Q: **What type of trip is this?

A: It is an individual (self-guided) cycling tour.

Q: **What is the duration and distance?

A: 8 days / 7 nights, approx. 345–410 km.

Q: **Where does the tour start and end?

A: Start in Salzburg; finish in Grado.

Q: **When are the 2026 departures?

A: Arrivals every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 29/04/2026 (first departure) to 03/10/2026 (last departure).

Q: **What is included?

A: 7 nights in guesthouses and 3\*\*\* and 4\*\*\*\* hotels (double room with private facilities), breakfast, video briefing, luggage transfers hotel-to-hotel, train Böckstein–Mallnitz (bike included), well-prepared route, detailed travel documents (maps, route description, places, important phone numbers), navigation app, and telephone assistance for the entire tour.

Q: **What is not included?

A: Travel to the start, return journey at the end, lunches and dinners, drinks, tourist taxes and extras, entrance fees not indicated, bike rental, and anything not explicitly listed as included.

Alpe Adria: Salzburg to Grado

Salzburg; Salzach Valley; Gastein Valley; High Tauern; Carinthia; Friuli Venezia Giulia; Grado (Adriatic Coast)

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from€1,199

E-bikeTrekking bike8 days / 7 nights345 km2/5Medium-EasyLinear

Self-guided
Solo-friendly

Short Description

An 8-day self-guided cycling tour along the Alpe Adria trail from Salzburg to Grado. Ride from the Austrian Alps to the Adriatic Sea, crossing the Hohe Tauern range by train and descending through Carinthia and Friuli Venezia Giulia to the coast. From €1,199 per person.

Tour Program

Day 1: Arrival in Salzburg
You will arrive independently in Salzburg.

Day 2: Salzburg – Bischofshofen/St. Johann (approx. 65 km)
With views of the Hohensalzburg Fortress, you will leave the city and follow the Salzach. You will pass Hellbrunn Palace and ride towards Hallein. You can also walk to the Golling waterfall via a footpath.

Day 3: Bischofshofen/St. Johann – Bad Gastein (approx. 42 km)
You will ride into the Gastein Valley along the Gasteiner Ache, framed by the peaks of the High Tauern. Passing Dorfgastein and Bad Hofgastein, you will reach the spa town of Bad Gastein and its famous waterfall.

Day 4: Bad Gastein – Villach (approx. 88 km + train; mostly downhill)
You will cycle to Böckstein and take the train through the Tauernschleuse to Mallnitz (bike included). From there, you will ride along the river Möll through mountain scenery, then follow the Drava cycle path via Spittal (Castle Porcia) to Villach.

Day 5: Villach – Venzone/area (approx. 95 km, or approx. 56 km with the train — ticket not included)
Following the Gail, you will leave Villach and cross into Italy after a few kilometres. In the Canal Valley you will reach Tarvisio, where Italian, Austrian, and Slovenian influences meet. You will continue through the valley with views of the Friulian Alps and dense forests. You can shorten the stage by train to Tarvisio or Ugovizza (not included).

Day 6: Venzone/area – Udine (approx. 57 km)
You will soon reach Gemona, with its Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta. The day's ride follows local wine production, with vineyards lining the route, before you finish in Udine.

Day 7: Udine – Grado (approx. 58 km)
You will ride through characteristic landscapes to Grado on the Adriatic. Along the way you can visit Palmanova (UNESCO World Heritage) and the excavation areas of ancient Aquileia.

Day 8: Departure from Grado
You will depart individually, or you can extend your stay.

Tour details

LinearSelfguidedMinimum 1 personMinimum age 16 years

✅ What is included in the trip?

🏨 Overnight stay and breakfast
📞 Local telephone assistance 7/7
📲 GPS or navigation APP
💼 Luggage transfer
🚇 Train Böckstein–Mallnitz (bike included)

❌ What is not included?

🚎 Transfers not listed as Included
✈️ Journey to/from the starting point
🍽️ Meals and drinks not listed as Included
🖼️ Entrance fees and extras not listed
🛡️ Travel insurance
🌎 Tourist taxes

🙋 Common questions

Q: **What type of trip is this?
A: It is an individual (self-guided) cycling tour.
Q: **What is the duration and distance?
A: 8 days / 7 nights, approx. 345–410 km.
Q: **Where does the tour start and end?
A: Start in Salzburg; finish in Grado.
Q: **When are the 2026 departures?
A: Arrivals every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 29/04/2026 (first departure) to 03/10/2026 (last departure).
Q: **What is included?
A: 7 nights in guesthouses and 3\*\*\* and 4\*\*\*\* hotels (double room with private facilities), breakfast, video briefing, luggage transfers hotel-to-hotel, train Böckstein–Mallnitz (bike included), well-prepared route, detailed travel documents (maps, route description, places, important phone numbers), navigation app, and telephone assistance for the entire tour.
Q: **What is not included?
A: Travel to the start, return journey at the end, lunches and dinners, drinks, tourist taxes and extras, entrance fees not indicated, bike rental, and anything not explicitly listed as included.

📋💸 Cancellation fees

Terms of cancellation:

Non-refundable likeonabike platform fee: 100 €

• Up to 28 days before the departure date: 20% penalty of the total package

• 27 to 14 days before the departure date: 30% penalty of the total package

• 13 to 8 days before the departure date: 50% penalty of the total package

• 7 to 4 days before the departure date: 70% penalty of the total package

• From 3 days before the departure date: 95% penalty of the total package

• No show or interruption of a trip already started: 100% penalty of the total package

Booking changes (date, duration, name change, etc.) requested up to 28 days before departure: € 75 per booking. Beyond that limit the cancellation penalties above apply. Rebooking onto a different tour is only possible as a cancellation (per the policy above) followed by a new booking. Cancellations must be notified in writing.

Starting from

€1,259/ person

or €1,335

Available

14 Jul 2027 – 2 Oct 2027

Departures

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

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