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| Apartment Graukogel is on Reitlstrasse and is situated on the eastern site of the Gastein Valley, a few minutes walk north of Bad Gastein. The red square on the maps below shows the location, click to enlarge: | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Bad Gastein is situated approx. 1 hours drive south of Salzburg. There are various ways to travel to the apartment, by Air, by Rail and by Car: | ||||||||||||||||||
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The nearest and most convenient airports are Salzburg, Innsbruck or Munich. There are regular flights to Salzburg and Munich from UK airports, many of which are operated by Ryanair, Easyjet, Thompson Fly and Jet2. Click the links below to check out the flight availability and prices. Easyjet - 3 daily flights to Munich from Stansted Ryanair - flights to Salzburg from London Stansted, Nottingham East Midlands*, Liverpool* and Dublin (* winter only) Thomson Fly - flights to Salzburg from Coventry Jet2 - flights to Salzburg from Leeds Bradford From these airports, take either a train or a taxi to Bad Gastein. Taxi's are reasonably cheap, see the Gastein Tourist Website for further information. | |||||||||||||||||
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If you are flying to either Salzburg or Munich, it is possible to take a direct train to Bad Gastein from either Munich or Salzburg Central Train Station (Hauptbahnhof). The trains in Austria are operated by OBB, click here for their website. For wider rail information, the German Deutsche Bahn (Die Bahn) website allows you to plan a train journey from anywhere in Europe. From the railway station in Bad Gastein, if you have luggage, we recommend you take a taxi to the apartment. Ask for 19 Reiltstrasse or the Excelsior Hotel which is next door. A taxi from the railway station to the apartment is approx. 8 Euro. | |||||||||||||||||
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Bad Gastein is approx. 1 hour 20 mins south of Salzburg, a 2.5 hour drive from Munich and a 3 hour drive from Vienna. Those driving from the UK, it's a 11.5 hour drive from Calais (1216km or 755 miles). The Gastein Valley is only accessible through tunnels at the north and southern ends of the valley. The tunnel at the southern end is a rail tunnel but it is possible to take your car on the train. If you travel to the apartment and want to drive your own or a hire car, we can forward accurate direcions to Apartment Graukogel before your stay. NOTE: If you drive in Austria between the months of November and April, the law states that you must have winter tyres fitted to your car. | |||||||||||||||||
