Travelling by train to South Tyrol

DB’s Eurocity trains serve Bolzano/Bozen, Brixen/Bressanone or Franzensfeste/Fortezza numerous times a day from Munich. These direct connections will take less than four hours to get you there. Munich is a travel hub for many long-distance routes, enabling visitors to experience a pleasant trip to South Tyrol from all over Germany.

Case in point: the new high-speed connection between Berlin and Munich. The ICE Sprinter can travel from Berlin to the capital of Bavaria in around 4 hours.

Travelling by train means care-free as well as cheaper travel: the DB’s Saver fare ticket or Super Saver fare ticket Europe can get you some amazing special offers when travelling between Munich and Bolzano.

Discover South Tyrol with the ÖBB. The ÖBB/DB Eurocity trains depart from Kufstein, via Innsbruck, across the Brenner/Brennero directly to Franzensfeste/Fortezza, Brixen/Bressanone and the region’s capital, Bolzano/Bozen.

It doesn’t matter if you’re starting from anywhere else in Austria: just connect in Innsbruck and keep on travelling to South Tyrol. You can travel all the way to South Tyrol from Vienna by combining the ÖBB Railjet and Eurocity. Fancy something a bit more pleasant? Hop onto the Railjet in Vienna, travel via St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, and Innsbruck directly to South Tyrol. The ÖBB’s high-speed train leaves Vienna every day at 15:01 and arrives in Bolzano at 22:15. The train to Vienna leaves Bolzano every morning at 7:50. If you book in advance, you can travel for a bargain to South Tyrol by using the ÖBB Sparschiene tickets.

Or you can travel via Landeck to South Tyrol. This city in western Austria is connected via rail to Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne, and Düsseldorf. The new Landeck-Mals/Malles direct bus will take you back and forth between the Austrian city and the South Tyrolean village every day, seven days a week.

You can enjoy a trip from Switzerland thanks to the Railjet Express & Eurocity via Innsbruck and the Brenner/Brennero. SBB trains depart every day and with frequent connections from Zurich, Basel or Geneva.

You can also enjoy a more leisurely ride, savouring the sights of the Swiss National Park and the picturesque Val Müstair valley. Start your journey in Landquart by taking the Rhaetian Railway to Zernez. From here, continue with PostAuto to Mals/Malles in the Vinschgau valley. At this stage, change to the Vinschgerbahn train all the way to Meran/Merano and its surroundings or you can take the other regional trains to all other locations in South Tyrol.

Travel on the ÖBB Nightjet from Hamburg, Cologne or Düsseldorf via Innsbruck to South Tyrol. Head to your sleeping carriage at night, and wake up, nice and rested, in the morning in Innsbruck. From here, hop onto your connecting train all the way to South Tyrol, no more changes required. Now nothing will stand in the way of an aperitif and a lunch in the South Tyrolean Alps.

Visit Urlaubsexpress to browse night trains from Hamburg, Hannover, Düsseldorf, and Cologne to Innsbruck.

Children until 14 travel for free with DB to South Tyrol, with five direct connections between Munich and South Tyrol every day.

ÖBB, SBB and Trenitalia have great offers when travelling with kids.

However, for discounts and promotions to be valid, you need to list the number of children on the tickets of the accompanying parents or grandparents. Don’t forget to add how many children are travelling with you when purchasing your ticket!

Children under 6 can travel for free on South Tyrolean public transport, while children between 6 and 14 are included in the discounted Junior Tarif.

You can bring your bike with you on numerous long-distance trains from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Some trains offer additional bike rack in a separate suitcase/bike storage area. You have to include your bike in your booking when purchasing the ticket.

If you want to travel with your bike on Trenitalia in Italy, click here to find out more.

If you don’t want to travel with your bike, book Insam Express to do the heavy lifting. They cover trips to Germany, Austria, and Italy.

Would you like the pros to take care of your luggage, while you travel with lighter suitcases? Insam Express will bring your luggage to South Tyrol. A courier will pick up your suitcases at home and deliver them to your chosen location. If you’re travelling from Austria, the ÖBB offers a “door-to-door” luggage transport service to South Tyrol.

You can also leave your luggage – or even bikes! – at the Basecamp Dolomites in Bolzano’s train station for a couple of hours or even days.

Once you’ve arrived at a train station, you can call one of South Tyrol’s countless transfer providers, which will take you directly to your accommodation. You can also arrange for them to take you back to the train station at the end of your stay.

Südtirol Transfer boasts an extensive coverage and its shuttles will take you from the train stations to your accommodation. You can book a shared ride or a private ride online.

Even Südtirol Bus  organises train station transfers all the way to your accommodation and back on the day of your departure. All train stations along the Brenner route are serviced every hour. Moreover, the Landeck, Innsbruck, Munich and Garmisch train stations are also serviced numerous times a day, every day. Group transfers can be booked online. Bookings for the following day are only accepted until 13:00 on the day before your trip.