We compare 23 summer cards (Sommercard) in the Austrian Alps and show what each card costs and which cable cars it covers.
How we check the dataEnter who is travelling and for how many nights. Every card’s price is recalculated.
See all 23 cardsTyrol, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia and Vorarlberg all have summer cards. Pick a region to see all of its cards.
Some cards come free with your stay, some cost a nightly fee and others anyone can buy.
You get it at a partner hotel or apartment; the cost is built into the room rate.
Ötztal Inside Summer Card, Stubai Super Card, Silvretta Card Premium and more
The partner accommodation charges a mandatory contribution; children pay less.
Super.Sommer.Card, Pitztal Sommer Card, Zell am See-Kaprun Sommerkarte
Anyone can buy it, even if you are camping or just visiting for the day.
Zillertal Activcard, Kitzbüheler Alpen Sommer Card, SalzburgerLand Card and more
Prices adjust to your group. Filter the cards, see them on a map and compare up to four side by side.
21 cards · 2 adults + 2 children · 7 nights
Watch out: Bike transport twice a day, and not on the Hochalmbahn.
Watch out: Bike transport only once a day.
Watch out: Cable cars only with the Premium Card at selected partners; the standard Wildschönau Card does not include them.
Watch out: Only at Premium partners.
Watch out: The bought Stubai Card is valid for only 5 days within 7.
Watch out: The included card is valid only from the 2nd day of your stay (not on arrival day).
Watch out: Cable cars twice a day, not unlimited.
Watch out: Only 1 cable car a day in total, not each one.
Watch out: Only 1 attraction a day – if you take a cable car every day, you get nothing else.
Watch out: For stays of up to 2 nights, cable cars are not included.
Watch out: Each cable car/attraction only once per stay.
Watch out: Only at partner accommodation; it cannot be bought separately.
Watch out: The weeks must be used in one block; validity starts with the first use.
Watch out: Not a free card – the contribution is charged for every night.
Watch out: Valid on consecutive days only.
Watch out: Each attraction only once.
Watch out: The days must be consecutive.
Watch out: The price varies by season.
Watch out: Only one cable car a day, not each one.
What a summer card is, what it costs, where to get it and what it includes.
A summer card (Sommercard, Sommer Card, guest card) is a card for guests of Austrian holiday regions. Depending on the region it gives you free or discounted rides on cable cars, buses and trains, and free entry to pools, museums or boats. We compare 23 cards from Tyrol, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia and Vorarlberg.
12 of the 23 cards come free with a stay at a partner accommodation. In some regions you pay a mandatory nightly fee, for example €7.50 per adult in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis or €10.44 in Zell am See-Kaprun in high season. Passes for guests without partner accommodation start at €46.
Most cards are issued by the partner accommodation when you arrive. For each card we link to the official list of partner hotels and apartments and a few verified places to stay. When you book, always ask the accommodation to confirm that you will get the card.
Yes. Children usually pay less and the youngest travel free, but the age limits differ by region. With the Lech Card, for example, children up to 14 travel free, and with the Zillertal Activcard family discount, children born in 2011 or later travel free when both parents buy a card. The catalogue calculation takes your children’s ages into account.
These cards include a glacier: Zillertal Activcard, Pitztal Sommer Card, Stubai Super Card, Zell am See-Kaprun Sommerkarte, Schladming-Dachstein Card. Some have restrictions, such as the Dachstein only once a week. You will find the details on each card’s page.
Summer cards are valid roughly from May to the end of October. The earliest season starts on 4 Apr and the latest ends on 8 Nov 2026. Cable cars have their own operating times, though, and some do not run outside high season. Information for summer 2027 is in preparation.
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