What Innsbruck costs
A day in Innsbruck runs from €48–70 in a hostel to €114–137 with a hotel and a second restaurant meal — the Nordkette is the single priciest line.
- A day per person
- frugal €48–70
- Beds
- Hostel €25–40
- Food
- Street €7–8.50
A day in Innsbruck runs from €48–70 per person with a hostel, street food and two rides, up to €114–137 with a three-star hotel, a restaurant meal and one paid ticket. The Nordkette alone is €56 — the single priciest line in the city.
Prices line by line
All prices are per person.
Three profiles, per person per day
The same basket used for every city on the site, so days compare. Not included: breakfast, drinks with a meal, or the airport run.
The Nordkette or the Innsbruck Card
A return ticket for the Nordkette alone is €56, almost as much as the 24-hour Innsbruck Card, €69, which also covers the Hofkirche, Bergisel, twenty-two museums and city transport. The card pays off as soon as something else from the list is added to the Nordkette on the same day; going up the mountain and nothing else, the single ticket stays cheaper.
From the airport
The bus F fare to the centre is €3.30 per person — the same fare as any other ride on public transport, about 15–20 min each way.
What moves the price
Food and transport prices stay the same all year; what changes is how full the city is, and whether the Nordkette runs at all — during the maintenance pauses in late November and late April, the cable-car ticket drops out of the daily sum.
What this sum leaves out
- Wattens and Swarovski, or the Stubai glacier. Getting there and the entry fee are paid separately, on top of the daily budget in the city.
- Breakfast and drinks with the meal are left out of the basket that compares the hostel, street food and the Nordkette against other cities on the site.
- Cheese fondue in the evening. €31 (per person) per person, outside the set lunch in the table.
The same comparison for 143 places: hostel, hotel, getting into town and a day pass. Travel costs →
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much money does a day in Innsbruck need?
A frugal €48–70 per person, a middle €92–116, a comfortable €114–137 — accommodation and whether you go up the Nordkette move it the most.
What's cheaper, the Nordkette alone or the Innsbruck Card?
The card (€69) pays off once the Hofkirche or Bergisel are added to the Nordkette (€56) on the same day; for the mountain alone, the single ticket stays cheaper.
Does Innsbruck use euro?
Yes — Austria is in the eurozone, so prices need no converting.
Ready for Innsbruck?
Where to next
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How well does Innsbruck suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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