--- title: "Innsbruck – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Innsbruck, Austria: Innsbruck is the capital of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. Nearby: University of Innsbruck, Ambras…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/innsbruck" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/innsbruck.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/B%C3%BCrgerstra%C3%9Fe_26%2B24_%28BT0A2830%29.jpg/3840px-B%C3%BCrgerstra%C3%9Fe_26%2B24_%28BT0A2830%29.jpg" --- Capital city of Tyrol, Austria # Innsbruck Innsbruck is the capital of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. ![Innsbruck](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/B%C3%BCrgerstra%C3%9Fe_26%2B24_%28BT0A2830%29.jpg/3840px-B%C3%BCrgerstra%C3%9Fe_26%2B24_%28BT0A2830%29.jpg) Innsbruck · Wikimedia Commons The place Innsbruck is the capital of the Austrian state of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. It is located on the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass 30 km (19 mi) to the south. The city had a population of 132,188 in 2024. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innsbruck), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Innsbruck 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. It is the largest educational facility in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol, and the third largest in Austria behind the University of Vienna and the University of Graz. 900 m · public university in Innsbruck, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Innsbruck) 2. Ambras Castle Ambras Castle is a Renaissance castle and palace located in the hills above Innsbruck, Austria. Ambras Castle is 632 metres above sea level. 3.4 km · castle in Innsbruck, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambras_Castle) 3. Europabrücke The Europa Bridge or Bridge of Europe is a 777-metre-long bridge carrying the A13 Brenner Autobahn over the 657-metre Wipp valley just south of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. The bridge spans the Sill River, and forms part of the main route across the Alps from western Austria to South Tyrol in Italy. 7.4 km · bridge in Tyrol, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_Bridge) 4. Bergiselschanze The Bergisel Ski Jump, whose stadium has a capacity of 26,000, is a ski jumping hill located in Bergisel in Innsbruck, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, annually hosting the third competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament. 2.2 km · ski jump hill at Innsbruck, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergisel_Ski_Jump) 5. Golden Roof The Goldenes Dachl is a landmark structure located in the Old Town section of Innsbruck, Austria. It is considered the city's most famous symbol. 0 m · building in Innsbruck, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenes_Dachl) 6. Bergisel The Bergisel is a hill that lies to the south of Innsbruck, Austria, in the area of Wilten, where the Sill river meets the Inn Valley. The word's first syllable Berg- doesn't correspond etymologically to the German word Berg with the meaning mountain. 2.5 km · mountain · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergisel) 7. Innsbruck Cathedral Innsbruck Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of St. James (German: Dom zu St. 100 m · church building in Innsbruck, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innsbruck_Cathedral) 8. Hofburg, Innsbruck The Hofburg is a former Habsburg palace in Innsbruck, Austria, and considered one of the three most significant cultural buildings in the country, along with the Hofburg Palace and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. The Hofburg is the main building of a large residential complex once used by the Habsburgs that still includes the Noblewomen's Collegiate Foundation, the Silver Chapel, the Hofkirche containing Emperor Maximilian's cenotaph and the Schwarzen Mandern, the Theological University, the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum, Innsbruck Cathedral, the Congress, and the Hofgarten. 100 m · Habsburg palace in Innsbruck, Austria, and considered one of the three most significant cultural buildings in the country, along with the Hofburg Palace and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofburg,_Innsbruck) 9. Patscherkofel Patscherkofel is a mountain and ski area in the Alps, in Tyrol in western Austria, 7 km south of Innsbruck. The peak rises to a summit elevation of 2,246 m above sea level. 8.4 km · mountain in Tyrol, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patscherkofel) 10. Olympiahalle Olympiahalle is an multi-purpose indoor sports venue located in Innsbruck, Austria. The arena is located in the south of the city, close to the Tivoli Stadion Tirol; both of which are part of the multi-functional sports complex OlympiaWorld Innsbruck. 1.7 km · arena in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiahalle_(Innsbruck%29) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see The Innsbruck-Card offers free entrance to all of Innsbruck's sights, free use of public transportation (including the TS line). It also includes a one-time ascent&descent to Nordkette, Patscherkofel and Axamer Lizum, and a 10% discount to Swarovski Crystal Worlds in nearby Wattens. From [Wikivoyage: Innsbruck](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Innsbruck), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do There are a lot of ski resorts in the mountains surrounding Innsbruck, many of which offer free ski buses from the city center so long as you have ski gear and/or a valid ski pass, making it a great place to base one's self. Discount or combo passes can reduce the costs of skiing or snowboarding. In 2022-2023, a "SKI plus CITY pass" combines winter sports discounts with city sightseeing passes. From [Wikivoyage: Innsbruck](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Innsbruck), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat All these are in the city centre: From [Wikivoyage: Innsbruck](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Innsbruck), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Innsbruck **Airports:** Innsbruck (INN), 4 km · Memmingen Allgau (FMM), 118 km · Munich (MUC), 124 km\ **Stations:** Innsbruck Airport, 3.8 km · Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, 800 m\ - Salzburg → Innsbruck 137 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · €19–26 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/salzburg-to-innsbruck) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salzburg&to=Innsbruck) - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee → Innsbruck 232 km · quickest by road, 4h 34m · €39–55 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/klagenfurt-am-worthersee-to-innsbruck) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Klagenfurt+am+W%C3%B6rthersee&to=Innsbruck) - Linz → Innsbruck 245 km · quickest by road, 3h 42m · €32–44 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/linz-to-innsbruck) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Linz&to=Innsbruck) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Innsbruck) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Innsbruck Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Innsbruck. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in There are also charter flights to several German cities - especially in winter. From [Wikivoyage: Innsbruck](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Innsbruck), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 311 km 2. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 373 km 3. [Hvar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hvar) HR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 607 km 4. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 657 km 5. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 697 km If you know how people move in Innsbruck – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cinnsbruck&title=Innsbruck&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Finnsbruck), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Innsbruck - [Hall in Tirol](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hall-in-tirol) municipality in Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria 8.2 km - [Innsbruck-Land District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/innsbruck-land-district) district of Austria 7.6 km - [Absam](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/absam) municipality in Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria 9.7 km - [Axams](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/axams) municipality in Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria 9.6 km - [Völs](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vols) municipality in Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria 5 km - [Götzens](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gotzens) municipality in Innsbruck-Land District, Tyrol, Austria 7.1 km [The place page for Innsbruck](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/innsbruck) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Austria](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-AT) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/innsbruck, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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