# The Grossglockner road in a day from Munich: the Käfertal, the Edelweiss-Spitze and the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe

Leave Munich early, walk the Käfertal at Ferleiten, go up the Edelweiss-Spitze, eat at the Edelweisshütte and finish facing the Grossglockner at the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/carinthia/hohe-tauern/itineraries/grossglockner-road-from-munich · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 06:00 · Salida: 2 h 45 by car (via Salzburg or via Lofer to Bruck and the Fusch valley)
- 08:45 · Walk to the Käfertal and the Oberstattalm from Ferleiten (Ferleiten car park, €4 for four hours · 20 min walk with a pushchair to the Oberstattalm)
  - 2 min by car, 0,5 km
- 10:15 · Grossglockner High Alpine Road, from Fusch to Heiligenblut (Ferleiten toll booth · €46.50 per car (2026)) · Grossglockner Hochalpenstraßen AG, From €47 per car
  - 30 min by car, 16 km
- 11:00 · Edelweiss-Spitze, the highest point on the road (cobbled spur from the Fuschertörl, or a 30 min walk)
  - Carry on on foot
- 12:00 · Edelweisshütte, on the Edelweiss-Spitze (hot food 9:00 to 18:30, every day of the season) · Edelweisshütte, on the Edelweiss-Spitze, €€
  - 30 min by car, 23,1 km
- 14:00 · Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe and the Pasterze glacier (free car park · 1.4 km panoramic path facing the Grossglockner)
- 17:00 · Vuelta (return via the Hochtor and Ferleiten; in Munich around 21:00)

The Grossglockner Alpine road climbs 48 km and 36 bends between Fusch and Heiligenblut, up to the 2,504 m of the Hochtor, and it is the most spectacular day trip you can do by car from Munich. It is a long day: about two and three-quarter hours to the north toll booth, the same time back and the road in between. It is worth it with a clear sky. You begin with an easy walk through the Ferleiten valley, eat at the highest point a car can reach and end facing the Grossglockner, with the Pasterze glacier below.

## How do you get there from Spain?

Fly to Munich, which has direct flights from several Spanish cities, and hire a car there: the road cannot be done well without one, except with the Glocknerbus from Zell am See. If you arrive the day before, sleep in Munich or, better, already in the Fusch valley, at the Hotel Lampenhäusl, and you save yourself the early start.

## The day, hour by hour

6:00 · Leave Munich. By the motorway towards Salzburg and then towards Bruck, or via Lofer.

8:45 · Käfertal. Park at Ferleiten, next to the toll booth (€4 for four hours), and walk 20 minutes with a pushchair to the Oberstattalm, with its marmot play area. If you feel like more, the Käfertal path continues for about 4 km, almost flat.

10:15 · Enter the road. Pay at the Ferleiten toll booth: €46.50 per car in 2026, or €36.50 per motorbike. The bends begin.

11:00 · Edelweiss-Spitze. At the Fuschertörl the cobbled spur leads to the Edelweiss-Spitze, 2,571 m. Drive up or, if it is full, leave the car below and walk half an hour.

12:00 · Lunch at the Edelweisshütte. The Lederer family's 1935 hut serves hot food until 18:30: Wiener Schnitzel, Tiroler Knödel or an Almjause, and the apple strudel with vanilla sauce.

14:00 · Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe. Cross the Hochtor into Carinthia and go up to the viewpoint, at 2,369 m. The car park is free. Walk the 1.4 km panoramic path facing the Grossglockner and above the Pasterze; on the way, with luck, you see marmots. The visitor centre is open from 10:00 to 17:00 and is included in the toll.

17:00 · Return. Come back over the Hochtor and down to Ferleiten. Allow about four hours to Munich.

## Is it for me?

Yes, if you like mountains seen from the road and short walks. With children it works: the Käfertal is designed for them and the marmots never fail. No, if you don't want to spend more than five hours in the car: then sleep a night in the area and do it at leisure.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
It is the way to do it in a day. Bring the Austrian motorway vignette.

### Without a car
The Glocknerbus goes up from Zell am See and Kaprun to the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe on Tuesdays, and in July and August on Thursdays too. From Munich to Zell am See there is a train, so you need at least one night there.

## Consejos

### Check the webcams before you leave
With low cloud you can't see the Grossglockner. If the day is overcast, change plans.

### Enter early in summer
The road opens at 5:30 from June to August. By mid-morning there is a queue at the toll booth.

### Respect the closing time
Driving at night is forbidden. In September the last entry is at 18:45.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### When is the Grossglockner road open?
From early May to early November. In November 2026 it is closed until early May 2027; the exact date has not been published.

### How much does it cost?
€46.50 per car per day in 2026; €40 for an electric car and €36.50 for a motorbike. After 18:00, a car pays €36.50.

### How long does it take from Munich?
About two and three-quarter hours to the Ferleiten toll booth, depending on traffic.

### Can it be done with small children?
Yes. The walk to the Oberstattalm can be done with a pushchair, and at the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe there are marmots and a visitor centre.