Bad Gastein
Discover Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a small city in the eastern part of the Alps, in the Salzburg region in Austria. It is located in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park in the Salzburg region, and gets visitors all year around. Most people visit for skiing during the winter season. For summer activities, there are hiking trails, running and Nordic walking routes, biking and bike tours in and around the national park. "Gastein" means gray rock, and "Bad" is spa. The area has been settled from around the 10th century AD, and used to thrive on agriculture and gold-mining. In the 19th century, the waters of Bad Gastein became a fashionable resort, visited by European monarchs as well as the rich and famous.
What to Experience in Bad Gastein
Taste of Bad Gastein...
Bellevue Alm, Windiszgrätzhöhe and Orania Stubrl are three very good, Austrian restaurants located in and around the city. If you're skiing, make sure you visit Jungerstube.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsFly to Salzburg, Munich (München) or Klagenfurt. From there you can go by car or train. Coming from the Salzburg area, take the toll Tauern motorway A10 southwards to Bischofshofen and the Gasteinertal exit, then continue on the Austrian federal highway B311 to Lend and turn off onto the B167 into the Gasteinertal. Continue via Bad Hofgastein to Bad Gastein. The toll-free journey from the north via Lofer and on well-developed federal highways, albeit with some through towns, is from the Munich - Salzburg motorway, Traunstein-Siegsdorf exit in Germany and then on the B306 (D) via Inzell, Schneizlreuth (border ), B178 (A) to Lofer, from there you can continue on the B 311 to Lend at the entrance to the Gastein Valley. Distance from the Traunstein motorway exit approx. 134 km. Coming from the south, Bad Gastein is reached via the Tauernschleuse Mallnitz (car on train). From autumn 2024 to the beginning of summer 2025, the Tauernschleuse will be closed due to tunnel work....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Within the Gastein Valley there are several bus lines that connect the towns. In winter there is an extensive network of ski buses that connects all districts to the ski slopes. As you can see by the prefix "Bad" in the name of the town Bad Gastein has its mineral water spring and a health centre. Bellevue Alm, Windiszgrätzhöhe and Orania Stubrl are three very good, Austrian restaurants located in and around the city. If you're skiing, make sure you visit Jungerstube.
Money & Budget
Bellevue Alm, Windiszgrätzhöhe and Orania Stubrl are three very good, Austrian restaurants located in and around the city. If you're skiing, make sure you visit Jungerstube.