Von Graz mit Schlossberg und UNESCO-Altstadt bringt Dich die neue Koralmbahn in rund 40 Minuten nach Klagenfurt an den Wörthersee. Mit dem Auto geht es weiter durch das Mölltal nach Heiligenblut und über die 47,8 Kilometer lange Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße hinunter ins Salzachtal. Zum Abschluss erreichst Du Salzburg. Die Hochalpenstraße ist im Winter gesperrt, je nach Wetter etwa von Ende Oktober bis Anfang Mai.
9 Days / 8 Nights
June–September
RV Friendly
4 stops
Why This Route?
For those looking to combine city culture, warm lakes, and high mountains in about a week.
Hidden Gems
Schloss Eggenberg with park in Graz
Observation tower on the Pyramidenkogel over Wörthersee
Edelweißspitze at 2,571 meters, via a short access road from the Fuscher Törl
Getting there and back
Open jaw: start and end are in different places
Arrival
Train · Graz HbfTrains run from Vienna to Graz almost every half hour.
Departure
Train · Salzburg HbfFrom Salzburg, trains return to Vienna twice an hour.
Itinerary
Stop 1 • 2 Nights
Graz
City
Route highlight
Styria's capital on the Mur combines an old town with red-tiled roofs, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999, with modern architecture like the Kunsthaus. Above the city, on the Schlossberg, stands the Clock Tower, Graz's landmark, and on the outskirts, the baroque Schloss Eggenberg.
Carinthia's capital city extends across the entire eastern shore of Lake Wörthersee. In Neuer Platz, the Lindwurm Fountain recalls the dragon legend of the city's founding. On the lake are Europapark and the 1927 lido.
The 47.8-kilometer toll panoramic road runs from Bruck in Salzburger Land, over the Hochtor at 2,504 meters, to Heiligenblut in Carinthia. A turn-off brings you to the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe with views of the Grossglockner and the Pasterze; in winter, the road is typically closed from late October to early May.
Mozart's birthplace on the Salzach River is known for its Baroque Old Town and the Salzburg Festival. The historic center on both sides of the river, with Mönchsberg, Festungsberg, and Kapuzinerberg, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996.
