Erlebnisticket Salt Adventure Tour Hallstatt: The combined ticket for train and Hallstatt salt mines
Upper Austria/Hallstatt
Experience Hallstatt at its most beautiful. The ÖBB Erlebnisticket makes traveling to the Salt Worlds Hallstatt even easier: The Erlebnisticket offers you rail travel, boat transfer, round trip with the Salzberg funicular and admission at a reduced combined price. There’s hardly a more comfortable and stress-free way to explore Hallstatt!
How the Erlebnisticket Salt Adventure Tour Hallstatt works
The Erlebnisticket makes planning your next trip super easy: You can combine your train journey with boat transfer, round trip with the Salzberg funicular and admission and book them together. Not only does this save you time, but you also get a discounted price. That means you don't have to worry about getting there and can just enjoy your stay.
Step-by-step to the Erlebnisticket
Add travelers and discounts
Enter the desired date
Select the time and departure station for the outward journey
Select a suitable connection for the return journey
Select a ticket category
See price advantage
Arrive/depart and enjoy the experience
Services included in your Erlebnisticket
Arrival/Departure by train (ÖBB/DB)
Transfer by boat across the Hallstätter See (return journey)
Round trip with the Salzberg funicular
Admission to the Salt Worlds Hallstatt, incl. guided tour (Participation in a special guided tour is not possible within the scope of this offer!)
Observation deck "World Heritage View"
Your advantages with the Erlebnisticket
Less planning effort: The Erlebnisticket combines all the necessary tickets in one practical bundle. This means you only need to book once and still save money without having to laboriously compare all the offers.
Even cheaper travel with the Sparschiene: If you book early, you can take advantage of the ÖBB Sparschiene offers and secure particularly inexpensive rail connections. The best thing is that the Experience Ticket also offers an additional discount on the cheaper tickets.
Hallstatt Salt Mines – Experience 7,000 years of history up close
The journey itself is a highlight: the train takes you through idyllic mountain valleys and past the crystal-clear lakes of the Salzkammergut. You then take a boat across Lake Hallstatt directly to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hallstatt.
The Salzbergbahn cable car takes you comfortably up to the Hallstatt high valley. From there, a 15-minute walk leads to the entrance of the Hallstatt Salt Mines – the oldest salt mine in the world.
The 90-minute guided tour underground delights with a unique combination of adventure and knowledge:
Multimedia displays from the Neolithic Age to high-tech mining
60-metre-long mega-slides for spectacular descents
mysterious tunnels and an underground salt lake
a rapid return journey on the mine railway
Highlights of the Salzwelten
Bronze Age Cinema – 400 metres underground
The centrepiece: Europe’s oldest wooden staircase. The impressive exhibition depicts the lives of prehistoric miners and brings the Bronze Age to life.
Hallstatt Skywalk – ‘Welterbeblick’ viewing platform
Hovering above Lake Hallstatt, you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the village and the stunning World Heritage landscape. The perfect photo spot!
Digital support: The Salzwelten app
Discover the history of salt in even greater depth – either by hiring a device (€3) or using the free audio guide app (App Store & Google Play).
Available languages: German, English, Italian, French, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Slovenian, Slovak, Hungarian, Czech, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Dutch, Korean, Taiwanese.
Good to know
Please remember to wear sturdy footwear and warm clothing, as it is cool underground.
Children aged 4 and over are permitted to visit the salt mine.
Important information
The Hallstatt Salt Worlds are expected to remain closed until the end of July 2026 due to extensive modernisation work and the construction of the new funicular railway.
One of the most modern funicular railways in Europe is being built – offering greater comfort, faster journey times and even more impressive views.
Until the reopening, the Salzburg and Altaussee sites will be open with extended opening hours.
Opening hours
Provisional dates: 1 September to 31 December 2026:
Salzbergbahn: 1 September–23 October 2026: daily from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm 24 October–31 December 2026: daily from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm
Salt Mine: 1 September–23 October 2026: daily from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm 24 October–31 December 2026: daily from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm
Please check with the Salt Worlds Hallstatt directly for exact closing times and opening hours.
Discover more ÖBB Erlebnistickets
With the ÖBB Erlebnistickets you can discover not only the Salt Worlds Hallstatt, but also numerous other leisure activities throughout Austria. Whether you want to relax in a thermal spa, enjoy sports in the mountains or immerse yourself in culture at a museum, you are guaranteed to find the right experience for your taste here.
Image rights and sources Family in the slide (c)Salzwelten; Ghosts at the salt stones (c)bergauer; Guide on a group tour (c)bergauer; Skywalk with lake in summer (c)Salzwelten; Staircase in the mine (c)bergauer