Mountain Cable Cars Add Up Quickly—Unless You Use Guest Cards
Ascending the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier (€59), Innsbruck's Nordkette (€47), or Salzburg's Untersberg (€32) individually can quickly become the biggest line item in an alpine budget. Yet across Austria, municipalities and tourism boards bundle these ascents into regional cards—either included free with your hotel stay (such as the Zell am See-Kaprun Summer Card or the 3-night Bregenzerwald Guest Card) or sold at a fraction of the combined gate price (like the €31–€34 Salzburg Card). Test your planned stops in our Vienna, Salzburg & Guest Card Calculator.