Alternatively, you can travel to the railway station in St. Anton am Arlberg. This is approx. 20 km from Lech and corresponds to a 30-minute drive. As a railjet station, all international express trains stop here, including the Venice-Simplon Orient-Express. You can then travel on to Lech by bus or one of our regional taxi companies. 1 x antiquated short 2 man chair lift for one afternoon out of 2 days is taking the piss when there is a 4 man lift parallel and closed next to it. Be warned. 300 Euros for a 6 days lift pass. Any bad weather and Lech and Zürs lifts close. And it costs you on the bus even if you wanted to go to St Anton. The new Flexenbahn gondola in Arlberg not only means you can ski Lech to St Anton and vice versa, but opens up 305 km of lift linked skiing. You can now enjoy the slopes from Stuben to Schrocken, Rendl to Warth and St Jacob to Zug all without getting a bus. Is St Anton good for beginners? St. Anton is fine for beginners and those with little The Flexenbahn cableway did open in winter 2016/17 and makes skiing at the Arlberg even more varied and comfortable. With the help of the new link between Zürs and Stuben/Rauz, skiers are able to reach all ski locations on the Arlberg easily and comfortably on skis – from St. Anton and St. Christoph via Stuben, Zürs, Lech and Oberlech through to Schröcken and Warth. This world-famous holiday region comprises the picturesque villages of St. Anton am Arlberg, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Lech, Zürs, Stuben, Flirsch, Pettneu, Schnann and Strengen. As the cradle of alpine skiing, the Arlberg stands for more than a hundred years of tradition and has always enchanted visitors from all over the world with its The world’s best young alpine skiers - aged 16-20 and from around 50 countries - are in action at the 2023 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria from 16 to 25 January 2023 in St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria. You can check our daily updates below. Zürs-am-Arlberg (Zuers or Zurs!) is in the Arlberg region of Vorarlberg state, western Austria, only 15km northwest of St Anton & 5km from Lech. The awesome city of Innsbruck is 115km to the east, less than 1½hr drive in a rental car with favourable road conditions. The best gateway airports are Zurich (ZRH) (200km), Innsbruck (INN) (120km Lech-Zurs. Perfect for families and couples, the twin resorts of Lech and Zürs share an uncompromising commitment to quality. Their mostly wealthy clientele can enjoy refined high life but there are also good quality 2- and 3-star hotels in this pretty corner of the massive Arlberg Ski Area. The ski resorts of Lech (1,450m) and Zürs (1,716m Yes the ski lifts are actually in St. Anton. The travel time depends on where you are in the town. I would consider staying in Pettneu or St. Jakob, its cheaper and there is a Bus every 20 Minutes to the resort. 2. It depends on how good of a skier/boarder you are. St.Anton is famous for its offpist runs and Apres Ski. There is always a good 5PTpN0F.