Innsbruck to St. Anton by train

How to take the rail journey from Innsbruck to St.Anton

Accessing St. Anton by train is typically an exceptionally easy and comfortable journey from Innsbruck, because St. Anton is the only resort town where the smart Railjet trains regularly call.

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From Innsbruck Hbf to St.Anton am Arlberg

Journey Summary

To
St. Anton
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St.Anton am Arlberg
Travel Time
1hr 7 min - 1hr 26min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Information

Final Destination: Bregenz or Zurich (or Munster in Germany)

Not all of the Railjet trains that head west at least once per hour from Innsbruck call at St.Anton, so it pays to look up the departures times on OBB , even if you want to buy tickets last minute at the station.

The Railjets are around faster 15 - 20 mins than the IC/EC trains.

8 x RJ trains per day
2 x IC/EC trains per day

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date

Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.

Take care when looking up these journeys online. Cut and paste the spelling of St.Anton on to the 'To'  box on OBB's ticket booking service, it can't find St Anton or St. Anton.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
OBB from €14

OBB Guide

OBB is the national rail operator and its booking service offers journeys by express trains within Austria, as well as international journeys which don't involve making a connection outside of Austria.

It pays off to book online, as the discounted 'Sparscheine' tickets are only ever made available on the website, and when making international journeys to and from Austria, these Sparscheine tickets tend to be cheaper.
OBB can offer particularly good value for money when travelling with children on international rail journeys, but something to watch out for when travelling between Austria and Germany on daytime trains, is that reservations are an optional extra; but if you book 1st class tickets with the Germany railways website DB, the reservations are complimentary.

OBB often takes a unique approach to its booking path, but a key thing to keep in mind is that the first price you will see for any journey is that of a Second Class seat.
The costs of upgrading to first class, a reservation, or a sleeping cabin etc, is then added to this price.

Trainline from €14

Trainline Guide

Omio from €14

Omio Guide

Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.

The three key advantages of using Omio are

  • it offers prices in multiple currencies
  • it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
  • when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.

The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.

Happyrail from €14

Happyrail Guide

Happy Rail is a Netherlands rail ticket agency which sells tickets for both national and international journeys within a range of countries including Belgium France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland.

HappyRail doesn't charge booking fees in the conventional sense, but if you're not Dutch you can expect to pay additional transaction fees, which will be added to the total cost.
That's because the most common form of online payment used in The Netherlands is 'iDEAL' and HappyRail doesn't charge a transaction fee for 'iDEAL' payments, but only Dutch residents can sign up to 'iDEAL'.
Other forms of payment include Visa debit cards will incur a fee.

On this journey

Journey Features

Scenic - YesMountain views

Good to Know

Listen out for the announcements, or keep an eye on the info screens on the train, because the approach to St.Anton station is in a tunnel, so you won't be aware of the train slowing down.

The highlight of this particular journey is the ascent up to the Arlberg Pass, after the train departs from Landeck  But the most spectacular views of The Arlberg Pass can only be seen, in this direction, from trains once they have continued beyond St.Ant The highlight of this particular journey is the ascent up to the Arlberg Pass, after the train departs from Landeck But the most spectacular views of The Arlberg Pass can only be seen, in this direction, from trains once they have continued beyond St.Ant
The view as the train ascends after Landeck station The view as the train ascends after Landeck station
Glimpses of the Arlberg Pass scenery between tunnels Glimpses of the Arlberg Pass scenery between tunnels
Towards the end of this journey from Innsbruck to St. Anton Towards the end of this journey from Innsbruck to St. Anton

The highlight of this particular journey is the ascent up to the Arlberg Pass, after the train departs from Landeck.

But the most spectacular views of The Arlberg Pass can only be seen, in this direction, from trains once they have continued beyond St.Anton.

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