Wachau Valley (Melk & Dürnstein) to Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Heiligenblut) by train

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

• Train, Trains via St. Pölten and Salzburg to Zell am See + summer Postbus over the road: The Postbus over the Grossglockner road runs in high summer only; outside it, go round by Lienz.
• Train, Trains via St. Pölten, Salzburg and Spittal to Lienz + Postbus to Heiligenblut: The way that runs all year: by train to Lienz and the Postbus up to Heiligenblut (about an hour). The road over the top is open from early May to early November.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out (or in season); change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Once you’re in Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Heiligenblut)

• Best time: June – September (the road is open early May to early November)
• Typical stay: 1 day
• November: Better avoided: The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is closed by snow from early November to early May (the dates move with the weather). Heiligenblut stays reachable from Lienz in winter as a ski village, but the road, the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe and the glacier view are not. For snow and a glacier in winter, go to the Kitzsteinhorn at Kaprun instead.

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