Free buses in Osttirol

Free public transport with the guest card

Discover Osttirol in a relaxed and environmentally friendly way! With the Osttirol Guest Card you can travel free of charge on almost all regional busesthroughout your entire stay through the most beautiful valleys in the region. Whether to beautiful hiking trails, picturesque mountaineering villages or cultural excursion destinations - Thanks to free use of public transport, you can reach your vacation destinations comfortably and at no extra cost. Simply show your guest card when boarding and you're on your way. So your vacation without a car from the arrival completely relaxed. No traffic jams, no ticket costs, no stress - just hop on and explore your mountain Tyrol!

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Please note: You can find all bus and train connections within Osttirol on the route network map. With your guest card you can use the buses free of charge. To travel by train, please buy a regular ticket!

Which Osttirol bus lines can be used free of charge?

Linienetz öffentliche Verkehrsmittel Osttirol

With the guest card you can use almost all public bus lines in Osttirol free of charge, including

Line 940/941: Lienz - Dölsach - Lavant - Nikolsdorf
Line 942: Lienz - Dölsach - Winklern
Line 951: Lienz - Matrei - Prägraten - Hinterbichl (to Ströden only in summer)
Line 952: Lienz - Huben - Kals am Großglockner - Lucknerhaus
Line 953: Lienz - Huben - St. Jakob im Defereggental
Line 954: Lienz - Oberlienz - Schlaiten
Line 955: Lienz - Matrei - Matreier Tauernhaus (only in summer)
Line 961: Lienz - Sillian - Arnbach
Line 962: Lienz - Leisach - Assling - Anras
Line 965: Sillian - Kartitsch - Obertilliach - St. Lorenzen
Line 966: Sillian - Innervillgraten
Line 998: St. Veit im Defereggental - Innerstandsbrücke
Collective cabs in the Defereggental and on the panoramic road "Pustertaler Höhenstraße

You can also use all regional buses and night lines in Lienz without an extra ticket thanks to the guest card:

Lienz 1 line: Gaimberg - Lienz railroad station - Tristach
Line Lienz 2: Amlach - Lienz Bahnhof -Gymnasium
(01.09. - 21.09.25)
Lienz 2 line: Amlach - Lienz railroad station - grammar school
(from 22.09.25)
Line Lienz 3: Lienz Falkensteinerweg - Lienz railroad station - Thurn
Line 900N: Nightliner: Lienz - St. Johann i.W. - Matrei i.O.
Line 901N: Nightliner: Sillian - Lienz - Nikolsdorf
Regional bus line S (school transport)

Important note

The free ride does not apply to:

Express bus lines 950X (Lienz-Kitzbühel) and 960X (Lienz-Innsbruck)
Hiking buses in Lienz and Herz-Ass hiking taxi
Train connections

If you would like to use one of these connections, please buy a regular ticket.

The Osttirol Guest Card at a glance

If you spend at least one night in an accommodation in Osttirol, you will receive the guest card - automatically and free of charge.
It will be given to you immediately after you fill out the registration form at your accommodation.
The guest card is valid until your departure.

More about theOsttirol Guest Card and what other advantages it offers you can be found on our page on the subject!