areitXpress — Attraction in Zell am See

Everything was cool, the stations are fine and clean etc., but I only give three stars because of the attitude of the ticket seller. We came to the ropeway at around 3 pm and bought tickets for going up and down again to reach Zell am See. We told the ticket seller that we wanted to go up, hike to another station and go down from there again. She said fine, that's good, no problem, you'll reach the next station in around two hours. What she didn't tell us, though, was that the ropeway going directly down to Zell am See was closed and that the others would close at 5 pm. Had we known that, we wouldn't even have taken the ropeway up to hike, we'd have directly gone to Zell am See. Well, we found it out on the mountain then, and luckily we still got the ropeway down, but still ... She really should have told us since she already knew our plans. So, if you go there, check the ropeway times...

Excellent ride up the mountain and views, no waiting for a car like others, easy to get your own car, cafe/resturant at the top,great hike too the other car station and the top cafe/hotel, plenty for the kids on the trail, parts are set up for them, sound views of the surrounding towns, villages and of course mountains. If your in a nearby hotel you should get a free card for cable cars, buses and other...

There is a transfer station if you want to go completely on top of the mountain. Then there is also a stop in the second portion but you don’t have to exit the cabin. What is tricky is the fact that at 16:00 is the last run and it counts for both portions so take it into account and get on the last one at least at 15:45 if you are...