Alps
Alps Hut-to-Hut
Mountain huts, cable cars and glacier lakes
16 days
Duration
$68
Daily budget
Rugged
Difficulty
Late Jun – Sep
Best months
Sleep in alpine refuges instead of hotels and the Alps become affordable. Half-board huts run €50–70 and the trains between valleys are punctual to the minute.
The route, stop by stop
🇦🇹 Innsbruck · Austria
City in a valley with lifts straight up the mountain.
3 nights$62/day
🏔️ Bolzano · Italy
Gateway to the Dolomites and Tyrolean food.
3 nights$65/day
⛰️ Cortina d'Ampezzo · Italy
Tre Cime loop is the best day hike in Europe.
3 nights$70/day
🪂 Interlaken · Switzerland
Two lakes, paragliding and Lauterbrunnen waterfalls.
3 nights$88/day
🇫🇷 Chamonix · France
Mont Blanc views and the Tour du Mont Blanc start.
4 nights$78/day
5 stops · 16 nights
≈ $1,167 total
Totals are estimates built from the per-night budgets above — your real spend will vary.
Getting around
- →Regional trains + PostBus
- →Cable cars (book multi-day passes)
- →Hut-to-hut trails
- →Occasional BlaBlaCar between valleys
Don't forget
- ✓Broken-in hiking boots
- ✓Sleeping-bag liner for huts
- ✓Warm mid-layer
- ✓Cash — many huts are card-free
Ready to walk it?
Save the stops as a trip, track your budget and find hostels along the way.
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