Opening hours

Summer season 2026

Operating hours of the cable cars:

Schmittenhöhebahn	14 May - 04 October 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 05.00 pm 05 October - 01 November 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 04.00 pm
trassXpress	18 June - 13 September 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 05.00 pm
Sonnenalmbahn	14 May - 04 October 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 05.00 pm 05 October - 01 November 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 04.00 pm
Sonnkogelbahn	14 May - 04 October 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 04.45 pm 05 October - 01 November 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 03.45 pm
areitXpress	23 May - 13 September 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 05.00 pm
cityXpress	20 June - 13 September 2026 \| daily 09.00 am - 05.00 pm
zellamseeXpress	09 July - 06 September 2026 \| (Thursday to Sunday) 09.00 am - 05.00 pm

Current status of the cable cars and highlights on the mountain can be found here.

Operating hours of the boat tours:

09 May until 04 October 2026
(Panorama cruises by MS Schmittenhöhe)

10:00 am

11.00 am

12.00 pm

1.00 pm

2.00 pm

3.00 pm

4.00 pm

5.00 pm

27 June until 30 August 2026
(Panorama cruises by Kaiserin Elisabeth*)

11.30 am

12.30 pm

1.30 pm

2.30 pm

3.30 pm

4.30 pm

01 May until 03 May 2026
05 October until 24 October 2026
(Panorama cruises by MS Schmittenhöhe)

25 October until 01 November 2026
(Panorama cruises by MS Schmittenhöhe)

11.00 am

11.00 am

12.00 pm

12.00 pm

1.00 pm

1.00 pm

2.00 pm

2.00pm

3.00 pm

3.00 pm

4.00 pm

*change of boat possible

Further information of the boat tours on lake Zell can be found here.

SCHMITTENHÖHEBAHN AG

5700 Zell am See
Postfach 8
Salzachtal-Bundesstraße 7,