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Wolfgangsee boat service

St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Oberösterreich, Österreich
  • pets allowed
  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for pushchairs
  • Suitable for kids (all ages)

Ship ahoy on Lake Wolfgangsee! The passenger boat company on Lake Wolfgangsee has been in operation since the times of the last great Emperor. The paddle steamer "Kaiser Franz Josef I" was first launched in 1873 and was hailed at the time as a “technical achievement”. The 33 metre long nostalgic vessel has starred in numerous films and is still part of the fleet. Today, the fleet numbers 6 vessels with the flagship “Salzburg” at the forefront. The largest boat is the "Österreich" (Austria), which can accommodate 365 passengers.

The traditional Lake Wolfgangsee fleet of boats belonging to the "Wolfgangsee Schifffahrt" company, with its historic paddle steamer the "Kaiser Franz Josef" and four other passenger boats links the three villages around Lake Wolfgangsee in the most romantic way! If preferred, there are also private boating companies operating on Lake Wolfgangsee.

History of the Lake Wolfgangsee Passenger Boat Company:
Long before the first paddle steamer “Kaiser Franz Josef I” sailed on Lake Wolfgangsee in 1873, business was already brisk on the water. This was, in the main, pilgrims who were rowed to and fro between Fürberg and St. Wolfgang in so-called “Traunderln” (flat bottomed boats similar to punts).

In 1869 an engineer for the Empress Elisabeth Railway, Berthold Currant, together with the director of the Steyrermühl Paper Factory, Albert Pietz, endeavoured to obtain a concession for boating trade on Lake Wolfgangsee.

The first boat was delivered in sections at the beginning of 1873 from Linz to Strobl. On 20th May, 1873 the first steamboat, the paddle steamer “Kaiser Franz Josef I” completed her maiden voyage... and the boating company on Lake Wolfgangsee was created.

The first timetable saw four trips scheduled per day in the summer months going from Strobl - St. Wolfgang - Fürberg - St. Gilgen. The journey took 45 minutes. Because business wasn’t very profitable in the short summer months, Currant pushed for the building of a railway on the Schafberg Mountain.

In 1886, Currant bought a propellor-powered steamboat from the Budapest Ferry Company for the company on Lake Abersee (the old name for Lake Wolfgangsee) which has been in service on Lake Wolfgangsee since 1888 under the name of “(Kaiserin) Elisabeth” (the Empress Elisabeth).

It wasn’t until 1893, after the building of the Schafberg Mountain cog railway, under the leadership of the SKGLB that the boat company’s business took an upturn. After several changes of ownership (tourist office and the German State Railway), the ÖBB (the Austrian Railway Company), bought the WolfgangseeSchifffahrt (Lake Wolfgangsee Passenger Boat Company) together with the Schafberg Mountain cog railway and the Hotel on the Schafberg Mountain summit. After the end of the war, there was a huge upsurge in business and over the years the fleet was actively extended. Today there are 6 motor-powered boats including the Paddle Steamer “Kaiser Franz Josef I”.

In April 2006, the “Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr und Telekommunikation” took over the running of the Schafberg cog railway and the Lake Wolfgangsee boat company, and in so doing this energy and infrastructure service provider has expanded its area of operations with two leading tourist enterprises in the Salzkammergut.

Facts:
In operation since 1873.
Fleet: 5 boats.
7 landing stages: St. Gilgen - Fürberg - Ried-Falkenstein - St. Wolfgang, Schafbergbahn - St. Wolfgang, Markt - Gschwendt Parkplatz - Strobl
Journey time: St. Gilgen - Strobl - 1 hour 15 minutes.

Travelling by public transport
Route planner for independent travellers
  • Toilet facility
  • Food and drink available
General price information

Timetable and prices

Payment methods
Debit and credit cards
ATM card
Diners Club
Mastercard
Visa
Other payment methods
Cash payment
Discounts (Age-related / Groups)
  • Children
Discounts (Memberships)
  • Salzkammergut Sommer-Card
    Price advantage with the SommerCard

    Adults EUR 22,00
    Family 2 adults+children EUR 49,90
    Familie light 1 adult + children EUR 27,90

    Only your own childs between 4 - 14,99 years.
  • Salzkammergut Winter-Card
    3 at one go*
    Adults EUR 26.90 / EUR 25.40
    Family EUR 61.10 / EUR 57.70
    Family light EUR 34.20 / EUR 32.20

    *With this ticket you can travel to St. Gilgen, St. Wolfgang and Strobl once each.
  • Family Card OÖ

    https://www.familienkarte.at/d…
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  • All weather
  • Suitable for groups
  • Suitable for schools
  • Suitable for kids (all ages)
  • Suitable for pushchairs
  • Pets allowed
  • Suitable for teenagers
  • Suitable for seniors
  • Suitable for single travelers
  • Suitable for friends
  • Suitable for couples
  • Suitable for children
Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Suitable for wheelchairs: Not all of the legally stipulated ÖNORM are complied with. In principle, this object is suitable for wheelchairs and no assistance is necessary.

Access
  • ramp accessible

Contact


Wolfgangsee boat service
Markt 35
5360 St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut

Phone +43 6138 2232
E-Mail info@5schaetze.at
Web www.5schaetze.at/de/wolfgangseeschi…

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https://www.5schaetze.at/de/wolfgangseeschifffahrt.html

Contact person
Mr Dienststellenleiter Mario Mischelin


Phone +43 6138 2232

We speak the following languages

German
English

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