Tauern motorail

Across the Alps without traffic jams

Information on the general renovation of the Tauern Tunnel

113-year-old Tauern Tunnel is the centrepiece of the Tauern line. In order to bring the tunnel up to the state of the art and make it fit for the future, it will be modernised from November 2024 to July 2025 and will be completely shut in this period.

Please note that the Tauern motorail will not be running for the duration of the construction work, from 18 November 2024 to 04 July 2025!

We will be back for you from the start of the new season on 05.07.2025!

Across the Alps without traffic jams: ÖBB's Tauern motorail offers an attractive alternative to the Tauern Motorway. We transport your car or motorcycle through the Tauern tunnel between the Gastein Valley in Salzburg and the Möll Valley in Carinthia. Our trains run every hour, the passage takes 11 minutes.

Time schedules for the motorail service

Departure from Mallnitz-Obervellach towards the North (hourly at minute 50): first train at 05:50 a.m., last train at 10:50 p.m.
Departure from Böckstein towards the South (hourly at minute 20): first train at 06:20 a.m., last train at 11:20 p.m.

Note

Visit the anniversary exhibition "100 Jahre Autoschleuse Tauernbahn " in the waiting room of the Mallnitz-Obervellach train station.

Price overview

Price overview Tauern motorail
Type of vehicle	Price
Passenger vehicle or motorbike (up to 3,5t)	€ 20.40
Weekly pass (Passenger vehicle or motorbike up to 3,5t)	€ 73.70
Monthly pass (Passenger vehicle or motorbike up to 3,5t)	€ 134.60
Annual pass (Passenger vehicle or motorbike up to 3,5t)	€ 293.40
Passenger vehicle with trailer (up to 3,5t)	€ 32.50
Trailer (751kg up to 3,500kg)	€ 12.10
Truck or Bus (over 3,5t) oder Wohnmobil (3-axes)	€ 60.-
Bicycle	€ 10.-
Pedestrian	€ 4.90

The prices quoted are on-site sales prices.
Anyone who buys their ticket early and/ or online - i.e. via the ÖBB app, the ticket shop on the homepage or as a business customer in the business account - receives a lower price (does not apply to all prices).

Info

Due to the limited transport options, we ask wheelchair users and travellers with limited mobility to book in advance (24 hours).

For further information or to book buses and motorbike groups, please email: autoschleuse.tauernbahn@pv.oebb.at

Conditions of Carriage
Here, you will find all information on how to transport your car or motorcycle on the Tauern motorail. To ensure your safe journey:

Separate transport of vehicles and passengers

Passengers and pets may not remain inside the vehicle during the passage. Only the driver drives the vehicle onto the train and then board the passenger car at platform 1. Accompanying passengers go aboard the passenger car immediately.

Permitted vehicle dimensions
- Maximum height: 3.60 metres (trucks) to 3.80 metres (buses)
- Maximum width: 2.50 metres
- Maximum weight: 25 tonnes
Not authorised for transport
- Transport of hazardous materials
- Vehicles with a total length of more than 12.5 metres
- Buses with 3 axles
Transport only after prior reservation

Coaches (2 axles) and motorcycle groups are only transported after prior reservation.

Transport is subject to available spaces, reservations are not possible. We cannot guarantee transport on a particular train. Please note the signs posted in the loading zones.

Barrier-free travel
- Due to the structural nature of the older passenger cars, wheelchair users cannot use the toilet on the trains at the Tauernbahn car lock. As an alternative, barrier-free toilet facilities are available in the Mallnitz-Obervellach and Böckstein stations.
- Due to the structural nature of older passenger cars, only wheelchairs with a width of 65 cm can be transported. A wheelchair with a width of 60 cm is available in both the Mallnitz-Obervellach and Böckstein stations to transport wheelchair users in passenger cars.

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