There are 5 ways to get from Dornbirn to Appenzell by train, bus, night bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Bregenz to St. Gallentrain Ec
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Appenzelltrain S21 / ...
1h 56mDrive 34.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Dornbirn to Appenzellcar 34.8 km
35 minCHF 6–9Line 160 bus, line 242 bus, night bus
- Take the bus from Dornbirn Rathaus to Gaißau Kesslerplatzbus 160
- Take the bus from Rheineck, Bahnhof to St. Gallen, Bahnhofbus 242
- Take the nightbus from St. Gallen, Bahnhof to Appenzell, Adlerplatznightbus B21
3h 50mLine 160 bus, train
- Take the bus from Dornbirn Klostergasse to Gaißau Kesslerplatzbus 160
- Take the train from Rheineck to St. Gallentrain S2 / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Appenzelltrain S21 / ...
2h 19mLine 160 bus, line 11308 train, train
- Take the bus from Dornbirn Klostergasse to Lustenau Bahnhofbus 160 / ...
- Take the train from Lustenau to St. Gallen(Ch)train
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Appenzelltrain S21 / ...
2h 43m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dornbirn to Appenzell is to drive which costs SFr 5 - SFr 9 and takes 35 min.
The fastest way to get from Dornbirn to Appenzell is to drive which takes 35 min and costs SFr 5 - SFr 9.
No, there is no direct bus from Dornbirn to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Dornbirn Rathaus and arriving at Appenzell, Adlerplatz via Rheineck, Bahnhof and St. Gallen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Dornbirn to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Dornbirn and arriving at Appenzell via Bregenz and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 56m.
The distance between Dornbirn and Appenzell is 69 km. The road distance is 34.8 km.
The best way to get from Dornbirn to Appenzell without a car is to train which takes 1h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 56m to get from Dornbirn to Appenzell, including transfers.
Dornbirn to Appenzell bus services, operated by Landbus Unterland, depart from Dornbirn Rathaus station.
Dornbirn to Appenzell train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bregenz station.
Dornbirn to Appenzell bus services, operated by Landbus Unterland, arrive at Gaißau Kesslerplatz station.
What companies run services between Dornbirn, Austria and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dornbirn to Appenzell via Bregenz and St. Gallen in around 1h 56m.
Train from Bregenz to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bregenz to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Rheineck to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lustenau to St. Gallen(Ch)
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–10
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- Appenzeller Bahnen
Train from St. Gallen to Appenzell
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Appenzeller Bahnen
Train from St. Gallen to Appenzell
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Appenzeller Bahnen
Train from St. Gallen to Appenzell
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Appenzeller Bahnen
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Rheineck to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 4–6
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 8–10
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Rheineck to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +43 5572 32300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Landbus Unterland
Bus from Dornbirn Rathaus to Gaißau Kesslerplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Landbus Unterland
Bus from Dornbirn Klostergasse to Gaißau Kesslerplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Landbus Unterland
Bus from Dornbirn Klostergasse to Lustenau Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- Landbus Unterland
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Rheineck, Bahnhof to St. Gallen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- Phone
- +41 71 354 50 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- Automobildienst Appenzeller Bahnen
Night bus from St. Gallen, Bahnhof to Appenzell, Adlerplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Automobildienst Appenzeller Bahnen
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Dornbirn to Appenzell train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at St. Gallen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dornbirn to Appenzell is 35 km. It takes approximately 35 min to drive from Dornbirn to Appenzell.
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