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Gastein is an alpine valley in Salzburg that operates four ski areas alongside thermal spa and radon gallery facilities.
Gastein operates in the Ski and spa valley segment.
Gastein: Disambiguation
Gastein is not a single resort village. Gastein is not the Ski amadé pass itself. Gastein is not a purely medical spa town without lifts. Gastein is not the Grossarl valley.
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Gastein: Core Facts
- Type
- Ski and thermal spa valley (source)
- Region
- Salzburg, Sankt Johann im Pongau district (source)
- Main villages
- Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Dorfgastein, Böckstein (source)
- Ski areas
- Schlossalm-Angertal-Stubnerkogel, Dorfgastein-Großarltal, Graukogel, Sportgastein (source, )
- Pass network
- Part of Ski amadé (source, )
- Thermal water temperature
- Up to about 47 degrees Celsius at source (source)
- Thermal spas
- Felsentherme Bad Gastein and Alpentherme Gastein in Bad Hofgastein (source)
- Radon gallery
- Gasteiner Heilstollen, Böckstein, in therapeutic use since 1952 (source)
- Gallery climate
- Rock temperature about 37 to 41.5 degrees Celsius (source)
- Summit attraction
- Stubnerkogel suspension bridge, 140 m long, opened 2010 (source)
- Railway access
- Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein stations on the Tauernbahn (source)
- Car shuttle
- Autoschleuse Tauernbahn between Böckstein and Mallnitz (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Gastein: Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this valley suit non-skiers?
Gastein runs two public thermal spas plus the Böckstein radon gallery, so a guest who never touches a lift still has warm-water days, and the Stubnerkogel bridge gives a summit trip on foot.
How much does the spa cost?
Entry tariffs for the Felsentherme and the Alpentherme change every season, so confirm the current rate on the operator sites before travelling to Gastein rather than relying on older figures.
Is the skiing any good for the rest of the group?
Gastein has four separate ski areas, from Dorfgastein-Großarltal to the high Sportgastein bowl, and the lift ticket is part of the Ski amadé network.
Can I arrive by train?
Yes. Both Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein have stations on the Tauernbahn, with long-distance services from Salzburg and Vienna, which makes Gastein one of the easiest Austrian ski valleys to reach car-free.
How does it compare with Zell am See-Kaprun?
Gastein wins on thermal water and rail convenience. Zell am See-Kaprun offers a lake town and a 3,029 m glacier platform, so it has the wider spread of non-ski activities.
Gastein: Related entities
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Gastein: Further reading
- https://www.gastein.com/en
- https://www.gasteinerbergbahnen.at/en
- https://www.alpentherme.com/en
- https://www.gasteiner-heilstollen.com/en
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