Innsbruck Card vs. Welcome Card: Free Entries, Discounts & Mobility
Experience Innsbruck at the best price! With the Innsbruck Card and the Welcome Card, you enjoy free admission, discounts, and free public transport. But what are the differences between the two cards?
The Innsbruck Card is a purchase card. The card includes most sightseeing attractions in the city.
The Welcome Card is a personalized free guest card and is available for stays of 2 nights or more. Additional benefits are available for stays of 3 nights or more.
The Innsbruck Card can be purchased for 24, 48, 72 hours and is valid from the time of activation.
The Welcome Card is valid from the time it is issued after check-in until midnight on the day of departure.
Both cards are available at our reception.
Yes, both cards are available as a digital card.
Our Tip
Take a few days to get to know Innsbruck and explore the most beautiful places of the city at your own pace. But it's not just the city center that's worth seeing – Innsbruck is the perfect starting point for discovering the entire region. Hotel Mondschein provides the ideal base: centrally located, charming, and offering warm hospitality.
What can I do with the cards?
| Innsbruck Card to buy | Welcome Card free | |
| Public transport within the city center | ✔ | ✔ |
| Selected public transport to the surrounding area | ✔ | |
| Ski bus in Winter | ✔ | |
| Swarovski Crystal Worlds shuttle bus | ✔ | |
| Sightseer Hop-on Hop-off Bus | ✔ | |
| Nordkettenbahnen - Top of Innsbruck | ✔ | 20 % discount from 3 nights |
| Patscherkofel cable car | ✔ | 20 % discount from 3 nights |
| MAY - OCT: 1 ascent and descent with 4 selected cable cars in the Innsbruck region free of charge | gratis from 3 nights | |
| NOV - APR: 1 ascent and descent with the Oberperfuss cable car free of charge | gratis from 3 nights | |
| Swarovski Crystal Worlds | ✔ | EUR 2,00 discount |
| Lumagica Innsbruck (Nov - Jan) | ✔ | 20 % discount |
| Experience Tirol | 10 % discount | |
| Ambras castle | ✔ | |
| Bergisel ski jump | ✔ | |
| Imperial palace, Court church | ✔ | |
| City tower | ✔ | |
| Alpine zoo | ✔ | |
| Guided city walk | ✔ | |
| Guided hikes according to weekly schedule | ✔ |
Important information:
The Welcome Card summer (1 May to 31 October) and winter (1 November to 30 April) differ with regard to the services offered
For all cable cars: each limited to 1 ascent and 1 descent (direct access at the turnstile)
For all museums: each limited to 1 admission
Unlimited use of public transport and the Sightseer Hop-on Hop-off bus during the validity period
Please note the opening hours as well as weather-related and seasonal closing times!