Anyone have information about the free ski shuttle in Arlberg ski region? We plan on staying in a pension in St Anton and I'd prefer to not rent a car. Can we use the ski bus to get us from one resort to another (say, St. Anton to Lech)? How frequently do the busses run and how late? Could we rely on them for coming home after dinner in town?
I can't seem to find a bus route map and schedule online, anyone know where I can find one?
Thanks.

Hi!
I stayed at St. Christoph last January, which is right "in the middle" between St.Anton and Lech/Zuers. As far as I remember, free ski shuttles operate quite frequently among all those places, but they do not operate late in the evening. I think the last bus drive is at 6 or 7 P.M. (I know I have the schedule somewhere at home, but I just can t find it now, sorry!). Anyway, if you will be staying at St. Anton, there is no need to have dinner in Lech, for you will certainly find a variety of nice restaurants in St. Anton.
You should also know that ski slopes in the Lech/Zuers region are not connected, so plan to do a day trip to Lech if you want to try the slopes there (my favorite was the slope in the town itself with heated ski lift seats Also, you can bump into some celebrities there
I think it is the best to try the slope down from Galzig (lift from St. Christoph; free shuttle takes you there) to St. Anton for the late afternoon skiing, that way you will not need to go back to your pension on wheels I believe you will enoy it there!

A free shuttle bus connects the various ski fields in the region. Your ski pass gives you free access to this facility, hence you will not need a rental car.

The bus service stops at 7pm every night. So if you intend to dine out, booking a taxi is the only way home. Or if you want to do something romantic, book a horse drawn cart.

I consider one of the prettiest ski resorts! Have a great time!

S

I have stayed often in St. Anton and there is no free of charge ski bus between St. Anton and Lech.

There is a free ski-bus between Alpe Rauz (which can be reached by ski from Valuga Grat or Schindler Grat from St. Anton). Alternative you have to use the regular post bus connection between St. Anton and Lech. But the post bus is not included into the ski pass. The post bus will also stop at Alpe Rauz and you can change into the free of charge bus.

The price for the post bus is
5,50€ both way (St. Anton/Lech)

You can find the timetable via

http://cms.stantonamarlberg.com/user...inter05-06.pdf

The local skibus is a free shuttle, which can be used without any extra fee's.

All timetables are available via
http://cms.stantonamarlberg.com/View...&PageID=11

Thanks everyone for your input. I am a little confused because Nikica and Swagman both recall a free shuttle bus between the resorts (that stops in the early evening) but tom22 emphatically disagrees (I went to the site he recommended and found no mention of transit one way or another).
It seems like I won't have much need for a car if I'm willing to ski back to St. Anton in the evening and consider a taxi if we really want to spend an evening elsewhere.
Feel free to validate or convince me otherwise.
Thanks.

babsNYC

Sorry to confuse you. After reading tom22's post, I do recall paying a bus fare when I got on the bus at St Anton to return to Lech. However it was not a ski bus, just a normal tour bus. In any case, the fare was only a few Euros each way.

But there is definitely free ski shuttle between Lech, Zug, bottom of Oberlech, St Christoph and Zurs. St Anton is further out so maybe that's why one may have to pay.

S

Just got back from my ski vacation in St. Anton am Arlberg. Despite record breaking bad snow, we had a great time. We happenned to enjoy record breaking great weather- a solid week of blue skies and mild temperatures allowing us to spend all of our time comfortably outdoors, including daily lunches on the mountain. Sun block was essential. They did such a great job at grooming the runs that so long as one did not ski off-piste, the skiing conditions were surprisingly satisfactory.
As for my initial question about the shuttle bus. It ran on a strict schedule and depending on which route one needed, it ran about every 45 minutes. That is not frequent by my standards and catching the bus to and from the mountain (for an easy 10 minute ride) was the only source of stress during our entire holiday (except for the routine squabbles with locals who just don't have the same friendly customer-service orientation that you get in the Rockies, but we knew that. The tradeoff is: more charm, better food, awesome views and cheaper lift and ski school tickets).
Do I wish we had a car? It's hard to say. What I wish is that they ran their shuttle busses more frequently- but I'm not holding my breath.
So all in all, I highly recommend this ski area. We skiied a vast terrain, including Lech and Zuers and it was just great.