Opening hours and public holidays

Store opening hours in Austria are regulated by law.

Opening hours

Usual grocery store opening hours are Mon - Fri from 8:00 am - 7:00 pm (sometimes also 6:00, 6.30 or 7:30 pm) and Sat from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. The grocery store at the Innsbruck train station is open daily from Monday to Sunday from 07:00 - 21:00. The grocery store at the Innsbruck hospital area (Anichstraße 35) is also open on Sunday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Likewise some bakeries and tourist stores are open on Sunday. Food can also be bought at gas stations.

Restaurants, museums (usually closed on Mondays) and various service providers often have a closing day during the week. Hairdressers, for example, are almost always closed on Mondays. To be on the safe side, check the opening hours before you visit.

Public holidays

The following public holidays exist in Tyrol:

1st January - New Year’s Day
6th January - Epiphany
(19th March -  St. Joseph's Day: not a public holiday, but a school holiday in Tyrol)
End of March/beginning of April - Easter Monday
1st May - State Holiday
End of May/mid-June: Ascension Day, Whitsunday and Monday, Corpus Christi (depending on the date of Easter)
15th August - Assumption of Mary
26th October - National Holiday, anniversary of the Federal Constitutional Law of 26.10.1955 on Austria’s “neutrality in perpetuity”
1st November - All Saints
8th December - Immaculate Conception
25th December - Christmas Day
26th December – Boxing Day

Except for December 8, most stores are closed on public holidays.