Wellness Hotel 5 Stars, 4 Spa in Bavaria – SCHLOSS ELMAU Luxury Spa & Cultural Hidewaway – Family Hotel, Sport Hotel, Yoga Retreat, Gourmet Restaurant, Hiking, Golf, Tennis, Mountain Biking, Cross Country Ski, Alpine Ski, Ski Safari

Please let us know your travel plans, so that we may provide you with a customized itinerary of how to best get to Schloss Elmau from any place in € pe. Two airports – Munich (1hr 30 min) and Innsbruck (45 min) - are both within easy reach. Schloss Elmau is 18 km from the famous ski resort Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the biggest town in the area. Trains leave from Munich or Innsbruck train stations about every hour to Garmisch or the small village of Klais, which is 5 km from Schloss Elmau.

Getting to Elmau by plane

From the Innsbruck Airport (Austria). We will be happy to organize a shuttle from the airport, travel time about 45 minutes (80 €).
Or take a taxi to the main train station and continue by train to Klais.

From the Munich Airport. We will be happy to organize a shuttle from the airport, travel time about 90 minutes. You can also take a suburban train to the main train station in Munich, travel time about 40 minutes. From there, continue by train to Klais.

Getting to Elmau by train

From the Munich Main Train Station: The train to Klais leaves every hour from the Starnberg Wing (north side) of the train station. Travel time about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

From the Innsbruck Main Train Station (Austria): Take the train to Mittenwald and continue on from there toward Klais. Travel time about 1 hour.

Schloss Elmau Shuttle from Klais free of charge. Please contact Reception to be picked up at the Klais train station.

Getting to Elmau by car

From Munich: Take the A 95 highway to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and continue from there in the direction of Mittenwald/Innsbruck (Austria). After about 12 km, turn right at the village Klais, and cross the train tracks. After that, first turn right and then turn left when you reach a small chapel. This turns into the toll road that leads to Elmau. Travel time from the airport is about 1 1/2 hours, from Munich about 1 hour.

From Innsbruck (Austria): Take the road to Zirl (Zirlerberg) and continue from there in the direction of Mittenwald/Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After you have passed through Mittenwald, you will come to the village of Klais. Turn left and cross the train tracks. After that, first turn right and then turn left when you reach a small chapel. This turns into the toll road that leads to Elmau. Total travel time about 45 minutes.

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The Schloss Elmau Experience – How to Get There

Getting to Elmau by plane

Getting to Elmau by train

Getting to Elmau by car