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For those who want to travel to the airport from Saint Gallen, there are several alternative ways. Taxis are the most preferred means of transportation for passengers, while trains are less preferred as they do not travel directly to the airport. You can also travel to the airport by a car that you can rent from car rental companies.

Taxi

Taxis are the fastest and easiest way to reach the airport from the city center of Saint Gallen and it allows passengers to reach the airport at any time of the day.

Train

You can take the S2 number train from Saint Gallen train station in the city center, which stops at Staad train stop which is near the airport in 20 minutes. Passengers that get off at this stop can then take a very short taxi ride to reach the airport. Train services start at 05:00 in the morning and finish at 00:30. You buy your tickets from the trains stations and trains depart every hour.

Rental Car

Vehicles rented from Avis, Sixt, Thrifty and Budget car rental companies in the city, can be returned after you have reached the airport, by returning the car to the company officials in the parking lot. During the winter months it can be risky renting a car in Saint Gallen due to heavy snowfall.

Airport Information

Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport covers a small area and has a single terminal building. Different services are offered to meet the needs of its passengers. The Terminal has 3 conference rooms of different sizes for business travellers and has a Restaurant Cockpit, which is open between 06:00 and 19:00 to meet the eating and drinking needs of its passengers. You can enter the Business Lounge for a certain fee per person and you can benefit from various facilities such as computer, wireless internet, printer, newspapers, magazines and television. Passengers who want to spend their time differently while waiting for their flight can visit the Aviation Museum at the airport.

You can take the train from Innsbruck Airport to get to Innsbruck city centre, which is 4km away from the airport. In addition you can also use the taxis that are available outside the terminal 24/7. Another option is to rent a car and go comfortably to the city centre. Regardless of what transport option you use, it will take a maximum of 15 minutes to get to Innsbruck city centre from the airport.

Train

It’s both practical and economic to take one of the trains operated by Austrian Railways (ÖBB) to central Innsbruck from Innsbruck Airport. You can reach Mitterweg/Unterführung and Innsbruck Westbahnhof’a (Egger-Lienz-Sraße) with the train that you take from the station just outside of the terminal building. The trains that leave every half an hour from Innsbruck Airport take approximately 10 minutes to reach central Innsbruck. As of 2017, the price for a single one-way ticket is between 4 and 7 euro. If you call Austrian Railways ahead of your flight then you can reserve a seat for a reduced price and learn up to date departure times.

Bus

Taking the bus is without a doubt the most economic way to reach central Innsbruck from Innsbruck Airport. Some of the bus stops for the buses that leave every minutes from the airport are as follows: Uni-Sportstätten, Steinbockweg, Fischerhäuslweg, Angergasse, Exlgasse, Bachlechnerstraße, Unterbergerstraße and Triumphpforte (Leopoldstraße), which is the last stop. The price for a ticket on the F line bus that will take you to Innsbruck city centre in around 13 to 20 minutes from the airport is only 4 euro.

Taxi

If you want to take a taxi for reasons such as having extra or heavy luggage, or arriving to the airport at a very late time, then there are airport taxis that are in service 24/7. If you don’t find an airport taxi at the airport then you needn’t worry as there are many private taxi companies you can call such as: Innsbruck Taxi (+436506368830), Dolphin Taxi (+43512580909), Airport Transfer & Taxi Alpstria (+436507111294) and Taxi 5311 (+4351253110). It’s likely that you’ll be in the city centre in 5 minutes with the taxi you can take from Innsbruck Airport for a cost of between 15 and 18 euro.

Car Rental

Since Innsbruck Airport is a large and well-established international airport, there are plenty of international car rental agencies. Some of these are Avis and Budget (+435125717540), Europcar Österreich (+4318661660), Hertz (+43512580901), Megadrive (+43501054150) and Sixt (+435122929390). If you make a reservation before your arrival to the airport then you can complete the rental procedures quickly and collect your car without wasting any time. You can get to Innsbruck city centre in 5-6 minutes using the Fürstenweg and B171 road.