Ironman Austria - the ideal weekend getaway

Spend an eventful weekend at Lake Wörthersee during the Ironman and enjoy Austria's most popular bathing lake at the most beautiful time of year. The summer!

With the Wörthersee Plus Card, guests benefit from countless discounts at excursion destinations on Lake Wörthersee and excursion destinations in Carinthia. In addition, many lidos are free of charge if your host offers the lido package with the Plus Card.

Lake Wörthersee offers the ideal arena for triathlon athletes and their fans. Whether it's a short vacation with a Mediterranean feel, the cool lifestyle of the Wörthersee region or a training stay that draws you south. With its triathlon offers, Austria's most popular bathing lake is a top training address in Austria and a great vacation destination to boot. Endurance athletes will feel right at home under the warm Carinthian sun and jumping into the cool waters of Lake Wörthersee!

Road bike and Lake Wörthersee. A perfect symbiosis

In our portal for cycling fans velo.woerthersee.com you will find all the information you need about road bikes.

Endurance sports on Lake Wörthersee

We also recommend other endurance sports events at Lake Wörthersee, such as the Carinthia Runs! half marathon, the Wörthersee Ungetüm | WSUT 70 in May and the TREK UCI World Gravel Series WÖRTHERSEE GRAVEL RACE in April.

After a four-year interlude in the direction of St. Veit, the Ironman bike course is returning to the original course from 2011. In 2024, two laps of the old classic will be completed again.

Here is the Strava link to the 2011 | 2024 course.

Here you can find the route details in the Carinthia tour portal.

This makes the Ironman a highlight for everyone

Experience the unimaginable endurance and incredible emotions of this unique sporting event. 3.8 kilometers of swimming, 180 kilometers of cycling and 42.2 kilometers of running are the impressive distances of any Ironman.

But what makes this absolute top sporting event so special are the infinitely deep emotions of all participants. Everyone who completes this endurance odyssey goes through their own personal highs and lows. Whether they are top international triathletes, performance-oriented triathletes or Ironman newcomers. Each participant is on their own mission and experiences every imaginable agony and elation during the Ironman.

And then there are the spectators. Because they create an indescribable atmosphere at Lake Wörthersee. With their energy and enthusiasm, they always carry the athletes forward.

It is these emotions that make this sporting event so special for visitors and captivate them. Be there too!

Visitor information

The Ironman visitor center is located in the eastern bay of Lake Wörthersee, near Metnitzstrand. Experience has shown that all parking spaces around the area are completely full.

Therefore, please travel by public transport and use the buses of the Klagenfurt public transport company. These run from Klagenfurt and Krumpendorf railroad stations right past the event area.

You can also park at the Wörthersee Stadium in Waidmannsdorf. Pack your bike and you will be at the event area in about 10 minutes. This way you can also easily reach the running or cycling course!

You can also use the parking lot of the lido in Krumpendorf. From here you can also reach the event area by bike in approx. 10 minutes.