Grossglockner is the highest mountain in Austria, about 1 hour 20 minutes drive from Kaprun

At 3,798m the Grossglockner is not only the highest mountain in Austria, it also one of the highest peaks in the Alps. The most famous alpine road leads you into the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park, to the Grossglockner (3,798m) and its glacier, the Pasterze. You will experience driving on 48 kilometres of high alpine road with 36 bends up to an altitude ascent to 2,504 metres. You pass through a mountain world bursting with alpine meadows, mountain forests, cliffs and eternal ice to the foot of the Grossglockner, the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs.

Opening times - Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Beginning of May until 15 June: 6 am - 8 pm
16 June until 15 September: 5 am - 9.3 pm
16 September until end of October: 6 am - 7.30 pm

Day ticket Private Car EUR 28,00
Last admission: 45 min. before night closure
http://www.grossglockner.at/en/ 01 5 2019.