Innsbruck Airport to the city centre and the ski resorts: bus F, taxi, transfer and car hire

IVB line F leaves from the stop at the airport's main entrance and runs through the city to the Hauptbahnhof (Südtiroler Platz, stands D to F), then on to Rum. The ride takes 14 to 17 minutes. In the provisional January 2027 timetable the first weekday bus leaves at 05:40 and the last at 23:10; buses run every 15 minutes in the weekday daytime, every 20 minutes on Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays and in the evening.

An IVB Einzelticket Innsbruck costs €3.30 (reduced €2.20) in 2026, valid 45 minutes on a printed ticket or 90 minutes bought online. The 24 hour ticket costs €7.30. Buy them in the IVB Tickets app, online, or at ticket machines, and validate a paper ticket when you board. The Innsbruck Card also covers public transport within Innsbruck.

There is a taxi rank directly in front of the terminal. Inside the city, taxis charge the Innsbrucker Taxitarif 2026: €8.25 including the first kilometre, then €2.15 per kilometre, plus €45 an hour for waiting or slow traffic. Between 22:00 and 06:00 on weekdays, and all day on Sundays and public holidays, the starting fare is €10.50. Trips beyond the city boundary, for example to Mutters, Axams or the ski resorts, are not covered by the city tariff, so agree the price first.

A pre-booked transfer is the easy option with skis and children, or when your hotel is in the Stubai valley, Seefeld or the villages: a driver meets you in arrivals and drives you to the door. Four Seasons Travel has a counter directly to the left after customs; its shared classes have set maximum waits, and its private class carries up to 8 people with no other stops. The airport also lists more than a dozen local taxi and transfer firms, and your hotel can usually arrange one.

Seven car hire firms work at the airport: Alamo, Enterprise and National; Avis and Budget; Buchbinder and Megadrive; Europcar; Hertz; Rent Easy Tirol; and Sixt. The car hire centre at Fürstenweg 180 is next to the terminal and reached by a covered walkway.

On Austrian motorways you need a vignette (10 days €12.80 in 2026, digital only from 2027); the A 13 Brenner motorway has its own toll. From 1 November to 15 April winter tyres are compulsory whenever there is snow, slush or ice on the road.

By public transport, take bus F to the Hauptbahnhof and change to bus 590 from stand C, which runs to the glacier valley station at Mutterberg in about 1 hour 16 minutes; from the airport the whole trip takes about 1 hour 40 minutes with one change. Buses to the glacier run several times an hour in the morning in the January 2027 timetable.

With a SKI plus CITY Pass and the Welcome Card from your accommodation (stays of 2 nights or more) the ski buses are free; line 590 needs a voucher from your Innsbruck partner hotel, the Innsbruck Information office or Die Boerse ski hire. With skis and bags, a transfer straight to your Stubai hotel saves the change.

Take bus F for 6 minutes to the MED-EL stop, walk about 6 minutes to Innsbruck Hötting station and take the S-Bahn towards Scharnitz: about 41 minutes from the airport in total. From the Hauptbahnhof the train takes 36 minutes.

The Axamer Lizum lift company runs a free ski bus from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof via Völs, Götzens and Axams to the valley station, about 41 minutes, with weekday departures such as 07:39, 08:09, 08:34 and 09:09; return buses leave the Lizum at 9 minutes past the hour from 12:09 to 16:09. From the airport, ride bus F to the Hauptbahnhof first. A transfer is the simpler choice if you are staying in Axams or Mutters, and parking at the valley station is free with a ski pass.