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A ski transfer with Alp Roads is one private vehicle for your group, from the airport or train station to the door of your hotel or chalet, at a price fixed when you book. Tolls, your luggage and your skis are included. Most of our ski transfers in the Alps start at Munich Airport; we also drive from Zurich, Innsbruck and Memmingen airports and from Salzburg train station. Saturday is our busiest day by far, so that is the day to book early.
We have run these routes since 2019. What follows is how we plan a ski transfer, and what our own bookings tell us about the weeks that need the most care.
Which airports do we drive from?
Munich Airport is where most of our ski transfers begin, by a wide margin: more trips on our set routes start there than at every other airport and station put together. Salzburg train station is second, then Zurich Airport and Innsbruck Airport. These are the resorts we drive to most often from each of them.
| Pick-up | Resorts we drive to most often |
|---|---|
| Munich Airport | Kitzbühel, Sölden, Mayrhofen, Saalbach, Zell am See, St Anton |
| Salzburg train station | Saalbach, Zell am See, Fieberbrunn, Obertauern, Kitzbühel |
| Zurich Airport | St Anton, Lech, Ischgl |
| Innsbruck Airport | Ischgl, St Anton |
The table shows where our guests go most, not the limit of where we go. Our Munich Airport page alone lists 38 destinations in Austria, Germany and Italy, and every route runs in both directions. Memmingen Airport has set routes too, among them Sölden and Ischgl. For the drive itself, we have written up the road from each airport to Ischgl, and from Munich Airport to Sölden and Obergurgl.
For most guests the airport is decided by the flight, and that is the right way round. Tell us where you land and where you are staying, and the booking page shows the price for that pair and that date. If your resort has a page of its own, it says which airports we drive from for it: Kitzbühel, Mayrhofen, Zell am See, St Anton, Lech and Ischgl, and the Salzburg region for Saalbach and the resorts around it.
We have also written up two of the drives in detail, with the road, the distances and what winter does to them: Munich Airport to Sölden and Obergurgl, and Munich Airport to Söll, Ellmau and Westendorf.
What does a private ski transfer include?
Everything you need to get from the arrivals hall to your front door, for one price that does not change after you book unless you change the booking. In detail:
- A vehicle for your group only. Every transfer is private. Nobody else’s bags, no stops at other hotels.
- Door to door. We drive you to the address in your booking, whether that is a hotel, a chalet or an apartment.
- Tolls, VAT and standard luggage. One suitcase and one item of hand luggage per passenger are in the price, and so are the motorway tolls.
- Skis and snowboards. Carried free of charge, along with boots, poles and helmets, as long as you declare them when you book.
- Your flight followed. Give us the flight number and we move the pick-up to the actual landing time at no extra cost. You then have 60 minutes of free waiting from landing, which is there for immigration and baggage reclaim. At a train station or any other pick-up, 15 minutes of free waiting are included from the agreed time.
- A named driver. We send the driver’s name and phone number roughly 12 hours ahead. At Munich Airport the driver waits in the arrivals hall with a sign carrying your name.
Child seats and booster seats are available on request. Ask for them when you book and give the age of each child, so we fit the seat the law of that country requires. Any extra, such as a child seat or an additional stop, is shown separately during booking, so nothing appears on the day that you did not see first.
The same service runs all year. The roads that take you skiing in February take hikers and lake guests in July, and our Alps holiday transfers page covers the summer side. For an overview of everything we drive, see our transfer services.
How do we size the vehicles for a group?
By the number of people and by what they bring, and a ski group brings a lot. Our bookings show how much of our work is groups: just over half of all the trips booked with us since 2019 carried five or more passengers, and more than one in four carried seven or more. So the larger vans are not the exception for us. They are the everyday job.
| Group size | What we send |
|---|---|
| Up to 4 | Minivan |
| Up to 8 | Minibus |
| 9 to 16 | Two minibuses traveling together |
| 17 to 24 | Three minibuses, arranged on request |
A few things make a group transfer go smoothly:
- Book the whole party together. One booking lets us plan the vehicles as a set, and every vehicle is still private to your group.
- Count the bags as well as the people. Eight passengers with eight suitcases is a different load from eight passengers with eight suitcases and eight ski bags.
- Give us the real number. The number of passengers can never go above the seats in the vehicle booked, and a driver may refuse to carry more than the legal seating capacity.
- Tell us about changes early. We do our best to change the passenger count free of charge, subject to availability. If the change needs a larger vehicle, the difference is payable before travel.
What about skis, boots and snowboards?
They travel free, and the only thing we ask is that you put them on the booking, because that is how we choose the vehicle. How many ski and snowboard bags, whether boots travel in their own bags, and anything unusually long. We have written the details up separately: skis and snowboards on a private transfer covers what to put in which field of the booking form and what happens if you add equipment later.
Why does Saturday need more planning?
Because that is the day most of our guests arrive and leave. In our own bookings, almost three in ten of all transfers between December and April since 2019 ran on a Saturday, more than on any other day of the week. Sunday comes next. The roads see the same pattern. Austria’s motoring club ARBÖ, in its weekend forecasts for February 2026, named Saturday as the day travel to the ski areas dominates, with long queues as German ski guests head home and possible waits at the borders, the A12 Inntal motorway crossing at Kufstein among them.
What that means for your booking:
- Book as soon as your flights are fixed. A booking can be made up to two hours before pick-up, but for peak periods we strongly recommend booking well ahead.
- Your booking is a request until we confirm it by email. On a busy weekend that confirmation is your answer, so book early enough to have it in hand.
- Leave a comfortable margin for the flight home. We plan generous journey times, but traffic, weather and road closures in the Alps are outside anyone’s control, and no transfer can guarantee an arrival time. For a pick-up at your accommodation the driver arrives about 15 minutes before the booked time, and 15 minutes of free waiting are included from the agreed time.
Good to know
If severe weather, a road closure or avalanche risk makes a journey unsafe, we may cancel it, and you receive a full refund. We are not liable for onward costs such as a missed flight, which is one more reason to leave a margin on the way home.
What if your plans change?
Cancel 48 hours or more before the pick-up time and you receive a refund of everything you have paid, apart from the payment and administration fees, which make up the deposit. Under 48 hours no refund is due, because the vehicle and driver are committed to your journey by then. If your flight is diverted or you miss it, tell us as soon as you can and we will try to rearrange the transfer. The full conditions are in our terms of service.
Common questions
What is a private ski transfer?
A private ski transfer is a vehicle booked for your group alone, which collects you at the airport or station and drives you straight to the address of your accommodation in the resort. With Alp Roads the price is fixed at booking and includes tolls, standard luggage and ski equipment.
Which airports does Alp Roads drive from to the ski resorts?
Most Alp Roads ski transfers start at Munich Airport, whose page lists 38 destinations in Austria, Germany and Italy. Alp Roads also drives from Zurich, Innsbruck and Memmingen airports and from Salzburg train station. Every route runs in both directions.
Are skis and snowboards included in the price?
Yes. Skis, snowboards, boots, poles and helmets are carried free of charge. They must be declared when you book so that a vehicle that can take them is sent.
How many people can travel on one ski transfer?
A minivan takes up to 4 passengers and a minibus up to 8. Groups of 9 to 16 travel in two minibuses that drive together, and groups of 17 to 24 in three minibuses, arranged on request.
Why is Saturday the busiest day for ski transfers?
Because it is the day the most guests arrive and leave. Almost three in ten of the winter transfers booked with Alp Roads since 2019 ran on a Saturday, more than any other day. Book early for a Saturday and leave a comfortable margin before a flight home.
What happens if my flight is delayed?
Give the flight number when you book. Alp Roads follows the arrival and moves the pick-up to the actual landing time at no extra cost, and 60 minutes of free waiting are counted from landing. At all other pick-ups the free waiting is 15 minutes from the agreed time.
Can I cancel a ski transfer?
Yes. Cancel 48 hours or more before pick-up and everything you paid is refunded apart from the payment and administration fees that make up the deposit. Under 48 hours no refund is due.
