GETTING TO INNSBRUCK
Trains:
Innsbruck is well connected by rail. The Austrian rail company’s website (ÖBB, Österreichische Bundesbahn) will allow cross-border bookings to some destinations, for example direct trains to Zurich, Verona, Bologna or Munich. A few ICE (Intercity Express) services run by Deutsche Bahn will run directly from Innsbruck beyond Munich, e.g. to Berlin. Booking ahead will sometimes allow you to find tickets that are quite a bit cheaper than the regular price.
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Trains from Germany can be booked via Deutsche Bahn.
- https://www.bahn.de/
Overnight ‘Nightjet’ trains run between Innsbruck and Amsterdam, or Innsbruck and Rome. There’s also a service that runs between Paris and Munich or Rosenheim in Bavaria.
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
It is worth having a look at the train companies of both countries involved in a cross-border journey as ticket prices can differ quite a lot between them for the same trip. This website charges a booking fee but can be useful for booking more complex international train trips:
- https://www.raileurope.com/en-gb
Bus:
Flixbus runs long-distance services to Innsbruck, stopping near the main railway station. They also sell tickets that include a transfer for journeys further afield.
- https://www.flixbus.at/
Flights to Innsbruck:
Innsbruck airport has direct flights to Vienna (Austrian Airlines), London Gatwick (Easyjet) and Amsterdam (Transavia) all year, but many other flights are seasonal. An overview of the airport’s flight plan is at the following page, which lists the airlines that operate to Innsbruck.
As well as direct flights it is usually possible to book flights to Innsbruck via a larger hub, often Vienna. In September many destinations are served this way.
NB Lufthansa’s advertised connection in September is a flight to Munich and a bus from Munich to Innsbruck.
Alternative flight routes:
An alternative option in the event that good connecting flights are not available is to fly to Munich and travel by train or bus from there. The train journey from Munich airport involves a trip in to Munich Central or East (Ost) Station to connect to a train to Innsbruck. Flixbus operates a direct bus from Munich airport to Innsbruck. Both options take about 3 hours. As mentioned above, Lufthansa’s tickets to Innsbruck in September have a connecting bus from Munich. Flying to Salzburg takes a similar amount of time for travel on to Innsbruck.
GETTING AROUND INNSBRUCK
Venue:
The conference will be held in the building that houses the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies.
Ágnes-Heller-Haus
Innrain 52a
6020 Innsbruck
Transport in Innsbruck:
There is a journey planner with live travel information for all of Austria called ‘Scotty’, available on the web or as an app:
- https://www.oebb.at/en/fahrplan/fahrplanauskunft/scottymobil
Public transport in Innsbruck is run by VVT (Verkehrsverbund Tirol). You have to buy tickets before getting on a bus/train/tram as there are no tickets sold on board. You can buy them at machines at railway stations or at some bus stops, or as mobile tickets online (VVT app also available on the website):
- https://tickets.vvt.at/en/ticket/offer
There are options to pay for a single trip, 24 hours or a week.
There’s a bicycle sharing service called Stadtrad in Innsbruck, which requires a smartphone app. Information here:
https://stadtrad.ivb.at/en/
STAYING IN INNSBRUCK
Accommodation
Goldener Adler
https://www.goldeneradler.com/
Cafe Hotel Central
https://www.hotel-cafe-central.at/en/
Leipziger Hof
https://www.leipzigerhof.at/en/rooms-suites
Motel One Innsbruck
Südbahnstraße 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Some of the more affordable accommodation options in Innsbruck include:
Meininger Hotel Innsbruck
Blasius-Hueber-Straße 4, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Close to the venue and on a direct tram route from the central railway station.
Ibis Hotel Innsbruck
Sterzinger Strasse 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Next to the central railway station
Basic Hotel Innsbruck
Innrain 16, 6020 Innsbruck
- Close to the venue
Austria Trend Hotel Congress
Rennweg 12a, 6020 Innsbruck , Österreich
- Not as close to the venue, but an easy walk along the river.
- The website offers a 10% discount code for signing on to the newsletter, in case that’s useful.
There are also options to book apartments, such as:
the webpage of Tirol tourism:
https://www.tirol.at/orte/a-innsbruck/ferienwohnungen/0
Airbnb:
Blackhome apartments
- A couple of locations in Innsbruck: the ‘Vintage’ and ‘Boutique’ ones are most central
https://www.blackhome.at/?lang=en
This one seems to be aimed at stays of a week or more, but could be worth enquiring about
https://appartement-innsbruck.com/