Car booked at Innsbruck, landing 18:30 on a weekday, staying in Sölden
I've booked a car at Innsbruck, land at 18:30 on a Wednesday and I'm staying in Sölden. Will the desk still be open?
Not your flight? Plan your own Innsbruck arrival.
Plan your own →Sölden is about 80 km from Innsbruck Airport, around 1 hour 15 minutes by car in good conditions (our estimate, not yet confirmed). The last rental desk to close is Sixt, at 19:30 that evening.
Out-of-hours pick-up, arranged before you fly: Avis / Budget (until 19:00, only if you land while the desk is open; not yet confirmed), Hertz (until 23:00, within 30 minutes of landing; cut-off partly our assumption) and Europcar (until 22:30). Public transport (not yet confirmed): Take bus F to Innsbruck main station, then a train: direct to St Anton; change at Jenbach for Mayrhofen, at Ötztal station for Sölden and Obergurgl, at Landeck for Ischgl. Connections thin out in the evening.
The answer for this example
Wednesday in December, landing 18:30, 2 people with ski bags, car already booked
INN Innsbruck to Sölden
Collect your car tonight, arrive 20:58
Collect the car tonight and drive
- Extra cost
- No extra cost
- on top of car hire
- You arrive
- 20:58
- estimate
- Unconfirmed
- Risk
- Low
- Desk still open when you reach arrivals
Unconfirmed, check with a route planner before you rely on these figures.
Why this is best
- Still open when you reach arrivals: Sixt.
- Check the car comes with winter tyres or snow chains.
Why not “Pre-booked transfer to your door”? You'd get there 19 min sooner (20:39), but it costs €258 more. Our pick balances cost, time and risk.
Your night, step by step
- 19:10Out of arrivals
- 19:15Pick up the car at the desk
- 19:35Drive off
- 20:58Arrive in Sölden
Based on 2 facts · 1 unconfirmed
Sixt desk hoursVerified
07:00–19:30
Source: sixt.co.uk · checked 8 Nov 2026
Drive time to SöldenUnconfirmed
about 75 min in good conditions (80 km), our estimate
Source: no source recorded · check date not recorded · check with a route planner
Worth knowing
▲ In Austria, from 1 November to 15 April you need winter tyres whenever roads have snow, slush or ice; fines start at about €100. Austrian rental cars normally include the motorway vignette.
Other ways to do it
Prices are estimates for comparison. Desk hours and timetables change, so confirm with the operator before you travel. How we work this out
Your flight is different? Plan your own night.
Rental desks at Innsbruck Airport
Published opening hours. Out-of-hours pick-up has to be arranged before you fly.
| Supplier | Desk hours | After hours |
|---|---|---|
| Sixt | Mon–Fri 07:00–19:30Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00 | Not offered |
| Avis / Budget | Mon–Fri 08:00–18:30Sat–Sun 09:00–18:30 | On request, about €40 before taxes |
| Enterprise / Alamo / National | Mon–Fri 08:00–18:30Sat–Sun 09:00–18:30 | Not offered |
| Hertz | Mon–Fri 08:00–16:30Sat 08:00–16:00Sun 09:00–16:00 | On request, about €60 plus taxes |
| Europcar | Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00Sat–Sun 09:00–12:00 | On request, fee applies |
Last checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Sixt, Avis, Enterprise, Hertz, Europcar
Leaving the airport
- Terminal
- Opens around 05:00. Closes after the last flight. You can't sleep inside.
- Into the city
- Bus F runs from the terminal to Innsbruck main station in about 20 minutes, every 15–30 minutes until late evening.
- Tyrol ski resorts
- Take bus F to Innsbruck main station, then a train: direct to St Anton; change at Jenbach for Mayrhofen, at Ötztal station for Sölden and Obergurgl, at Landeck for Ischgl. Connections thin out in the evening.