Visit

Post bus line 540 from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof/main train station (via Kaiserschützenplatz – Olympiaworld – Tivoli Stadion) to Schloss Ambras. 

Bus line M (direct)
(towards: Aldrans Fagslung), stop 'Schloss Ambras'. 

Tram line 3
(towards: Amras), stop ‘Philippine-Welser-Strasse’. Then continue on foot 1.2 km, around 10–15 minutes: Amraser Strasse and Tummelplatzweg (steep climb). 

Bus line C
(towards: Luigenstrasse), stop ‘Luigenstrasse’. Then continue on foot 0.6, around 10 minutes: across the castle grounds (steep climb). 

Tram line 6
(towards: Igls train station), stop 'Tummelplatz' or 'Schönruh'. Then continue on foot 0.4 km, around 6 minutes (steep downhill). 
 

More information at: www.ivb.at/en/ 

• Cash desk/shop: Find out more about how to use the elevators from our staff. Wheelchairs are available upon request. 
• Armouries
• Chamber of Art and Wonders  
• Ambras Antiquarium 
• Small Armoury 

• Inner courtyard 
• Chapel of St Nicholas  
• Bath of Philippine Welser 
• Habsburg Portrait Gallery 
• The special exhibitions
• The Strasser Glass Collection 
• The post is here! 
• FERDINAND Café & Bistro 

Schlossstrasse is a paid parking zone daily 9 a.m.–7 p.m. (1 euro per half hour, after 5 hours up to 8 euros per day). There is only one pay-and-display ticket machine near the castle entrance.  

There is a free bus park in Aldranserstrasse, 50 metres after the turn into Schlossstrasse. Take either the stairs or a barrier-free ramp to get to Schlossstrasse and from there in 2 minutes to the castle.  

Take the post bus line 540 from the main train station, the bus line M from the city centre or the bus line C and the tram lines 3 or 6 (10 minutes walk) to get to Ambras Castle. More information at: www.ivb.at/en/

Ambras Castle cannot provide barrier-free access to all areas due to its historical structure and related monument protection. There is an elevator to the Armoury as well as the Chamber of Art and Wonders; there is also a stair lift to the Spanish Hall and Ambras Foyer. At the Upper Castle, the Bath of Philippine Welser, the Habsburg Portrait Gallery, the Chapel of St Nicholas, the Strasser Glass Collection and the FERDINAND Café & Bistro are accessible without any barriers. (There is no barrier-free access to the Paradise and Medicinal Herb Garden and the Collection of Gothic Sculptures).  

In the museum you may only bring your dog if you are able to carry it, or if your dog is an official assistance dog. In the castle park dogs are generally welcome if they are kept on a leash.

The Café & Bistro FERDINAND at Schloss Ambras Innsbruck is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm (closed in November). 

You are welcome to visit the castle grounds only; the opening hours of the castle grounds are found on the website of Österreichische Bundesgärten. 

Your ticket is valid until 5 p.m. on the day of purchase. 

You do not need to book tickets in advance to visit Ambras Castle unless you wish to book a private tour. Please contact us to book your private tour by telephone +43 1 525 24 – 4804 or by email: kunstvermittlung(at)schlossambras-innsbruck.at.

Public guided tours are offered every day (German only); special tours for children on Saturdays at 2:30 p.m (German only; November closed).

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Photography and filming without flash or tripod is only permitted for private use and non-commercial purposes. Please take note of signs indicating photography bans for particular works of art. 

Leave your outerwear, umbrellas, backpacks, etc. at the cloakroom free of charge during your visit.