 Poster: A snowHead
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Any  reccomendations for a party of 11?
Companies,Taxi firms,Shuttle Buses.
All welcome.
Is there are train option to StAnton?
Not been to Austria for 20 years but the Swiss rail system worked a treat over new yr so I may consider it as an option but would prefer door to door.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hedley, See http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp
Direct train service from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to St Anton am Arlberg shown as 20.10 Euros 2nd class single. From Innsbruck Airport Bus Line F runs every 10-15mins to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, fare 1.70 Euros. 
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for a party of 10 to saalbach it was cheaper for us to hire 3 cars than a taxi transfer....so sorry no recommendations
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We have used Taxi Harry before and they were fine 200euro for a minibus each way though
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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If you phone the 2 St Anton local taxi firms they can give you a quote:
Harry Taxi - +43 5446 2315
Lami Taxi - +43 5446 2806
They both use VW type mini buses that take 8 passengers but will take fewer passengers with all of their luggage.
If you travel to St Anton by train you will probably still need a local taxi to your accommodation, the station is no longer in the middle of the town.
Here's the link to the St Anton official website with travel options:-
http://www.stantonamarlberg.com/en/st-anton/informationen/travel-getting-here-2.html
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I don't know, depends on your attitude to trains. But I reckon I'd get the train, it might not be slap bang in the middle but it is pretty central. It's what I'd do. Clean, fast, not expensive... Good for environment and generally just a nice way to travel. So train. Yes. 
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hedley, dont use the local guys - more expensive. try www.innsbruck-taxi.com or get the train. Both dead easy but transfer better IMO
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the train is easy and a 5 minute shuttle bus ride from the airport and stops in the middle of St Anton, about 20 Euros or so one way and you can walk around, have a beer, great views all the way there, much better than being squeezed in a mini bus and getting stuck in traffic imv.
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rayscoops, Agree, except if you're talking about the Line F bus that goes from Innsbruck airport to the Hauptbahnhof I think it's more like a 15 minute ride.
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Alastair Pink, probably, maybe I am confused with the taxi I took as well, but the train station is really close
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Thanks for the input everyone.
I think i will go down the transfer route as getting 11 fortysomethings on a bus,train, then taxi/walk to hotel seems like a ballache to me.
I will look around but there doesnt seem to be as many players in the transfer market as you get out of Geneva?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Seems to come in around £52 a head for a return private transfer ,which is good value even compared to the train IMO.
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You know it makes sense.
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Hi,
you can use the online booking form on www.holiday-taxi.at
The price for 1-8 person is the same with an minibus.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Train for sure. Traffic can be heavy at peak times or when the skies are dumping. Sail through it on the train with a local beer.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Train......book via oebb website, best prices 90 days before travel date, 2 for 1 Gutschein deals on Railjet, super fast clean trains with free wifi. Book outbound and return separate both 90 days before journey.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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For a group of 11, train is ridiculous. With 11 persons, taxi will not be much more expensive than train. And,
-Innsbruck airport has no trainstation, so an extra shuttlebus is needed
-trains in the Alps are not as regular, sometimes you'll have to wait for up to 2 hours for the next train
-Road Innsbruck-Arlberg is never busy. Not even on saturday-morning (our normal time to use it)
As mentioned, book with a Innsbruck based company, much cheaper than Arlberg-based taxis.
We are using Taxi Airport Transfer Tirol for some years now. Excellent.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@hedley, @Langerzug, makes a good point, you can probably get 2 x taxis for a big group, should get 6 in each, try these
http://www.derantoner.at/
or Taxi Harry or Sepponi
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2010 thread hijacked 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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by spam. But some useful up to date information has been added.
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Orient Express?
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Resurrecting this one... has anyone recently used Railjet to transfer between Innsbruck and St Anton? Seems pretty cheap (about £20 each way including a reserved seat) so was considering giving it a go...
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We use the Railjet in the other direction, ZRH to StA. Easy, comfortable, interesting scenery to look at, and reasonably priced.
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@ratechaser, It is very easy, shuttle to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof from the airport then train. The station in St Anton is in the centre of the village. Always taxis waiting if you need one or Postbus for Lech. It is best to book seats as the trains get busy.
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@ratechaser, not between Innsbruck and St Anton, but in Austria generally, yes.
Bus from the airport to the hauptbahnhof is easy, and then on to the train you need.
Download the ÖBB app and you can buy all your tickets etc on there no faff.
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@swskier, can you buy the through-ticket including the bus on the ÖBB app?
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@Scarlet, yes:
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@swskier, Good to know. It doesn't seem to matter which app you have, in that case.
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You know it makes sense.
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I did the train last week. Rammed in both directions, so reserving a seat is important. I actually had to turf someone out of my seat on the outbound...
All fine, and obviously far more economical than a car xfr for a solo traveller, but it really does add to the journey considering you have to work with timetables and build in a degree of latency for delays. Data point in that I was picked up from St Anton at 8.30am to go to the station. I got through the door at home (about 40 miles from Heathrow) around 6pm. And that's with an extra hour for the time difference. Maybe I'm more cautious than some...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hi all, I'm travelling from Innsbruck to St Anton tomorrow afternoon around 17:30 and have downloaded the OBB train App from which I can purchase the tickets which all looks pretty straightforward. My problem/question is that it looks like you have to choose a specific time of train for both outbound and inbound train which is difficult to do for the outbound train as obviously it depends on whether my flight is on time, my luggage comes through quickly (should do as Innsbruck is tiny) and we have a quick taxi ride to the train station from the airport, but what happens if I book one time and end up being later for whatever reason? Do I lose that ticket? Does anyone have experience of this or advice? Thank you!
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Poster: A snowHead
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@bumble66, unless you buy the discounted Sparschiene ticket, you have freedom to travel on the selected day and the one after.
The Sparschiene is limited to a specific train/date/time. It cannot be refunded or changed.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks, that's really useful - were you able to buy an open ticket or did you have to buy one for a specific time? Just not sure what happens if you run late, is your ticket then totally invalid I wonder?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@bumble66, just buy it tomorrow when you arrive and have collected your bags, it will be the same price tomorrow as it is today.
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@bumble66, buy the ticket while you're in the taxi. The price is the same. Note that there is a direct train and a train/bus connection – the direct train is much faster. Check the times in advance, as you may have time to get the bus from the airport to the Hauptbahnhof (10 min) which, if you book a through-ticket from the airport, will cost you nothing extra.
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