What The High Tatras costs
Nature in the High Tatras is mostly free — the lakes, waterfalls and hiking through TANAP cost nothing; only the cable cars are paid, and at a price that changes.
- Hostel
- €18–32 per person, a dorm bed
- Set menu
- €6.50–13.90
- TEŽ train
- €4 (€5 at the counter) per ride
Most of the High Tatras is free to visit: Štrbské Pleso, the Cold Stream Waterfalls and hiking through TANAP charge no entry. What costs money is accommodation, food, the TEŽ train and, at a changing rate, the cable cars to Skalnaté Pleso and Lomnický štít. The table below lists each item separately, except the two cable cars with no fixed price.
Prices item by item
Everything per person, in euros. The day is the same basket across the site: a bed, two meals, city transport and admissions.
Whatever has a fixed price stays cheap: €4 (€5 at the counter) per TEŽ train ride, a set menu €6.50–13.90. What has no fixed price are the two cable cars heading north — the fare depends on the day and how many seats the GOPASS system has free, so it isn't published in advance; check on the spot or on the cable car's own site before setting off.
Most of the region stays free
Those same three points charge no entry — only the museum and parking inside the park are paid. Anyone sticking to them has a day here costing just accommodation, food and the train.
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Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much does the Lomnický štít cable car cost?
It has no fixed price — it changes by the day and by how many seats the GOPASS system has free, so it's checked before setting off.
What's free in the High Tatras?
Štrbské Pleso, the Cold Stream Waterfalls and hiking through TANAP; only the museum and parking inside the park are charged.
How much does a hostel cost in the region?
€18–32 per person for a dorm bed.
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