Kitzbuhel – Most Beautiful ski town in the world?
Kitzbuhel ski resort is part of Tyrol region. This mega resort considered one of the most perfect places to ski in Austria.
Like many other mega resorts, Kitzbuhel interlink with Kirchberg ski resort to the west and extends south through Jochberg into the Salzburg state at Hollersbach im Pinzgau.
Kitzbuhel is famous in the winter-sports world for being the place for the Hahnenkamm races, from the first appearance in 1931 and now on the annual Alpine World Cup competitions circuit.
In this article
We will show you the most important things you need to know before booking a vacation in Kitzbuhel, and if you read until the end of the article, you will get some great tips that will help you to take better decisions and have a more enjoyable vacation.
How to get to Kitzbuhel?
The closest airports to Kitzbuhel are Salzburg and Innsbruck Airports, with transfer times of 1 hour and 15 minutes and Munich Airport, with transfer time of 2 hours. If you are coming by train,
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Kitzbuhel has its own train station, and postbus picks up passengers from there every 15 minutes. From Munich airport, you can take a train directly from the terminal
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The ski area
Kitzbuhel has an amazingly long ski season beginning in mid-October and last to early May. As for the slopes, Kitzbuhel local area divided by two sides.
The Kitzbuheler Horn to the north-east and the main Hahnenkamm-Pengelstein-Resterhohe linked ski area to the south-west. With most of the terrain below tree line the resort has invested heavily in snow cannons
The ski area of Kitzbuhel, spans from 800 meters above sea level to 2000 meter above sea level. The ski area of Kitzbuhel has 192 kilometers of ski runs. Served by 58 state of the art lifts only the Austrian mastery can manufacture.
Overall there are 17 black runs, 32 red runs, and 45 blue runs, in the ski area of Kitzbuhel.
add to that 42 km of ski routes.
Pay note that the Kitzbuheler Horn ski area is not connected, to the main ski area
Experts can enjoy the 20 km of groomed black runs including the Streif downhill racing course infamous as the most dangerous downhill slopes in the world cup cuircuit,
Kitzbuhel has an ocean of off-pists to explore when the snow condition allows it. the best snow can be reached in the highest point above Pass Thurn, and there is also the wonderful Giggling run, aka route 33 which start at Steinbergkogel area and end near Hechenmoos bus station, at the village of Aurach.
Freestylers are up for a treat, Snowpark Kitzbuhel contains area for all levels from beginners to pro. There is also park at Kitzbuheler Horn. No half pipe and now airbag though, in both.
Where to stay in Kitzbuhel
When you are asking yourself where to stay? If you want to be in the center of attention the town of Kitzbuhel is the place to stay with a vibrant atmosphere and great variety of accommodation.
To the west is Kirchberg in Tirol and to the south Jochberg, both relatively quieter towns with a good access to Kitzbuhel ski area, and cheaper prices.
You can travel from Kirchberg or Jochberg to Kitzbuhel via Ski bus all day, the bus leave in intervals of 15 minutes at rush hours. from , first skibus arrive to Hahnenkamm Bahn at 09:07 and the last one leaves at 18:24 from there.
From Jochberg, the first skibus arrive to Hahnenkamm Bahn at 08:20 and the last one leaves the gondola at 17:00. After that, you can get a taxi price is 21€ to 25€ to Kirchberg and 25 to 31 euros to Jochberg.
Kitzbuhel center of town is a charming medieval quarter decorated with delicate painted frescoes, rightly deserves its reputation as the most beautiful ski town in Austria. The center is big magical pedestrian area sorounded with restaurants and luxurious boutiques and designer clothes.
When the sun goes down, the old mining town awakes and the apres ski bars and pubs overflow the town with a cheerful atmosphere lasting deep into the night.
Recommended Hotels
Pedestrian Old Town (Altstadt)
Hotel Zur Tenne occupies a refined 16th-century townhouse with beamed suites, open-fire lounges and a gourmet Tyrolean restaurant right inside the painted-fresco pedestrian zone.
Hotel Goldener Greif pairs classic alpine décor with a small wellness zone and underground access straight onto Kitzbühel’s café-lined Vorderstadt.
Town-Centre Fringe (Josef-Pirchl-Straße belt)
Hotel Schwarzer Adler is a historic four-star whose rooftop pool, herbal steam grotto and wine cellar sit two blocks from the Hahnenkamm gondola and the Londoner après-ski pub.
Hahnenkamm Base Station
Hotel Kaiserhof Kitzbühel offers true ski-in, ski-out convenience beside the gondola; families enjoy large rooms, an indoor pool and sun-terrace breakfasts that overlook the Streif finish line.
Schwarzsee / Römerweg (Lakeside)
Hotel Bruggerhof is a family-run chalet beside Lake Schwarzsee, featuring spacious apartments, a new bio-sauna complex and a free ski-bus loop to town every 15 minutes.
Eichenheim Hillside (Southern Outskirts)
Grand Hotel Kitzbühel (A-ROSA) crowns the golf-course ridge with panoramic spa views, gourmet dining and a shuttle that reaches the Hahnenkamm gondola in under 10 minutes.
West End Residential (Webergasse / Schmiedgasse)
Pension Schmidinger provides budget-friendly pine rooms, generous breakfasts and a five-minute stroll to both the ski-bus stop and Kitzbühel nightlife.
Apres ski
Regarding apres ski, we recommend you pop over The Mocking stube on your skiing back to village. It is located at end of slopes of the Hahnenkamm and it is great place to relax with a beer before heading to town.
Back at town we suggest you give a visit to The Londoner or spoho apres ski which have quite wild parties, on the other side of the street
or O’Flannigans Irish pub if you look for a sport bar. Kitzbuhel offer many other attractions from tobogganing, ice skating, cross country ski and many other winter attractions, like nightskiing in gaisberg lift in kirchberg
Conclusion
Before we’ll rap up, here’s our scores for Kitzbuhel:
for snowboarders: 8
beginners: 7.5
intermediates: 8.5
advanced skiers: 8.5
freestylers: 7.5
free-riders: 8
nightlive: 7
apres-ski: 8
Resort Charm: 10
and our total score for Kitzbuhel is, 8.5
Our tip for kitzbuhel,
You can add only 6 euros in high season and 31 euros in basic season for 6 days skipass and get the Kitzbuheler alpen skicard and then enjoy the skiwelt with it’s 280 connected ski runs, which is a short skibus drive to ki -west gondola, south of Kirchberg.
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