The Kalte Rinne viaduct on the Semmering line

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What to do · Semmering

The Semmering railway, Europe's first mountain line

Train · 1 h · Gloggnitz – Semmering – Mürzzuschlag · viaducts and tunnels of 1854, World Heritage · with a normal ÖBB ticket

InformationNormal ÖBB ticket

Price: Normal ÖBB ticket
Duration: 1 h
Season: All year
Who it's for: All ages

The Semmering line, opened in 1854 by the engineer Carl von Ghega, was Europe's first great mountain railway and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Between Gloggnitz and Mürzzuschlag it climbs and descends the pass by two-storey stone viaducts and tunnels, the most famous being that of the Kalte Rinne. You do not need a tourist train: it is a normal ÖBB line served by Railjets every two hours and regional trains from Gloggnitz and Mürzzuschlag. Get off at Semmering station, at about 895 m, where there is a small free information centre. The Semmering Base Tunnel, under construction since 2012, will one day take the fast trains off this line.

With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagers

Directions See all of Semmering

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The Löffler house on the Hochstraße, with the terrace of orange parasols

Der Löffler

Café · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: a slice of the house cake on the sunny terrace, or breakfast.

May to October, Thursday to Sunday · Closed in November

Tables laid in white in the Grand View dining room

Grand View, the Sporthotel restaurant

Restaurant · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: the evening four-course menu; on Saturdays, with live music.

Every day from 12:00 to 21:00 · In low season it may close some days

The Liechtensteinhaus covered in snow at the summit of the Hirschenkogel, with fireworks on New Year's Eve

Panoramarestaurant Liechtensteinhaus

Restaurant · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: something hot from the menu on the terrace after the playground or the last toboggan run.

Open on gondola days · Closed between seasons

To stay nearby

Der Löffler

Family hotel in the centre · Apartment for six · Parking in the courtyard

Why we like it: A small family hotel on Semmering's Hochstraße, with two-bedroom family rooms, an apartment for six with a kitchen, a balcony facing the Hirschenkogel and parking.

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Sporthotel am Semmering

At the foot of the gondola · 95 rooms · Indoor pool and sauna

Why we like it: A 95-room hotel at the foot of the Hirschenkogel gondola, with an indoor pool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, gym and the Grand View restaurant. Discount on lift passes.

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