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The best driving roads in Austria
22 hand-picked driving roads in Austria, every one mapped from real geometry and fact-checked, including 3 world icons.
Roads223 world icons
Combined278 mi447 km of driving
High point2,819 m9,249 ft
The five to build a trip around
Our ranking, icons first, with the reasoning on the table. All 22 roads follow below.
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1
2,507 msummitGrossglockner High Alpine Road
Austria’s grand toll road, sweeping past glaciers to 2,500 m.
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2
2,038 msummitSilvretta High Alpine Road
A graceful toll road of stacked hairpins to the Bielerhöhe.
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3
2,475 msummitTimmelsjoch
Hairpins climb from green Ötztal meadows into bare, snow-streaked high country, tipping you over from Austria into Italy at 2,474 metres.
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4
1,590 msummitLoser Panoramastraße
A short, intense toll panorama road of tight hairpins above Altaussee in the Salzkammergut, with views over the Altausseer See to the Dachstein.
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5
1,072 msummitWurzen Pass (Wurzenpass)
Short, steep border pass to Slovenia with sustained 18 percent ramps near Villach.
The roads
Loser Panoramastraße4 mi · 8 min · 1,590.4 m summitView the roadbook ›
Carinthia and around7 roads
Salzburg and around5 roads
Tyrol and around9 roads
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SwitzerlandDriving in Austria: common questions
What is the best driving road in Austria?
Loser Panoramastraße is the place to start. A short, intense toll panorama road of tight hairpins above Altaussee in the Salzkammergut, with views over the Altausseer See to the Dachstein.
How many great driving roads does Austria have?
22 hand-picked and fact-checked roads, including 3 world icons, 278 miles of driving in all, every one mapped from real road geometry.
When is the best time to drive in Austria?
Most of the roads here are at their best in summer and autumn.
What is the highest road in Austria?
Ötztaler Gletscherstraße (Sölden Glacier Road) is the highest, climbing to about 2,819 m (9,249 ft).