today 15°C/59°F
Today:
Temperature: 15°C/59°F
Sunshine: 40%
Freezing level: 2300m
Temperature: 15°C/59°F
Sunshine: 40%
Freezing level: 2300m
Enjoy a ride on the holiday region excursion train. The excursion train operates from May to October, on Tuesdays and Thursdays between Ebbs and Kufstein, with a connection provided for guests from Kiefersfelden. Wolfgang Kronbichler takes you along charming rural routes and has so much to tell about the countryside and the people. There are a few stops along the way and you’ll see that there is so much to discover. As well as the routes outlined the train can also be booked for special trips.
Contact & Information
Mr. Wolfgang Kronbichler
Wildbichlerstraße 19, 6341 Ebbs
phone: +43-(0)5373-43149
mobile: +43-(0)664-1835490
A nostalgic and romantic "border crossing" on the Inn ferry is not to be missed. "Fährmann hol über" that was what farmers and workers from 1770 to 1973 who crossed between Kiefersfelden and Ebbs used to say. The Inn ferry formed a link between Bavaria and Tirol. This historic means of transport started operating again in 1998. An eleven metre long and 2.80 m wide ferry boat made out of larch wood provides room for twelve passengers and their bicycles and operates daily from May to October, from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. "Transporter" Johann Larcher brings you safely across the Inn on a high wire in around 4 minutes.
The Inn ferry is close to ‘Blumenwelt Hödnerhof’ in Ebbs-Eichelwang.
Operates
22nd April to mid October, daily from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Prices
Crossing per person EUR 2.00 (children up to the age of 15 go for free)
Bikes carried free of charge
The Wachtl Express Kiefersfelden is a narrow-gauge railways which is out of the ordinary. Up until 1990 it operated on a 5 km long electric route, with a track width of 900 mm, and was used exclusively for freight haulage. Today still there are 12 to 14 trains which operate on the tracks daily, each transporting around 400 tonnes of limestone from Thiersee to Kiefersfelden to the Heidelberger cement works. 2 electric ‘Crocodile’ type locomotives are used dating from 1929 and 1930.
In 1990 Museums-Eisenbahn-Gemeinschaft Wachtl e.V., thanks to very active support from Heidelberger Zement AG Werk Kiefersfelden, were able to purchase first two, and later a third carriage from Wendelsteinbahn Brannenburg; all three were built in 1912.. This then meant a passenger train could run on the works’ tracks on 7 weekends of the year.
In 1994 the "Museums-Eisenbahn" then received government funding and was able to get going, especially thanks to support from an official in the Bavarian Department of Transport who was a train enthusiast, the government of Upper Bavaria, German Federal Railways and Kiefersfelden district council. Thanks to its location in Tirol the Wachtl-Express is part of the international rail links.
A trip on the "Wachtl-Express" from Kiefersfelden to Wachtl/Tirol is an unforgettable experience. While the Nostalgie Express whooshes through the town at 15 km/hr, thirsty guests can enjoy a glass of Bavarian ‘Weißbier’, and other beverages, in the lovingly furnished "KGB-Bar" - the "Kieferer Grenz-Bahn-Bar".
Ticket prices
Contact & Information
Kaiser-Reich Information Kiefersfelden
Dorfstraße 24
D-83088 Kiefersfelden
phone: +49-(0)8033-976527
Fax: +49-(0)8033-976544
» tourist information Kaiser Reich
The excursion train in Wildschönau provides a special experience. Every hour it takes passengers from the romantic Kundler Gorge along the Wildschönauer Ache, across lush flower meadows, lovely wild water floodplains and past impressive mixed forests to the village of Mühltal, in around 20 minutes.
Its three wagons provide space for 72 people and are therefore ideally suited to club-, business and family excursions. During the season there are fixed timetables; outside the times listed you can book the excursion train for a group, as per your requirements.
Operational
Start of May until the end of October, daily
Special trips on request
Contact & Information
‘Experience Bummelbahn’
Mr. Bartholomäus Stadler
Mühltal 254, 6311 Wildschönau
phone: +43-(0)5339-20152
mobile: +43-(0)676-7233458
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Wendelstein has more to offer than just a nice view!
The oldest rack and pinion railway in the German Alps goes from Brannenburg into the Inntal, up to the 1838m impressive mountain. On the west side a modern, large cabin cable car hovers from Bayrischzell-Osterhofen in just a few minutes to Bergstationi. Visitors have to cover the last few metres altitude to the summit on foot. On the secure hiking trail information boards from GEO Park are helpful, while the clear drawings and easy to understand texts explain how the Alps came into being.
Contact & Information
Wendelsteinbahn GmbH
Kerschelweg 30
D-83098 Brannenburg
phone: +49-(0)8034-308-0
fax: +49-(0)8034-308-106
info@wendelsteinbahn.de
» more information about the Wendelsteinbahn
Enjoy this adventure-filled 32 km long journey by steam train through the charming landscape of the Zillertal. The top speed is around 35 km/hr. The Zillertalbahn is one of the most well-known of the narrow-gauge railways which is still in operation. In its now more than 100-year existence this narrow-gauge (760 mm) railway has become a nostalgic tourist attraction which a great deal of pulling power.
Modern rail-cars every 30 minutes and line buses extend the offer. Steam trains run from May to October – special trains are available on request.
Contact & Information
Zillertaler Verkehrsbetriebe AG
6200 Jenbach
phone: +43-(0)5244-606-0
Fax: +43-(0)5244-606-39
» more information about the zillertalbahn
Chiemseebahn Railway
Chiemseebahn is the last of the legendary steam railways in the world, heralding the transportation age around the turn of the last century in large and smaller towns around the globe. It is still operational today using wagons and locomotives – all the original 1887/1888 versions - and have for several years now had historic monument status.
Chiemsee Schifffahrt Boats
The aim of King Ludwig II, fairytale king and aesthete, was for the splendour of ‘Herreninsel’ to outshine that of the castle in Versailles. The spaciousness of the park, the width of the hall of mirrors, excellent guided tours ... so many things contributed to making this into the sovereign’s fantasy realm. In contrast ‘Fraueninsel’ is quite different. It is more romantic, densely populated, yet manageable, with lovely restaurants, cafés and fishing huts and is also lovingly taken care of by the "good souls" of the island, the Benedictine monks. The Chiemsee boat voyage connects these islands to the mainland 365 days a year, and tempts you to go on special trips, celebrations, conferences and seminars on board the ship. ‘Chiemsee-Schifffahrt’s’ fleet comprises 12 ships with a total capacity of around 5600 passengers, of which 11 can be used for the conveyance of passengers.
Contact & Information
Chiemsee Schifffahrt
Seestraße 108
D- 83209 Prien am Chiemsee
phone: +49-(0)8051-6090
fax: +49-(0)8051-62943
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Achensee Railway
At 120 years old, the oldest, timetabled rack and pinion railway in the world, running exclusively on steam. The whistle of the train, the pounding of the pistons. Steam hissing from valves. With a maximum incline of 16 % and a journey time of 45 minutes you get from Jenbach to the southern tip of Achensee. The journey through the wild-romantic landscape to the largest lake in the Tirol is an unforgettable experience thanks to this nostalgic railway. At the end of the line there is a direct connection point to the Achensee boat trip.
Achenseeschifffahrt boats
The four boats which have a capacity of 40, 120, 450 and 600 people are ready to sail again. The "MS Tirol" and the latest ship the "MS Stadt Innsbruck" offer on-board catering and have wheelchair access. The impressive mountainscape and precipices on the banks of the Achensee create a dreaming backdrop.
The train and the boats run from the start of May to the end of October.
Contact & Information – Achenseebahn Railway
Achenseebahn AG
6200 Jenbach
phone: +43-(0)5244-62243
Fax: +43-(0)5244-62243-5
» more information about the Achenseebahn
Contact & Information - Achenseeschifffahrt Boats
Achensee- & Innschiffahrt GesmbH
6213 Pertisau
phone: +43-(0)5243-5253
Fax: +43-(0)5243-6273
» more information about the boats
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