Kaprun, Austria

Speicher Wasserfallboden, Kaprun

Kaprun Location

Click here for a Region Map of Kaprun and details of walking / hiking maps.

Kaprun, Austria is a village south-west of Salzburg and south-east of Kitzbühel and about 5km west of Bruck. It forms a hiking / ski region with Zell am See which is about 8km north-east of Kaprun. The main road (168) passes north of Kaprun from Zell am See and goes west along the Pingau valley to Krimml and Mayrhofen.

Walking / Hiking in the Kaprun Area

In Kaprun there are hundreds of km of paths. The Kitzsteinhorn offers some good walks as well as the reservoir area at the end of the valley.

Click here for walks in the Kaprun area.

The Tourist Office may offer free led walks.

Skiing in the Kaprun Area

In Kaprun all year skiing is available on the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier. Winter skiing is also available in Zell am See.

Kaprun Hiking / Walking Maps

There are several maps that cover the Kaprun area at different scales suitable for walking, hiking and exploring the area.

Click here for Kaprun Map Information.

Kaprun Tourist Information

Kaprun & Zell am See Tourist
Salzburger Platz 601,
A-5710 Kaprun
Austria / Oesterreich

Tel: +43 6542 7700
Fax: +43 6542 72032

Email: Kaprun & Zell am See Information

Airports near to Kaprun (Flughafen)

The nearest airport to Kaprun is Salzburg.

• Innsbruck: 160 km - 2h 10 mins
• Salzburg: 100 km - 1h 20 mins
• Munich: 180 km - 2h 20 mins

Rail Stations (Bahnhof)

There is a main train station in Zell am See on the edge of the town next to the lake. The main line runs north to Saalfelden then west to Kitzbühel & Innsbruck, and south to Bruck, Bischofshofen then north to Salzburg.

The Pinzgauer Lokalbahn (PLB) (Krimmlerbahn or PinzgauBahn) runs west from Zell am See  along the Pingau valley to Mittersill. From Mittersill you can catch a bus to the Krimml waterfalls. There are a number of steam trains. In 2002, and maybe a bit longer,  it continued from Mittersill to Krimml so check as it may have re-opened!

ÖBB (English) also has bus information.

Buses

There are some bus routes. There is a more extensive network available from Zell am See.

ÖBB (English) also has train information.

Cable Cars - Chair Lifts

There are a number of cable cars and chair lifts in Kaprun. The main one is south of Kaprun and runs up to the Zeferetkopf (2446 m) and Kitzsteinhorn (3027m) with all year skiing on the Glacier.

Gletscherbahnen Kaprun

 

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