Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Klagenfurt Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
KLU Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Klagenfurt Airport.
What to Expect
Klagenfurt Airport’s small, old terminal (code: KLU) serves a few regional routes. Facilities are limited to an eatery, a couple of shops, and free WiFi.
Sleeping in Klagenfurt Airport
Sleeping here overnight is prohibited as the airport closes nightly, typically by 10:30 PM. For uninterrupted sleep, a hotel is nearby. See our Airport Hotels section below for more info, or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
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In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Hours
The airport is open from 6:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there are hotels near Klagenfurt Airport:
- Schlosshotel St. Georgen – 650m from the airport. No airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels in Klagenfurt, search for deals and read traveller reviews.
Airport Lounges
There are no pay-per-use lounges in the airport.
Rest & Relaxation Zones
There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Drinking Water
Information is unavailable. Does the airport have water fountains or water bottle refill stations? Click here to update this guide.
Food & Drinks
Food concessions throughout the airport operate with varying schedules. At the time of this update, there are no 24-hour dining options. Food options include: Bistro Gravity • Airport Cafe • Ackerbox.
Luggage Storage & Lockers
Luggage lockers are available. The last rate update we have is from 2019, and the rates at that time were: Small Locker – €3 for the 1st day • €2 for each additional day up to 28 days; or Large Locker – €4 for the 1st day • € 3 for each additional day up to 28 days (large locker). Location: Car Rentals area, near the call boxes.
Mobile Charging
At the time of this update, we had no information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Showers
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WiFi/Internet
Free WiFi is available at Klagenfurt Airport.
More Airport Information
Airport Tours – Find out what happens at the airport during a behind-the-scenes airport tour. Tour Duration: 1.5-hour. A minimum of two weeks advance booking is required.
Children’s Play Area – When you want to ensure your kids burn off all their energy before their flight, take them to the children’s play areas. Kids’ corners have been created with soft seating, games, and more. Locations: Landside, opposite the Bistro • Airside integrated into the Buy & Fly Shop.
Conference Facilities – A fully air-conditioned room with flip charts, slide projectors and OHP projectors is available for meetings, workshops, lectures etc. The room has direct access to the roof terrace.
Duty-Free & Shopping – Duty-Free shopping is available at the Fly & Buy Shop (5:00 AM – last flight). Other than that, a newsstand is available Landside.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Smoking – Prohibited inside the terminal. Designated areas are available outside the building.
Bus
Line 40/42 connects the airport with the city center and Klagenfurt’s main train station. The airport bus stop is located directly in front of the terminal. For information about fares and schedules, visit the STW website.
Car Rentals
On-site car rental agencies include: Autovermietung Eisner Opel-Rent • Avis • Buchbinder/Global • Budget • Europcar Österreich • Hertz/Thrifty/Dollar • Megadrive • Sixt.
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Shuttles
Kärnten Transfer offers service between the airport and popular tourist spots in the region, such as Graz, Gerlitzen, Nassfeld and Wörthersee. Service is coordinated with all Eurowings flights.
Taxis
Taxis are readily available in taxi stands outside Departures and Arrivals.
Train
Klagenfurt Annabichl train station is just a five-minute walk from the airport. Trains depart every 30 minutes for the 5-minute journey between the airport and Klagenfurt main railway station, accessed by trains on the South and Tauern Railway lines. For route maps, schedules and fares, visit the OEBB website.
Last updated: 2024-08-26
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, is subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers, and their websites. We are not representatives of any of the above-mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.