Pertisau, Tirol, Austria

Pertisau Location

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

Pertisau is in the Tirol (Tyrol) region of Austria and lies on the west side of the Achensee lake (the largest lake in Tirol). Pertisau is east of Innsbruck and north of the Zillertal and Mayrhofen. The main road runs north - south down the east side of the lake and so there is no through traffic through Pertisau.

Walking / Hiking in Pertisau

There are a number of walks in and around the Pertisau / Archensee area.

The Tourist Office may offer some free led walks.

Click here for Walks in the Pertisau region.

Skiing in Pertisau

There is winter skiing in Pertisau, Maurach, and Archenkirch.

Nearby is the Skigebiet Alpbachtal and the Kitzbüheler Alpen Ski Region so the skiing area covers a large area.

Skigebiet Alpbachtal

52 km of pistes (14 km blue, 33 km red, 5 km black) 37 km with snow cannons
21 Lifts (3 Gondolas, 5 chair lifts, 13 drag lifts)
High from 600 - 2000 m

Kitzbüheler Alpen Ski Region comprises of:

Skigebiet Kitzbühel (Kitzbühel, Kirchberg, Jochberg, Pass Thurn, Mittersill Oberpinzgau)
SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, (Brixen im Thale, Ellmau, Going, Hopfgarten, Itter, Kelchsau, Scheffau, Söll, Westendorf)
Skiregion Schneewinkel (St. Johann in Tirol, Oberndorf, Kirchdorf, Erpfendorf, Fieberbrunn, St. Ulrich, St. Jakob, Hochfilzen, Waidring, Reit im Winkl)
Hochtal Wildschönau (Niederau, Oberau, Auffach, Thierbach)
Skigebiet Alpbachtal (Alpbach, Reith, Kramsach).

There is summer skiing on the Hintertux Glacier south of Mayrhofen.

Pertisau Maps

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

Click here for Pertisau Map Information. A good map to use is Mayr 429.

Pertisau Tourist Information

Tourismusverband Achensee
Informationsbüro Pertisau
Hnr. 55d
A- 6213 Pertisau am Achensee
Österreich

Tel.: +43(5243)4307-0
Fax: +43(5243)4307-25

E-Mail

Airports (Flughafen)

These are the nearest airports to Pertisau.

Innsbruck: 55 km - 45 mins
Salzburg: 140 km - 1h 30 mins
Munich: 130 km - 1h 30 mins

Buses / Ferries

Buses run from Pertisau to / from:

Jenbach (south)
Archenkirch (and north into Germany) - only a couple of buses a day.

There are also services from:

Jenbach to Archenkirch which stops at Maurach where you can change for buses to / from Pertisau.
Archenkirch to Steinberg.

Some huts and restaurants, like the Gramaialm, also run their own buses.

Click here for ÖBB (English) timetables - also has train information.
VVT (Verkehrsverbund Tirol also has train information.

There is a regular ferry service (Achenseeschiffahrt) across the Archensee between 6 points: Seespitz - Schiffstation, Buchau, Pertisau, Gaisalm, Achenseehof. Scholastika (Achenkirch).

Rail Stations (Bahnhof)

The narrow gauge railway (Archenseebahn) runs from Jenbach to a station near Pertisau (Seespitz ferry station) with intermediate stations at Burgeck, Eben, and Maurach.

The main line station in Jenbach runs west to Innsbruck and east to Salzburg.

The Zillertalbahn narrow gauge railway runs from Jenbach south to Mayrhofen .

ÖBB (English) also has bus information.

Cable Cars - Chair Lifts

There is a gondola in Pertisau (Karwendel Gondola) and a cable car in Maurach (Rofen Cable Car). The lifts in Archenkirch do not operate in the summer.