Austria

Grossglockner High Alpine Road

Austria's showpiece toll road swings for forty-eight kilometres over the Hochtor pass and out to a face-to-face view of the Pasterze glacier beneath Grossglockner itself.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~12h 10m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportSalzburg (SZG)

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About this place

The toll is steep — around forty euros per car — but buys immaculate tarmac, exhibitions and marmot-grazed picnic stops. Arrive before 9am and the ticket feels cheap. Detour up the Edelweissspitze spur for the 360-degree version of everything.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -15°C in January to 5°C in July. Driest in February and November; wettest in July, with rain on about 23 days.

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August5° · rain 22 daysCold and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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