Gasthaus Goldenes Dachl
What to order: the Tiroler Dachl Gröstl (€19.80), the tafelspitz soup with Kaspressknödel (€9.80) or the Tyrolean veal schnitzel (€33.50), and for dessert the Kaiserschmarrn.
Every day 11:00 to 23:00 · Kitchen 11:30 to 21:30
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Day itinerary · 47.27° N · 11.39° E
Innsbruck in a day, from the Golden Roof to 2,256 metres without taking the car.
Direct train from Munich, the Golden Roof, funicular and cable cars up to the Hafelekar, Tyrolean lunch on the Hofgasse and strudel before the return train.
Leaving from
Direct flight to Salzburgo fromAlicante 2 h 45Gran Canaria 5 hTenerife Sur 5 h 15
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Total time12 h with the train
By car1 h 45 each way
From MunichDirect train, around 1 h 45
From SpainDirect flight to Munich
Nordkette€59 return to the Hafelekar; 24 h Innsbruck Card, €69
DifficultyEasy
BookingTable at the Goldenes Dachl at weekends
ClosuresNordkette 2 to 19 November 2026 and 26 to 30 April 2027
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Munich 1 h 45 by train
direct train from München Hauptbahnhof; check the day's timetable on oebb.at or bahn.de
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Old Town and the Golden Roof
20 min on foot from the station; the Golden Roof can be seen free, the museum costs €6
- 5 min on foot
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Nordkette, from the old town to the Hafelekar at 2,256 m
funicular from the Altstadt station and two cable cars; €59 return to the Hafelekar
+43 512 293344
- 45 min by cable car
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Gasthaus Goldenes Dachl
kitchen open all day until 21:30; book at weekends
Hofgasse 1, 6020 Innsbruck · +43 512 319590
Restaurant €€Book - 1 min on foot
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Strudel-Café Kröll
apple strudel, €6.40; open until 18:30
Hofgasse 6, 6020 Innsbruck · +43 512 574 347
Café €Book -
Back home 1 h 45 by train
20 min on foot to the station; direct train to München Hauptbahnhof
Approximate cost
About €90–110 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Old Town and the Golden Roof
How to get there from Spain. The plan leaves from Munich: fly the day before to Munich (MUC), which has direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities, and sleep next to the main station. In the morning, a direct train to Innsbruck. If you prefer to sleep in Tyrol already, the Altstadthotel Weisses Kreuz is in the old town.
Innsbruck is the Alpine city nearest to Munich: by direct train you arrive in a little under two hours and the mountain begins in the centre. In one day you see the old town and the Golden Roof, go up by funicular and cable car to over 2,200 metres, eat Tyrolean cooking on the Hofgasse and have a strudel before the return train. You don't need a car at any point.
The day, hour by hour
7:55 · Train from Munich. Direct trains to Innsbruck leave München Hauptbahnhof; the fastest take around 1 h 45. Check the day's timetable on the ÖBB or Deutsche Bahn websites before you go.
10:00 · Old town and the Golden Roof. From the station to the centre is about twenty minutes on foot. Walk the Herzog-Friedrich-Straße to Maximilian I's balcony with its gilded copper tiles. From outside you see it free; the museum costs €6. If you want to see the rooftops from above, climb the town tower.
11:00 · The Nordkette. Five minutes on foot to the Altstadt station, the one for the Zaha Hadid funicular. You go up to Hungerburg and from there by cable car to the Seegrube, at 1,905 m, and the Hafelekar, at 2,256 m. The return ticket to the top costs €59. If you do anything else that day, compare it with the 24-hour Innsbruck Card, €69, which includes one ascent and one descent. Go up in the morning: clouds usually arrive during the day. Bring a jacket, it is quite a bit colder up there.
14:30 · Lunch at the Gasthaus Goldenes Dachl. You come down in about 40 minutes and return to the old town. The kitchen serves non-stop until 21:30, so eating late is no problem, also on Sunday. Order the Tiroler Dachl Gröstl or the tafelspitz broth with Kaspressknödel. At weekends, book by phone.
16:30 · Strudel at the Café Kröll. A few doorways down, on the same Hofgasse. The apple one costs €6.40; there are savoury ones too. It is open until 18:30 and in summer until 21:00.
17:30 · Train back. Twenty minutes on foot to the station, or the tram, and a direct train to Munich.
With children
The Nordkette funicular stops at the Alpenzoo, with about 2,000 animals of Alpine species. With small children, stay at the Seegrube, which has easy paths, and go down to the zoo on the way back: the combined ticket with the summit and the zoo costs €64 for adults.
Time1 h 30
Change the route
With children: the funicular stops at the Alpenzoo; with the Top of Innsbruck combined ticket including the zoo, €64:
Alpenzoo, the animals of the Alps
If the Nordkette is closed for maintenance or the summit is in cloud: Zaha Hadid's ski jump, €12, closed on Tuesdays from November to May:
Bergisel Ski Jump
If you want to stay overnight: in the old town, five minutes from the funicular:
Altstadthotel Weisses Kreuz
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Strudel-Café Kröll
What to order: a savoury strudel, spinach or vegetable and potato, and a sweet one of apple (€6.40) or curd cheese and sour cherry; if you don't know which, the assortment of three small ones.
Every day 7:00 to 18:30; in summer until 21:00
Das Schindler
What to order: the three-course menu of your choice (€74) with the organic Angus beef tartare, the Schwaz char or the Wiener Schnitzel, and for dessert the Wiener Melange of Topfenknödel and Kaiserschmarren.
Tuesday to Saturday 11:30 to 1:00 · Closed Sunday, Monday and public holidays · Bookings by phone only
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Innsbruck
All year, every day: the Gasthaus Goldenes Dachl and the Café Kröll are open on Sundays too. Avoid the Nordkette maintenance closures, from 2 to 19 November 2026 and from 26 to 30 April 2027. With low cloud the summit cannot be seen: check the webcams before going up.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Check the webcams before buying
With the summit in cloud you will see nothing from the Hafelekar; the Nordkettenbahnen website has cameras.
- 2Go up first and eat afterwards
The mountain looks best early and the Goldenes Dachl serves food until night.
- 3Bring ID
They ask for it on the Nordkette for reduced fares.
We'd skip it
The Nordkette from 2 to 19 November 2026 or from 26 to 30 April 2027: it is closed for maintenance. On those days, swap the mountain for the Bergisel ski jump.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
The Nordkette, €59; lunch at the Goldenes Dachl, about €25–35 with a drink, and strudel with coffee, under €15. Without the train, between €100 and €130 per person.
Do I need to book anything?
Only a table at the Goldenes Dachl at weekends. The Nordkette is bought at the station.
Does it work on a Sunday?
Yes. The Goldenes Dachl and the Kröll are open every day and so is the Nordkette.
And if it rains?
Swap the Nordkette for Ambras castle or Swarovski Kristallwelten, which has a shuttle from the station.
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