# Innsbruck in a day from Munich by train: the Golden Roof, the Nordkette at 2,256 m, Tyrolean lunch and strudel

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/tyrol/innsbruck/itineraries/old-town-and-nordkette-from-munich · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:55 · Salida: 1 h 45 by train (direct train from München Hauptbahnhof; check the day's timetable on oebb.at or bahn.de)
- 10:00 · 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
- 11:00 · 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) · Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen, From €59 adult
  - 45 min by cable car
- 14:30 · Gasthaus Goldenes Dachl (kitchen open all day until 21:30; book at weekends) · Gasthaus Goldenes Dachl, €€
  - 1 min on foot
- 16:30 · Strudel-Café Kröll (apple strudel, €6.40; open until 18:30) · Strudel-Café Kröll, €
- 17:30 · Vuelta: 1 h 45 by train (20 min on foot to the station; direct train to München Hauptbahnhof)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
It is the natural way. Direct train from Munich, the whole centre on foot and the mountain by funicular and cable car from the old town.

### By car
You don't need it. You cannot enter the old town after 10:30 and the garages in the centre are paid.

## Consejos

### Check the webcams before buying
With the summit in cloud you will see nothing from the Hafelekar; the Nordkettenbahnen website has cameras.

### Go up first and eat afterwards
The mountain looks best early and the Goldenes Dachl serves food until night.

### Bring ID
They ask for it on the Nordkette for reduced fares.

## Cuándo no ir

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.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.