A tight schedule! I would advise you to take a later train in the evening! In Hallstatt directly is the salt mine, the ice cave, etc. in the neighboring Obertraun! In addition, there are many tourists in July. You plan my advice for a whole day, otherwise you hardly have the possibility to really enjoy everything! Sturdy shoes and warm clothes are essential!

Bad Mitterndorf e Grundlsee sarebbero raccomandati, ma economici, questo è negli occhi di chi guarda, anche se si tratta di un hotel 3 * o più, bed and breakfast o appartamento dovrebbe essere! Lascia che l'associazione turistica ti mandi un catalogo, quindi puoi scegliere quello che preferisci!

G'day There are several parking lots in the village, all rather expensive. Just look for the signs and you should have no problem finding a space. Cheers Mike

The Ice Cave is open from 29 April until 29 October 2017. I think it is closed now due to weather condition Yes, you need cable car to get there, no matter what.

yes it is very much possible. it depends from where you want to come.Generally you can come from vienna or salzburg.If coming from salzburg i suggest to come by bus.You can take bus 150 from salzburg HBF to bad ischl and from there you take bus 542/543 to hallstatt Gosaumuhle and then to hallstatt Lahn.(543) 1. Salzburg > Bad Ischl (Bus 150): 2. Bad Ischl > Hallstatt Gosaumühle (Bus 542) 3. Hallstatt Gosaumühle > Hallstatt Lahn > Dachstein Ice Caves (Post Bus/Shuttle 543 Train Overview: If you are coming from vienna then train is more preferable. 1. Salzburg or Vienna > Attnang-Puchheim: It is a direct national train to here from Salzburg in 50 minutes or Vienna Westbahnhof Station in 2 hours. From/to Salzburg your layover for switching trains will be about 12 minutes and from/to Vienna it will typiclly be 20-30 minutes. 2. Attnang-Puchheim > Bad Ischl > Hallstatt Bahnhof: The local train from Attnang-Puchheim to Hallstatt Bahnhof will take 90 minutes. It will drop you off across the lake from town and the Stephanie ferry will be there to meet the incoming trains and glide you into town. There are no bag lockers here. If visiting the ice caves consider riding the train another 5 minutes to Obertraun Station to catch bus 543 Two days will be ok to cover ice caves,5 fingers,Hall statt walking tour and Saltmines. In one day you can cover caves and five fingers and on second day you can do saltmines and hallstatt village. If you want to be do it in more relaxed state then you can extend it to three days. If you want to visit surrounding areas then you need to extend your stay. Best time is June to september. Ice caves and salt mines will be closed in winter so you better check out their sites.

I would not say it is the best time to visit - as I would think either summer or real winter i.e. December etc. (Christmas) would be best. Expect that it is dark, wet and cold - plan some indoor activities as backup. Plenty of caves / salt mines which are cold all year anyway.

Hi Rosie, Hallstatt look nice in winter especially the rooftops covered in snow. Plus it is much more quiet than in summer time. There are a few things you can do nearby Hallstatt unfortunately they are only in spring and summer time. You can take a nice walk around this small village. HINT: if you want to see the town as in the photos on the internet, walk through the street after Heritage Hotel ;-) There's a small view point over there. There are direct train or with some connections to Hallstatt, depending from where are you coming from. check out oebb.at for schedule and ticket price. Yes, accommodation is available during this time of the year. I hope this help. Feel free to ask! Cheers