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Route Marches
Garmisch trip up the Zugspitze
- The day before, check booking with the Zugspitzbahn (08821 7970 – reservations, see www.zugspitze.de for weather info) and ask whether the Eibsee cable car is operating (it is overhauled in the summer). If it is not running you do the round trip by cog railway – be aware that this will add around 40 min. Check your reservation.
- You may be taking the cable car up from Eibsee, then returning using cable car and train – again, check the reservation.
- Tell the group to dress warmly and remember sunglasses and
sun screen.
- When buying the tickets, fill in your voucher with the exact number of students and adults.
- Tell the group to keep their tickets with them throughout the trip as they need them at each transfer.
- The whole system can get very crowded as it provides access to high altitude ski slopes. (Tell group to stay together).
- In Salzburg there are two official terminals for setting down and picking up groups:
Terminal Nord – (Paris-Lodron Strasse)
Terminal Sud – (Nonntal)
- For groups overnighting or having a meal in Salzburg there are 2 main bus parks “Nord” and “Sud”. Parking fee is included in the booking for your drop off slot (the driver or bus company should arrange this in advance).
GARMISCH – ZUGSPITZE BY COG RAILWAY
Your train reservation may be from Garmisch or from Eibsee. Drive to the Zugspitzbahn station in Garmisch (behind the railway station) or in Eibsee. The driver leaves you there and meets you again at the Eibsee cable car bus park.
The cog railway takes you to Zugspitzplatt station, the departure point for the cable cars. The last part of the journey is through a long tunnel. Do not be surprised if you have to change trains in Eibsee.
The train will take you up as far as the Schneefern glacier.
At Schneefern you transfer to the Gletscherbahn cable car, which takes you to Zugspitze Gipfel Station – the top of the mountain.
Give the group a meeting time and place and be sure that they know that you are not going down the same way. 30 minutes at the summit is sufficient.
There is an outside terrace, snack bar and toilet facilities.
The Eibsee cable car leaves from the bottom of the Zugspitze building. While they are enjoying the view (or fog), tell the cable car attendant that you have a group. He can usually run an extra descent for you. Otherwise the cable cars leave at regular intervals.
The huge bus and car park at Eibsee serves both the Eibsee cable car and the rack railway station.
