Spittal an der Drau is in Carinthia.

Understand

Small picturesque Carinthian town, with a small historical centre and park.

Get in

By plane

The closest airports are Klagenfurt (KLU ^IATA, 80 km away, which had very few flights), and Salzburg (SZB ^IATA, 160 km away).

By bus

The main bus station in Spittal is next to the train stations. There are connections to all directions, although on weekends there tend to be very few buses. For schedules see Fahrplan ÖBB und Busse.

By train

Spittal lies on the Tauernbahn, a railway which connects Salzburg and Villach (main railway hub in Southern Austria). Every fast train ("Intercity" and others) stops in Spittal, some go directly to Vienna or Vienna airport. The station is named "Spittal Millstättersee" for touristic purposes.

There are some daily international connections: EN (Euronight) to Zürich, Zagreb, Beograd ECs (Eurocity's) to Dortmund, Frankfurt (Main), Munich

Domestic trains leave to Lienz and Villach. Winklern is only served by bus. For schedules see Fahrplan ÖBB und Busse

By car

Spittal lies at the A10-Tauernautobahn. There are two exits: Spittal-Ost ("east") and Spittal-Nord / Millstättersee ("north"). There's a special 110 km/h - speed limit on the highway during the night hours.

Get around

Spittal is small enough for everything to be seen on foot.

See

• 1 Porcia Castle. 16th-century Renaissance castle with a nice park (updated May 2017)
• 2 Millstätter Lake. Semi-alpine lake some kilometers to the north. (updated May 2017)
• Stadtpfarrkirche "Maria Verkündigung", Litzelhofenstraße 1 (a short walk from the center). The main church in town. (updated May 2017)

Sleep

• Camping Draufluss, Shwaig 10, Spittal (on the banks of the Drau/Drava), ☏ +43 4762 2466, www.drauwirt@aon.at. Basic campsite with small common area, on the banks of the Drau/Drava. Price - e.g. for two people plus tent (no car), €18.80 (July 2014).