C Train between Bregenz and Lochau, Lake Constance © Oberhauser Photography / Vorarlberg Tourismus

Within easy reach on all routes

How to Reach Vorarlberg

Getting there: Vorarlberg stretches some 100 km from north to south and is within easy reach.

Getting there: Vorarlberg is within easy reach on all routes and all means of transport. The system of public transport is extremely well developed. Train and bus services are closely dovetailed in the Vorarlberg Transport Network. In some regions, hiking buses operate in addition to scheduled services. Visitors in the Kleinwalsertal may use the Walserbus free of charge.

For current traffic informations and messages, roadworks, toll and safety informations, please look at:
Serviceline Vorarlberg
Information about the Silvretta High Alpine Road:
Due to new geological findings, the Silvretta High Alpine Road will not be open until 2030.
Further information about the Silvretta High Alpine Road

Direct train connections to Vorarlberg
- From Austria: Very good intercity connections from eastern and southern Austria, also motorail and night trains: www.oebb.at
- From Germany: Via Lindau – Bregenz. Destination station for trips to Kleinwalsertal is Oberstdorf/Allgäu (D). German railway: www.bahn.de
  Daily direct connections from Germany: Deutsche Bahn
  From Hamburg-Altona: Nightjet to Zurich or Innsbruck and with 1 change to the EC/Railjet connections to Bregenz (from Zurich) or Bludenz/Feldkirch (from Innsbruck): www.nightjet.com
- From Switzerland:
  With EC and IC trains on the route Zurich – St. Gallen – Bregenz or via Zurich – Sargans – Feldkirch. Swiss Federal Railways: www.sbb.ch
  Temporary closure Feldkirch–Buchs: From 14 June to 14 October 2026, the railway line between Feldkirch and Buchs SG will be closed due to extensive modernization works by ÖBB. Several long-distance connections to and from Zurich will be affected. All information can be found at the following link: Line closure Feldkirch–Buchs (only in german)
- From France:
  From France (Paris, Strasbourg) via (TGV) direct connections to Basel/Zurich with 1 or 2 changes to the EC connections to Bregenz or Feldkirch at least 2x daily. Timetables: www.sncf.com, www.sbb.ch
From the north
via Singen – Friedrichshafen – Lindau or Singen – Konstanz/Kreuzlingen – St. Gallen, via Ulm – Memmingen – Lindau.
Via Augsburg or Munich – Memmingen – Lindau or via Nürnberg – Ulm – Lindau.
From the west
via Zürich – St. Gallen or Zurich – Walensee – Sargans.
From the south
via Como (I/CH) – San Bernardino – Chur; Brenner motorway (I/A) – Innsbruck or Reschen pass (I/A) – Landeck.
From the east
via Innsbruck – Arlberg road tunnel or Arlberg pass road or via Reutte – Lechtal – Bregenzerwald (Note: the L 198 Lechtal road from Warth nach Lech is usually closed in winter).

The Kleinwalsertal can be reached on the A7 via Memmingen – Kempten – Immenstadt or Füssen – Immenstadt or Lindau – Immenstadt (B308), then continue via Sonthofen and Oberstdorf.

Toll fees
Motorways and expressways in Austria are subject to toll. More Information: www.asfinag.at

Arlberg Road Tunnel
All information on the full closure of the Arlberg road tunnel can be found here:www.asfinag.at/arlbergtunnel

Fernbus
The Fernbus carriages also stop at Bregenz and Dornbirn (Flixbus or Mein Fernbus).

Route Planner
For planning your route by car, use the Route Planner
Informations on the digital vignette:
In our Webshop you can book the digital toll product in a few simple steps. The digital vignette or – for a selected toll road section – the digital section toll can be purchased online at the ASFINAG webshop.
- ASFINAG Webshop for the digital vignette or toll
- Digital section toll for the Arlberg road tunnel (S 16)
Exemptions from the toll obligation in Vorarlberg
The A 14 Rheintal/Walgau motorway toll route between the state border at Hörbranz and the Hohenems junction is (temporarily) toll-free (as of january 2025). You can find other exempted routes in Austria here:
- Exemptions from the toll sticker obligation
There are several regional airports as well as international airports in the vicinity of Vorarlberg. Most airports are connected to railway stations. In addition, scheduled or shuttle buses sometimes travel to the towns in the Rhine Valley and, on request, to the valleys/regions. The nearest regional and international airports are (distance in km in brackets):

The nearest airports (distance in km to Bregenz):
- Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen (D, 35 km), Connections within Europe, especially Germany
- People’s Business Airport St. Gallen-Altenrhein (CH, 20 km), Direct connection from/to Vienna
- Allgäu-Airport Memmingen (D, 77 km),Connections within Europe
- Flughafen Zürich (CH, 119 km), Intercontinental connections
- Flughafen Innsbruck (A, 184 km), Connections from/to Vienna and Europe
- Flughafen München (D, 215 km), Intercontinental connections
- Flughafen Stuttgart (D, 209 km), Intercontinental connections
Other airports in the vicinity:
Salzburg (A), Frankfurt and Augsburg (D), Basel and Geneva (CH), Milan (I).