Grossglockner High-Alpine Road, Fusch

Austria’s Highest Mountain Pass - the Grossglockner High-Alpine Road

The Grossglockner - Austria’s highest mountain at an elevation of 3,798 meters above sea level and located in Europe’s biggest alpine national park – is the ultimate excursion destination.  It stands supreme above Austria’s mightiest mountain range, the Hohe Tauern, it towers above the longest and most perfectly proportioned glacier in the Eastern Alps, the Pasterze.  The Grossglockner High-Alpine Road, probably the most famous scenic road anywhere in Europe, has opened the fascinating high-mountain landscapes to a much broader public than ever before.

Season - Times: beginning of May until the end of October,
                           last access: 45 mins. before it closes for the night
                           May until 15.June.      6 a.m. - 8 p.m.    16.June until 15.Septembre.               5 a.m. – 9.30 p.m.
                           16. May until end of Octobre     6 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Prices 2008:       Cars Euro 28,-, Motorbikes Euro 18,-
                           Buses: Adults Euro 4,50, Children Euro 2,30,
                           Minimum Charge Euro 27,-