Poster: A snowHead
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Any recommendations for a family of 4, transfer from Friedrichshafen - St Anton over Christmas period
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Did this exact drive a couple of xmas ago. The drive was mostly motorway/double carriageway and took around 1 1/2 hours. I remember it being a pretty comfortable journey.
The week's car rental was around $200 (from memory) and it came with winter tyres.
If you really don't want to drive, then you might be better off flying to Innsbruck or Zurich. The savings on the transfer costs and easier train journey might make up for the flight cost differential.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I usually hire a car from Sixt, although in the past I've also used minibus transfers arranged by my hotel.
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There is a train station right beside Friedrichshaven airport and ST Anton station is little more than a few minutes walk to the centre. You will have to make a change though I think.
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@Old Man Of Lech, That's what i'd do.....change in Bregenz I think
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Do you need a Car in St Anton its not necessary & you could get snowed in...
Train is easy & reliable , station is right outside the Airport.
Change trains in Lindau..
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train takes 2.20 - 3.52 hours, with 3-5 changes....
I'm surprised to see Friedrichshafen is still 'in the market'...
Transavia quitted some years ago.
Not a very good option.
With rentacar on a high season saturday you risk getting trafficjammed
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Also with car hire at Friedrichshafen, if you do book a car, and if the flight is out of normal hours(09.00-17.00) there is no guarantee the car rental shop will be open.
This happened to me one year and much to my horror only made the discovery the day before the flight so was able to make alternative arrangements.
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The train is a bit tricky. You have to go one stop into Friedrichshafen itself then change onto a train to Lindau. There are a few direct trains from Lindau to St. Anton but mostly you have to change in Bregenz and again in Feldkirch. Perfectly possible to do but maybe not so good with bags and kids in tow.
On peak Saturdays the drive can also be a bit of a pain. The Pfaendertunnel which bypasses Bregenz is notorious for traffic jams on peak skiing weekends, though maybe less now the second bore is open. Once past that should not be so bad unless the weather is not so good in the Arlberg area.
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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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@munich_irish, Pfander is not so bad now its fully open but the drive from Bregenz up to St Anton can take 2-3 hours with the narrowing section 2 lanes into 1 being the main problem near Bludenz, huge tail-backs at weekends..... many a delay there in recent years peak season Saturday mornings 9-11am, otherwise OK. We used to stay in Warth for our 2 weeker in January but have now opted for Lech because of the delays dropping down into Dornbirn (huge queues going up Bregenzerwald with knock on to traffic going down also) and also up to St Anton via Bregenz, mostly Swiss (day trippers) and Cloggies (hitting the Alps on mass as they do).
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I flew to Friedrichshafen with Ryanair many years ago.
I was going to catch a train, but there was a bus waiting in the car park taking people to StAnton & Lech.
Just went and saw the driver and paid the fare.
St Anton tourist office must know if there is a bus.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Markymark29, is suppose Cloggies is better than Brexies?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Markymark29, perhaps the big queue at the Pfaender tunnel limited the number of cars going further up the valley, solving one traffic jam just creates others elsewhere. I have not used that route for a good number of years because of a couple of times being stuck for far too long at the tunnel. I can see the small road up to Warth being very queue prone, especially as there as some other smaller resorts along the road. I have avoided Warth simply because access seems so difficult, the route from Munich via Garmisch and then Reutte and a long drive up the Lechtal is a serious trek, even in good weather and quiet traffic. Its a pretty remote corner of the alps.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@munich_irish, Well worth considering the journey up to Warth for yourself i'd suggest if you go late evening and stay over, or super early for ski day. I've driven both routes in and they arent easy but the prize is a big one in big snow conditions! We now tend to stay in Lech and hop over. Great hiking in summer also.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I would advise Anyone who has seen a cheap flights to Friedrikhafen or Memingen to work out the huge additional costs & time of the transfer..plus shitty times..
It will almost likely work out way more than a scheduled service Innsbruck or Zurich inc train!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@notnats, where are you flying into friedrichshaven from?
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From Gatwick
We got some cheap flights when they first came out
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Markymark29, 😎 which airline - never been able to find flights when looking to travel, apologies for going mildly off post topic.
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Last post should have been @notnats,
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Pretty sure it’s easyjet
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