Getting Around Ischgl
Ischgl is one village at 1,377 m on the floor of the Paznaun, and the Silvrettabahn valley station is its centre of gravity. Mathon lies about 3 km down the valley, Kappl and See further down, Galtür towards the head. Every one of them hangs off the same road, so wherever your hotel is, the car comes up the valley the same way.
There is no railway in the Paznaun at all. The nearest mainline stop is Landeck-Zams, about 30 km away, with direct trains from Vienna, Zurich and Munich and a bus from the station forecourt. That bus works with a rucksack; with a week's ski luggage the last 30 km are easier by car. Give us the train and its arrival time and the car is booked to meet it.
The ski area runs across the border into Samnaun in Switzerland, so the days can end a country away. The evenings stay in the valley: Galtür up the road, Kappl and See down it. Booked by the hour, one chauffeur and one vehicle stay with you for the time you reserve, and the drive back is sorted before the evening starts.
Ischgl's car parks run to fixed hours, and stopping or parking outside them is prohibited. Coaches and vehicles over 3.5 t may not stop or park after 20:00, so a late group arrival is set down and the vehicle moves on. Send the full address with your booking; the confirmation then tells you where the car will stop.
Airport Transfers to Ischgl
Innsbruck is the nearest airport, about 100 km away, an hour and a quarter to an hour and three quarters by car. Friedrichshafen is about 170 km and Memmingen about 190 km. Munich, at about 230 km, and Zurich, at about 235 km, take around three hours or more, and in exchange they carry far more flights.
From Innsbruck and Munich the A12 and the S16 lead west to the Pians exit. From Zurich and Friedrichshafen the A14 runs to Bludenz, and the S16 goes through the Arlberg tunnel to the same exit. After Pians it is 20 km on the B188 Silvretta road up the valley, and that is the stretch Ischgl, Kappl, See and Galtür all share on changeover day.
The pickup follows the flight rather than the clock. Book with the flight number: your chauffeur checks the flight status and times the pickup to when you actually land, and your booking confirmation shows where to meet the chauffeur. For the flight home, you set the pickup time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Long-Distance & Cross-Border Travel from Ischgl
The railway stops short of the Paznaun: the line ends at Landeck-Zams, and the last 30 km are road only. That matters most for the second half of a trip. Innsbruck is about 100 km away, St. Anton am Arlberg is in the next valley, and Sölden is across in the Ötztal, and by bus or train each of those moves begins with the ride down the valley. By car the whole move is one booking between the two hotels.
Switzerland is closer than it looks on the piste. The ski area reaches Samnaun, but by road Samnaun is reached from Martina in the Engadine, not from Ischgl, so a visit means a long way round. Zurich, about 235 km away, and Munich, about 230 km, are common starts and ends of the trip. A cross-border journey is one booking with one chauffeur and one vehicle, and there is no change of car at the frontier.
Switzerland is in Schengen but outside the EU customs union, so the Swiss frontier is a customs border. Checks at internal borders also come and go, so everyone in the car should carry the travel documents their nationality and itinerary require.
Groups, Ski Equipment & Winter Travel in Ischgl
In winter there is exactly one way into Ischgl. The Silvretta High Alpine Road over the Bielerhöhe is closed for the season, which leaves the B188 from the Pians exit. Austrian law requires winter tyres from 1 November to 15 April whenever roads are wintry, and buses are fitted with them for the whole season regardless of the weather. The valley road is one to take steadily, and that is the driver's concern, not yours.
Ischgl attracts groups of friends as much as families, and groups travel heavy. It is the skis, boards and boot bags that decide the vehicle, more than the number of people. Where the group travels together, a Sprinter van carries up to 12 people with their bags, and bigger groups go by coach, with up to 56 seats. Send us the full list of what is coming, and the vehicle is matched to the load. If people fly in separately, every arrival gets a transfer of its own.
Book the busiest dates first: the holidays over Christmas and New Year, and Saturdays in winter, when local vehicles and drivers are booked up early. If the plan involves several cars for one night or a group spread across hotels, speak to support and they will put the arrangement together.
