Kitzbühel, Tirol, Austria

Location

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Kitzbühel is a town in the Tirol (Tyrol) region of Austria. It is south west of Salzburg and to the south east of Söll, Ellmau and Scheffau. It is a few km north of St. Johann in Tirol. The main north - south road (161) passes to the east of Kitzbühel.

Kitzbühel is a member of “Best of the Alps - The Classic Mountain Resorts”.

Walking / Hiking in Kitzbühel

The main walking area is south-west of Kitzbühel on the Hahnenkamm and Pengelstein. Another area is north-east of Kitzbühel on the Kitzbüheler Horn. Both have Cable Cars. There are also good walks down the valley in the direction of Mittersill e.g. Bichlalm, Paß Thurn.

Click here for walks in the Kitzbühel area.

The Tourist Office may offer free led walks.

Skiing in Kitzbühel

The Hahnenkamm offers a large skiing area with the famous Hahnenkamm ski race. The Kitzbüheler Horn also offers some skiing. A ski bus links the skiing areas. Kitzbühel is part of the Skigebiet Kitzbühel  so you can ski south from Hahnenkamm to Paß Thurn (Resterhöhe) “Ski Safari”. Since the two ski areas of Hahnenkamm / Pengelstein and Jochberg / Resterhöhe were connected in 2004 by a lift with 24 gondola, each carrying 30 people, (called 3S)  it is now possible to ski back from  Resterhöhe to Kitzbühel.

 Kitzbühel is also part of the Kitzbüheler Alpen Ski Region.

Kitzbüheler Alpen Ski Region comprises of:

• Skigebiet Kitzbühel (Kitzbühel, Kirchberg, Jochberg, Pass Thurn, Mittersill Oberpinzgau)
• SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, (Brixen im Thale, Ellmau, Going, Hopfgarten, Itter, Kelchsau, Scheffau, Söll, Westendorf)
• Skiregion Schneewinkel (St. Johann in Tirol, Oberndorf, Kirchdorf, Erpfendorf, Fieberbrunn, St. Ulrich, St. Jakob, Hochfilzen, Waidring, Reit im Winkl)
• Hochtal Wildschönau (Niederau, Oberau, Auffach, Thierbach)
• Skigebiet Alpbachtal (Alpbach, Reith, Kramsach).

Kitzbühel Hiking / Walking Maps

There are several maps that cover the area at different scales suitable for walking, hiking and exploring the area.

Click here for Kitzbühel Map Information.

Kitzbühel Tourist Information

Kitzbühel Tourismus
Hinterstadt 18
A-6370 Kitzbühel
Austria

Tel: +43 (0) 5356 777
Fax: +43 (0) 5356 777 77

E-Mail

Airports (Flughafen)

The nearest airport to Kitzbühel is Salzburg.

• Innsbruck: 100 km - 1h 15 mins
• Salzburg: 80 km - 1h 00 mins
• Munich: 130 km - 1h 30 mins

Rail Stations (Bahnhof)

There are two train stations in Kitzbühel. One near the Hahnenkamm cable lift and the main station to the east in the direction of the Kitzbüheler Horn.

ÖBB (English) also has bus information.

Buses

There are a number of Bus routes.

ÖBB (English) also has train information.
VVT (Verkehrsverbund Tirol) also has train information.

Cable Cars - Chair Lifts

There are a number of cable cars and chair lifts in the Kitzbühel area.

• 3S (only winter) Maximum span: 2,506.88 m; maximum height above ground: 400 m - This is the newest lift linking the two ski areas.
• Hahnenkammbahn
• Fleckalmbahn
• Gaisbergbahn
• Hornbahn 1, Hornbahn 2, Horngipfelbahn
• Panoramabahn (near Pass Thurn, Hollersbach &  Mittersill)

Bergbahn Kitzbühel

Start of Hahnenkamm Ski Race (after snow had melted).

TV Tower, Kitzbüheler Horn, Kitzbühel, Austria

Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, Austria