Innsbruck Airport: where to stay, areas and recommended hotels

The airport is just 4 km from the centre, but there is no rail link: bus line F connects it to the central station (Hauptbahnhof) in about 20 minutes, with departures every 15-30 minutes; a taxi covers the same distance in 10-15 minutes. Since Innsbruck is a compact city, squeezed between the mountains, there's no point here in distinguishing areas far from the centre: almost all the good hotels are at the Hauptbahnhof or in the Altstadt, in any case 10-20 minutes from the flight.

Centre and central station

City centre · Bus F from the Hauptbahnhof (Triumphpforte area) every 15-30 minutes, about 20-minute journey, single ticket €4. By taxi, 10-15 minutes.

Best for: Any stay: the whole city is 10-20 minutes from the airport, with the pedestrian Altstadt and the Hauptbahnhof close to each other.

Pros

No area is really inconvenient: bus F links the airport and the centre in about 20 minutes
The pedestrian Altstadt with the Goldenes Dachl is reachable on foot from the station in 10-15 minutes

Cons

There's no train to the airport: outside bus F's hours, only a taxi is left
During the winter sports high season, traffic to the airport can lengthen taxi times

Recommended hotels in this area

AC Hotel by Marriott Innsbruck: On Salurner Strasse, a stone's throw from the Triumphal Arch and the central station; one of the newest Marriott properties in the city, with an in-house casino.
Altstadthotel Weisses Kreuz: A building from 1465 right in the pedestrian centre, 103 metres from the Goldenes Dachl; renovated in 2020 with a rooftop bar on the sixth floor.
Radisson RED Innsbruck: A 4-minute walk from the central station, with a panoramic rooftop bar overlooking the surrounding mountains; 161 air-conditioned rooms with an espresso machine.
ibis Innsbruck: Right in front of the central station, a 5-minute walk from the Triumphal Arch; a budget option, with breakfast noted as a strong point.

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