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We have rented an apartment in Saalbach in January and will be flying to Munich and hiring a car.
When I flew to Salzburg this year, the car already came with winter tyres as standard and I'm sure that we had a pass for driving on the Austrian motorways attached to the windscreen.
Can anyone tell me if I need to make a special request for winter tyres (or snowchains) when hiring the car from Munich and how I go about buying the motorway pass (if I need one).
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I think this topic came up a few months back.
If the rental car doesn't have the Toll Sticker, you can buy one from the Autobahn services between Munich and the border. edit: I think it's valid for 10 days, you tell them the first day you need it and they clip it accordingly. Forget how much it costs.
German rental car should have "Winter" tyres (M+S I think). Chains are probably an optional extra on request.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Tue 23-09-08 14:32; edited 1 time in total
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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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SCollier1, the motorway pass can be bought at motorway services in Germany near the border; the turn off sign for the services has the Austrian eagle attached to it, very picturesque. I believe that you will need one; apparently the police don't check from the German border down to Kufstein Sud (you'll be on a different motorway) but elsewhere on the motorway network they do, although I have no idea how vigourously. They only cost a few euros for 10 days.
IME, you'll need to ask for chains, don't know about snow tyres.
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| SCollier1 wrote: |
We have rented an apartment in Saalbach in January and will be flying to Munich and hiring a car.
When I flew to Salzburg this year, the car already came with winter tyres as standard and I'm sure that we had a pass for driving on the Austrian motorways attached to the windscreen.
Can anyone tell me if I need to make a special request for winter tyres (or snowchains) when hiring the car from Munich and how I go about buying the motorway pass (if I need one).
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In the Winter , rental cars in Munich are equipped with Winter Tyres. You will not need snow chains for the drive to Saalbach.
You can buy the vignette (austrian motorway pass) at the border but I would avoid this as everyone is there doing the same thing.
You can buy from German Gas stations before the border. If your a member of autoclub organisation you can buy online.
Tip. If you are going for two week vacation it is cheaper to buy two "ten day" passes rather than the "two month" pass.
http://www.vignette.at/index.php?idtopic=504
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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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Hi
I drove from Germany through Austria in the summer and the vignette cost 9.50 Euros for 10 days and you can pretty much stop at any petrol station before the border to get it. You may also have to pay "tunnel fees" on top of this though, which can be another 9.50 euros each, but this depends on the route you take.
I wouldn't risk not buying it coz they are fairly strict with controls and if you're caught without one it's around a 300 euros fine
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| sar_m wrote: |
| Hi,I wouldn't risk not buying it coz they are fairly strict with controls and if you're caught without one it's around a 300 euros fine |
There is a reason why the vignette has to be placed in the correct part of the windscreen. Automatic camera detection equipment is on the Austrain Autobahns that can read the vignette & licence plate. 
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take this route
it's the route the local Saalbach taxi transfers to Munich Airport use, it uses german motorways and austrian local roads so you don't need a vignette, waste of money unless you'll be using the motorways while you're there
good luck and enjoy your holiday 
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AlpineWalker,
I wish I knew that route back in Feb before it took me 4 hours getting to Saalbach then 5 hours on return journeythe following week!!!! 
jow
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