 Poster: A snowHead
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Thinking of going to Mayrhofen for a few days in Feb to join up with some friends. Not been before so looked into tranfers from Innsbruck and the prices seem ridiculous. It would work out a lot cheaper to hire a car but not really wanting to do that if i can help it. Was wondering if anyone has used public transport, bus or train to do the journey. Also best place for ski hire in Mayrhofen. Thanks
Soulo
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Train to Jenbach then the Zillertalbahn (takes an hour as its a slooow train) to Mayrhofen, should be relatively cheap!
If you are on Chrome or something and can translate pages as you go, the website to organise things is oebb.at
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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The Sport 2000 shop in Mayrhofen is owned and run by a British guy, with assistance from his multilingual kids http://www.rentforfun.eu/ We got good service from them a couple of years ago and the shop is right next to the Penken gondola.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I did this train journey a few weeks ago between Christmas and New Year and I quite enjoyed it. But if you've found a very cheap car rental option then it's also a very easy drive and it's handy to have a car in Mayrhofen as the area pass covers the whole Zillertal. Well worth a day away at Kaltenbach and at Zell am Ziller/Gerlos.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Let the train take the strain!
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Being a bit disorganised I didn't buy my tickets in advance - I got the timetable info from the website and just rocked up at the station to buy the tickets. Weirdly the tickets we ended up with were about a third cheaper than the price I'd been quoted on the website. No idea why.
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The bus from the airport to the train station goes from right outside of arrivals(line F). There a machine outside the door to buy a ticket for c2 euro. Once at Innsbruck Hbf just go to the ticket counter and they will print you off all of the platforms etc. It is all pretty easy.
Luggis is still going and would also second the recommendation for Sport 2000.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks for all the advice, it's much appreciated. Think the train looks favourite, will check out Luggis and Sport 2000.
Cheers - Soulo
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@soulo, As you say you've not been to Mayrhofen before it's worth mentioning that use of the Zillertalbahn narrow gauge railway that takes you from Jenbach to Mayrhofen is included in your ski lift pass (along with ski buses). You and your friends may choose to use this for day trips to the other good Zillertal valley ski slopes at Zell am Ziller (Arena) or Kaltenbach/Hochfugen, both recommended. 
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| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| @soulo, As you say you've not been to Mayrhofen before it's worth mentioning that use of the Zillertalbahn narrow gauge railway that takes you from Jenbach to Mayrhofen is included in your ski lift pass (along with ski buses). You and your friends may choose to use this for day trips to the other good Zillertal valley ski slopes at Zell am Ziller (Arena) or Kaltenbach/Hochfugen, both recommended. |
The train is free only for those dressed in skiwear AND carrying ski equipment. When we were on it at Christmas a family who were wearing ski kit and had lift passes (which they showed to the guard) were still made to pay (it's not very expensive) because they had not got skis/boards.
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You know it makes sense.
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They should have stood next to some skis 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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depends when you land you maybe able to blag a lift on a TO bus
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