Getting here

Getting Here

Where are we and how to get here

As there are several options and combinations for getting here we have split this topic into several pages.

Please use the link buttons to work through the travel options and if you get lost on any of the pages ... then how the heck do you expect to be able to find us if you get lost navigating our website! Seriously though any problems or questions just ask us and we will do our best to get you here in as a trouble free way as possible.

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By Road

Before tunnels were bored through the Alps in the 1970s, the only easy way into the Lungau was from the east. From all other directions you would negotiate hazardous mountain passes barricaded by wolves, bears, bandits and terrifically foul weather. Luckily all this has changed and the tunnels are excellent. Please use the route planing websites and programs below to find your best way here.

One big, very important thing you MUST have to drive on the Austrian motorways is a Vignette ! You can now buy a digital vignette online, click on the Toll / Vignette image below, thus getting rid of the need for a windscreen sticker but if you still want the sticker or prefer not to buy online then you can buy them at most fuel stops near or just in Austria. Also please bear in mind if you use the Tauren tunnel you will need to pay an extra toll at the St. Michael toll booth which is currently set at €6.50. Click on the Asfinag logo below for latest and all extra toll prices and the tunnel pic will take you to the Tauren tunnel WiKi page.

One big hurdle, traveling from the UK, is the North Sea, so below we have links for a few options to get you over, or under the, the water to main land Europe without wings or getting your feet wet !

Driving directions, hints and tips

The Chalet is just over an hour south of Salzburg airport – the drive, practically door to door, is on the A10, which is a major dual carriageway. In fact from pretty much any arrival point, except Vienna, you will end up on the A10 at some point! When you leave the airport, head for Villach. From Salzburg this will take you directly onto the A10, which leads all the way to St Michael, through 8 tunnels into the Lungau valley. The St. Michael turn off (Exit 104) is just before the big toll station and it is a SHARP turn off so look out for it and watch your speed. There is a TOLL for using the local tunnel(s) currently it is €6,50 per trip and don't forget your Vignette it is legal requirement!

If you decide to drive from the UK, although it's a long journey - avg 14 hours from Calais, it's a really easy journey on good roads.

Our preferred route is on A26 Toll road through France to Reims, then the E50 to Metz and on to Saarbrucken and then Karlshrue which is on the outskirts of Stuttgart. Although this costs 50 euros, in our opinion and experience, it's money well spent!

Click on the sanef / sapn logo below for journey toll costs calculations and the motorway sign for all French and in fact Europe wide toll and motorway details.

Overnight Stays

If you chose to break the journey into 2 days we have found Ibis Budget Hotels are a super place to stay the night, clean, inexpensive and conveniently loctaed just off the motorways so no need for big detours to find them. Stuttgart Airport is one we have frequented a few times and means you are just 5 hours away from Chalet Mur. Click on the Ibis logo to be taken to its page or to find other similar hotels click on the 'All' logo.

Either way, even if you chose to travel through Belgium, Luxembourg and then into Germany you will be looking for road signs to the following cities: Stuttgart, Munich and then Salzburg. They are all on the A8 and very well signed. Once you approach Salzburg you will be following A8/E52 which will lead you to the A10 'Villach" You're just over an hour away now.

Before you reach Austria you need to pre buy a digital Vignette or stop and buy a Vignette sticker which allows you to drive on Austrian motorways. 2020 cost is €9.50 for 10 days. You need to put it in the centre of your windscreen behind your rear view mirror.

Air Travel

Now air travel is not as straight forward as it should be! Prices, avialability and even routes vary greatly depending on the time of year. Summer is not as popular as winter and the airlines assume it will be mostly business people travelling into Austria. Some routes disapear and the prices generally go up so it really is worth shopping about and looking at flying into another country, ie Germany, (Munich is the easiest) and travelling via the ground to us by car,bus or train. Below are links to some of the most popular airlines that fly here and flight comparison sites to help you out.