Getting to the Arlberg Trail

You can choose your own starting point for the Arlberg Trail: St. Anton, Lech, or Stuben are all suitable places to begin. Ideally, hike the trail clockwise—that way the route and the cable car timetables fit together best.

You can reach the Arlberg easily by car or by train. Here’s the key information to help you plan.

Arriving by car

To use Austria’s motorways, you need a vignette (toll sticker). You can buy it, among other places, at border crossings, petrol stations, tobacconists (Trafiken), post offices, or automobile clubs.

The villages around the Arlberg are well connected and can be reached via several routes (depending on your starting point and traffic conditions).

For route planners (depending on your start location):

• Lech: A-6764 Lech, Vorarlberg, Austria

• Stuben: A-6762 Stuben, Vorarlberg, Austria

• St. Anton: A-6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Tyrol, Austria

Parking: All villages have public parking options—mostly paid (often around €5–10 per day). Check in advance whether you’re allowed to park your car at your accommodation for the duration of your stay.

Arriving by train

Traveling by train is traffic-free and relaxed. The villages around the Arlberg are well connected to public transport.

St. Anton

• St. Anton am Arlberg railway station (Railjet stop)

• Direct connections, among others, from Vienna and Zurich (several times daily)

Lech

• Nearest station: Langen am Arlberg (approx. 15 km / ~20 min to Lech)

• Alternative: St. Anton am Arlberg (approx. 20 km / ~30 min to Lech)

• Onward travel: bus or taxi from the station

Stuben

• Station: Langen am Arlberg (approx. 3 km from Stuben)

• Onward travel: bus or taxi

Information on connections and prices is available from:
Deutsche Bahn: www.bahn.de

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB): www.oebb.at

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)  www.sbb.ch

Bayerische Regiobahn: www.meridian-bob-brb.de

You can find the current bus timetables at  https://smartride.vvt.at/

Arriving by plane

If you’re arriving by plane, the most convenient nearby airports are:

• Altenrhein (aprox. 100 km)
• Flughafen Innsbruck (approx. 120 km)
• Flughafen Friedrichshafen (approx. 130 km)
• Flughafen Memmingen (approx. 180 km)
• Flughafen München (approx. 200 km)
• Flughafen Zürich (approx. 290 km)
• Flughafen Salzburg (approx. 300 km)

After that, you can continue to the starting point by train, bus, or via a regional taxi company.