Liechtenstein Travel Tips

Social Conventions
Similar to northwest Europe. Regulations concerning smoking are becoming increasingly strict.

International Travel:

Getting There by Air
The nearest international airport (and the most convenient for travel from the UK) is Zurich. For details of airlines serving the airport, see Switzerland.

Departure Tax
None.

Main Airports
Zurich (ZRH) (Kloten) (website: www.zurich-airport.com) is approximately 130km (81 miles) from Vaduz. Travel to Liechtenstein from Zurich can be continued by rail, bus or road. An autoroute connects the city with Liechtenstein (first exit: Balzers; further exits: Vaduz, Schaan, Bendern and Ruggell). Cars can be hired through agencies at the airport for this journey, and in Liechtenstein.

Journey Times
The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes) from Vaduz to major cities in Europe.

	Road	Rail
Zurich	1.30	1.30
Geneva	4.00	5.00
Munich	3.00	4.30
Milan	4.30	5.30
Paris	10.00	9.00

Getting There by Rail
The best rail access is via the Swiss border stations at Buchs (SG) or Sargans (easier and closer when coming from Zurich) or the Austrian station at Feldkirch. All are well served by express trains and connected with Vaduz by bus. From Buchs it takes only 15 minutes by bus or 10 minutes by taxi.

Getting There by Road
An autoroute (N13) runs along Liechtenstein’s Rhine frontier to Lake Constance, Austria and Germany in the north, and southwards past Chur towards St Moritz. To the west, there are autoroutes to Zurich, Berne and Basel. Traffic drives on the right.

Eurotunnel (tel: 0870 535 3535, in the UK; website: www.eurotunnel.com) operates trains 24 hours per day through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone in the UK (with direct access from the M20) and Calais in France, from where you can drive to Liechtenstein. For further information see France - Getting There.

Bus: Local buses operate between all 11 villages, and to the Liechtenstein alpine area.

Documentation: A national driving license is sufficient.

Overview
The customs regulations for persons visiting Liechtenstein are the same as for Switzerland. For further details, see the Switzerland section.


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