Driving

Haus RoodHulst, Alpendorf, Annaberg-Im-Lammertal, Dachstein West, Austria

 The address of the central building is:

 Steuer 62

A-5524 Annaberg im Lammertal

Alpendorf

Driving from the UK:

• It's motorway virtually all the way.

• At peak times (e.g. February and in the middle of Summer) the motorway from and to Munich can be very busy. There is an alternative route which in normal circumstances would be about 45 minutes longer, but if the motorway is very busy this route can save lots of queueing and nose-to-tail stop / start.

  • • This alternative route is known as the "Blue Route" or "Blaue Route".  Going South it is signed with blue dots, and going North it is signed with blue circles. The route south is:

      • follow the motorway from Frankfurt towards Nurnberg

        • then head via the following towns:

          • Regensburg

          • Straubing

          • Landau an der Isar

          • Eggenfelden

          • Burghausen

          • Laufen

          • Freilassing

          • Salzburg Mitte (but don't actually go through the centre)

          • then back on to the motorway (A10) avoiding the centre of Salzburg. Remember to buy a motorway Vignette.

Nearest motorway:

• A10 from Salzburg to Graz and Villach .

• From Salzburg, take Exit 28 for Golling, heading for Annaberg via Abtenau.

It is highly recommended to have a car whilst you are in the resort.

Driving Regulations:

This is a brief overview of Austrian driving laws. You should check the Austrian highway code for yourself to get detailed information, but you must at least:

• • Wear seat belts in both front and rear seats;

  • Have dipped headlights during the day;

  • Carry high visibility jackets or vests for each car occupant, 2 warning triangles, and a first aid kit (these are usually provided by hire car companies in Austria, but might not be if you pick up a car in, for example, Munich);

  • Carry snow chains in winter - and put them on if necessary. Winter tyres used to be compulsory, but apparently no longer after January 2008. Car Hire companies will usually offer winter tyres as an extra option;

  • Have headlamp converters if driving from the UK;

  • Always have your vehicle papers with you in the car.

If you drive to Austria, remember that to drive on the motorway you need to buy a "vignette" - a motorway toll sticker - these are readily available from petrol stations, or from a kiosk at border crossings (where they will also sell you the visibility jackets, triangle and so-on). If you hire a car in Austria, check with the hire company that the vignette is included and displayed in the windscreen.

Children aged under 12 and / or less than 1.5 metres in height must sit in an appropriate fitted child's car seat.

Austria has strict drink driving laws, and the police regularly carry out random road-side checks, and often target roads leading from ski resorts in the late afternoon!