Set at 1,304 meters on the border of Tyrol and Vorarlberg, St. Anton am Arlberg is where Hannes Schneider pioneered modern alpine ski technique—linking 300 kilometers of groomed runs and 85 lifts across St. Anton, St. Christoph, Stuben, Lech, and Zürs.
Getting There & Around: ÖBB Railjet trains stop right in the village at St. Anton am Arlberg Bahnhof: 1h 10m from Innsbruck Hbf, 2h 20m from Zurich HB, and 5h 25m from Wien Hbf.
Top neighborhoods & bases
Dorfstraße (Pedestrian Center) (€190–€460 / night)
Steps from the Galzigbahn, Rendlbahn, and ÖBB Railjet station.
Nasserein (€155–€320 / night)
Quieter family-friendly eastern side of the village with its own Nassereinbahn gondola.
St. Christoph am Arlberg (1,800m) (€260–€580 / night)
High-altitude snow-sure pass hamlet home to the legendary Arlberg Hospiz.
Top sights & experiences
- <strong>Valluga Summit (2,811m)</strong> — Ride the Galzigbahn Ferris-wheel gondola and Vallugabahn cable cars for a 4-country panorama across Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy.
- <strong>Ski Arlberg & Run of Fame (85 km Circuit)</strong> — Ski seamlessly from St. Anton/Rendl via the Flexenbahn over to Zürs, Lech, and Warth.
- <strong>Arlberg Kandahar Museum (Villa Trier)</strong> — Trace the history of alpine skiing and the 1921 Arlberg-Kandahar race inside a 1912 timber chalet (€7.00).
- <strong>Verwalltal Emerald Lake & Suspension Bridge</strong> — Easy alpine valley walk or e-bike trail from the village center.
- <strong>Arlberg WellCom Alpine Spa</strong> — Heated outdoor lap pool looking straight up at the Rendl and Galzig faces.
What to eat in St. Anton am Arlberg
<strong>Tiroler Speckknödel, Marend Platter & Germknödel</strong> — Smoky Tyrolean bacon dumplings in rich beef broth or with warm cabbage salad, alpine cured-meat boards, and giant steamed yeast dumplings filled with spiced Powidl plum jam and poppy-seed butter. · <strong>Typical Price Range (€ EUR)</strong> — €15–€29 at Arlberg mountain huts; €28–€55 at St. Anton & St. Christoph gourmet chalets · <strong>Where Locals Eat</strong> — Hospiz Alm in St. Christoph, Alte Post St. Anton, Verwallstube (Galzig), and Sennhütte
Best day trips from St. Anton am Arlberg
- Lech & Zürs am Arlberg (20 min by bus #92 or connected by ski lifts).
- Innsbruck Old Town (1h 10m by ÖBB Railjet).
- Bregenz & Lake Constance (1h 15m by ÖBB Railjet).
Getting there & local transit
ÖBB Railjet trains stop right in the village at St. Anton am Arlberg Bahnhof: 1h 10m from Innsbruck Hbf, 2h 20m from Zurich HB, and 5h 25m from Wien Hbf.
Local tips & mistakes to avoid
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Pair St. Anton am Arlberg with
Vienna
Imperial Habsburg palaces, Ringstraße coffee houses, world-class opera, and hillside Heuriger vineyards on the Danube
Salzburg
Baroque domes beneath Hohensalzburg Fortress, Mozart's birthplace, and gateway to the Salzkammergut lakes
Hallstatt
16th-century alpine houses clinging between the fjord-like Hallstätter See and the 2,995m Dachstein massif