There are 4 ways to get from Oberstdorf to Appenzell by train, bus, night bus, or car
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Train via St. Margrethen Sg
best- Take the train from Immenstadt to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re70 / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Appenzelltrain S21 / ...
4h 43mDrive 90.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Oberstdorf to Appenzellcar 90.3 km
1h 29mCHF 16–22Bus, night bus
- Take the bus from Oberstdorf to Immenstadtbus
- Take the bus from Immenstadt to Kemptenbus Re7
- Take the bus from KEMPTEN, Busbf / Hbf, Bahnhofplatz 2 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrassebus
- Take the nightbus from St. Gallen, Bahnhof to Appenzell, Adlerplatznightbus B21
6h 33mTrain
- Take the train from Oberstdorf to Immenstadttrain
- Take the train from Immenstadt to Lindau-Inseltrain Re7
- Take the train from Lindau-Insel to Bregenztrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Bregenz to St. Gallentrain Ec
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Appenzelltrain S21 / ...
5h 1m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oberstdorf to Appenzell is to drive which costs SFr 15 - SFr 22 and takes 1h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Oberstdorf to Appenzell is to drive which takes 1h 29m and costs SFr 15 - SFr 22.
No, there is no direct bus from Oberstdorf to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Oberstdorf and arriving at Appenzell, Adlerplatz via Immenstadt, KEMPTEN, Busbf / Hbf, Bahnhofplatz 2 and St. Gallen, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Oberstdorf to Appenzell. However, there are services departing from Oberstdorf and arriving at Appenzell via Immenstadt, Lindau-Reutin, St. Margrethen Sg and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Oberstdorf and Appenzell is 156 km. The road distance is 90.3 km.
The best way to get from Oberstdorf to Appenzell without a car is to train via St. Margrethen Sg which takes 4h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Oberstdorf to Appenzell, including transfers.
Oberstdorf to Appenzell bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Oberstdorf station.
Oberstdorf to Appenzell train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Immenstadt station.
Oberstdorf to Appenzell bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Immenstadt station.
What companies run services between Oberstdorf, Germany and Appenzell, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Oberstdorf to Appenzell via Immenstadt, Lindau-Reutin, St. Margrethen Sg, St. Gallen(Ch), and St. Gallen in around 4h 43m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Immenstadt to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Oberstdorf to Immenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Immenstadt to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberstdorf to Immenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Lindau-Insel to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–4
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Bregenz to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bregenz to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Oberstdorf to Immenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Immenstadt to Kempten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from KEMPTEN, Busbf / Hbf, Bahnhofplatz 2 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- Sindbad
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Oberstdorf to Appenzell train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oberstdorf to Appenzell is 90 km. It takes approximately 1h 29m to drive from Oberstdorf to Appenzell.
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