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We're flying in to Munich and have accommodation booked in St.Anton we could hire a car, but I was looking at train. On paper it looks simple, but are there any pitfalls does anyone have any experience?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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train from Munich Airport to Munich Hauptbahnhof, then one from there to Innsbruck, and finally change for one to St. Anton
bahn.de may be helpful
biggest pitfall is.... make sure you choose the right St. Anton 
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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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Jet powered rocket packs. Its the only way to travel.
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Nick-o, very easy train journey, as andy says - German/Austrian public transport is excellent and always on time. Make sure you go to St Anton am Arlberg, not any of the other St Antons, though in reality it's probably harder to find the wrong train than the right one.
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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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| Nick-o wrote: |
| We're flying in to Munich and have accommodation booked in St.Anton we could hire a car, but I was looking at train. On paper it looks simple, but are there any pitfalls does anyone have any experience? |
Check not only bahn.de but also www.oebb.at for good deal.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Tue 20-11-12 21:27; edited 1 time in total
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Think you meant oebb.at and not .com - unless of course you're predicting Armageddon for st. Anton during ski season 
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| shuey wrote: |
| Think you meant oebb.at and not .com - unless of course you're predicting Armageddon for st. Anton during ski season |
of course oebb.at. sorry
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Very easy train connections at Innsbruck from Munich. Did the trip 2 years ago. No need for a car rental. Let the German's and the Austrian's do the driving! We spent a few days in Munich first. Took a very early train from Munich 7AM or so, and I was on the slopes just afternoon for a half day of skiing.
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If you can hire a car it's a very easy drive with a mix of autobahn and motorway and about 2 to 2.5 hours. Also having a car is great as you can head up to Lech and Zurs for a great days skiing too.
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Not much problem getting to Lech without a car, though - you can do most of it on skis (or all of it, part off piste), or all on the bus if you prefer.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Just been looking at OEBB and DeBahn rail prices, anyone else noticed they seem to have rocketed!? I'm looking for March and admitedly they are not on sale yet so been looking mid February and they are really expensive..........is that because its 1/2 term?
Any observations/ thoughts? 
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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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A friend and I took the train from Innsbruck to Munich last year. As we were in a rush, I bought both our tickets, and was amazed at how much cheaper it worked out to be (only slightly more than the fare for one person). Would never have known about this, otherwise - no obvious posters alerting us (or perhaps there were but in German!).
You can also take a slower train from Munich to Innsbruck which goes directly past some interesting resorts including Garmisch (Germany's biggest), Mittenwald and Seefeld if you want to ski somewhere else on your way to or from St Anton. Train was just about quiet enough for us to change from ski gear to flying-home gear!
There's a map which shows how all the resorts are connected by rail - the SkiRail Map of the Alps.
More info here http://rogerlascellesmaps.co.uk/SkiRail_Map_Main.aspx
and a sample here http://www.rogerlascellesmaps.co.uk/SkiRail_Product_Information.aspx?area=SkiRail_Product_Information
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Car.
Trains smell.
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You know it makes sense.
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We hire a car from Munich as we like to go to Lech as well and the bus is always full, car hire is pretty cheap but the journey can be a pain, 3 hrs minimum and up to 5 when it gets busy. Remember to buy your vignette as soon as you enter Austria.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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