikedragon32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,939 ✭✭✭mikedragon32


    How about flying into Munich? I did a quick google and there are a lot of Austrian resorts within 1.5 hours, including St. Johann:

    http://www.j2ski.com/ski_resorts/Airports/Ski_Resorts_Near_Munich_Map.html


  • #6
    estes_ryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭estes_ryan


    mikedragon32 wrote: »
    How about flying into Munich? I did a quick google and there are a lot of Austrian resorts within 1.5 hours, including St. Johann:

    http://www.j2ski.com/ski_resorts/Airports/Ski_Resorts_Near_Munich_Map.html

    Thats a good idea. Thanks for that. I think my initial gut is fly to austria because i don't want to take a bus to get to the resort. Want to stick to train. Hopefully someone comes through with a detailed travel plan on what to do. Would like to fly into Salzburg as suggested above.


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  • #7
    mikedragon32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,939 ✭✭✭mikedragon32


    It may be no harm to ask in the Winter Sports forum, you'll get regular skiers and snowboarders who can give good advice based on experience.


  • #8
    estes_ryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭estes_ryan


    mikedragon32 wrote: »
    It may be no harm to ask in the Winter Sports forum, you'll get regular skiers and snowboarders who can give good advice based on experience.

    Thanks Mike. I'll give it a shot there. Find it a bit difficult to locate forums on this site. I'm still getting use to it.


  • #9
    Spook_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Have a look at www.obertauern.com, we are flying to salzburg in early january, we got the name of a transport company off the website, and they charge 53 euros return from salzburg airport direct to your accommodation - obertauern is 90km from salzburg so transfer is just over an hour from the airport


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