KLAGENFURT - GETTING AROUND

By Walking

Most sights of interest can be easily reached by foot.

By Bus

Klagenfurt offers an extensive bus network. Tickets can be bought directly at the bus and cost around €4.00 (24h ticket) or €0.90 for a single ride. The main bus hub is located at Heiligengeistplatz in the center of the city.

By Bicycle

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is a great area to explore by bicycle and because it is flat with lots of bike lanes, it makes it easy and convenient to get around. The bike rental system Nextbike is user-friendly to handle, cheap and flexible. And this is how it works: The bikes can be rented via app (Nextbike), station terminal or hotline call. A total of about 60 bicycles are available at ten Nextbike rental stations throughout Klagenfurt. Simply sign up, rent and go. You can return the bike at a rental station of your choice. All information can be found on www.nextbike.at.

If you prefer a longer tour, then the bicycles of the SBK social enterprises Kärnten GmbH are the ideal choice. Around Lake Wörthersee there are 600 bikes that can be rented at 20 rental stations. And there is something for everyone here: switch bikes, trekking bikes, cross bikes, mountain bikes, women`s and children`s bikes and also e-bikes.

The most centrally located rentals: Klagenfurt am Wörthersee tourist region, Neuer Platz 5 (April - October) And Seepark Hotel in Universitätsstraße 104. Again, the rental bikes can be returned to any rental agency. The service, comfort and the optimum accessories for the wheels are taken care of - and even more - the offer of SBK - in cooperation with and supported by the AMS Carinthia - fulfills a social mission. More about the rentals and services provided by SBK, see www.sbk.or.at.

By Car

You do not need a car to explore the city of Klagenfurt, but it is a good idea to have one if you are looking to move around the area. If you do have a car while staying in Klagenfurt, you will want to ask your hotel about parking options.

Klagenfurt has over 4,200 parking spaces within and along the ring road, around 1,720 of them close to the center. Most of the areas within the ring road belong to the short-term parking zone, where the first 30 minutes` parking is free of charge: simply provide your arrival time clearly and park for free. But after 30 minutes you have to leave the car park again.

If you need to stay longer than half an hour, you have to buy a pay and display ticket, which must be paid for from the first minute; in this case you cannot claim the 30 minutes` free parking. The tariff is about €0.50 per half hour, which is the cheapest of all the Austrian provincial capitals. The maximum parking time is three hours.