Zurich Airport to Lech am Arlberg Private Transfer

Your transfer step by step

1. Booking: send us your flight number, the number of passengers and ski bags, and the exact address in Lech, Zürs, St. Anton or Warth. You receive a quote for the right vehicle, and no prepayment is required.
2. Flight tracking: we follow your flight and adjust the pickup time if it lands early or late. The first 60 minutes of waiting are complimentary.
3. Meet & Greet: your chauffeur waits in the arrival hall with a name sign and walks you to the car. Here is how our Zurich Airport Meet & Greet works.
4. The drive: motorway via Winterthur and St. Gallen (or via Sargans and Liechtenstein) into the Austrian Rhine Valley, then the A14 and the S16 Arlberg expressway to Langen am Arlberg.
5. Arrival: drop-off at your hotel door or chalet, or at the Oberlech cable car if you are staying up there.

Lech, Zürs, St. Anton or Warth: one airport, four final stretches

Ski Arlberg links St. Anton, St. Christoph and Stuben with Lech, Oberlech, Zürs and Warth-Schröcken on skis. By road in winter, each village is reached a little differently:

• Lech and Zürs (Vorarlberg): about 190–195 km from the airport. You leave the S16 at Langen, take the Arlberg road (L 197) up via Stuben to Alpe Rauz, and continue on the Flexen Pass road (L 198) through the Flexen gallery to Zürs and on to Lech.
• St. Anton and St. Christoph (Tyrol): about 200 km, roughly 2.5 hours in normal traffic. The S16 continues through the Arlberg road tunnel; the alternative is the Arlberg Pass road via Stuben and St. Christoph.
• Warth and Schröcken: the road between Lech and Warth is closed in winter because of avalanche danger. In winter we therefore drive via Dornbirn and the Bregenzerwald (L 200), about 180 km in total.

To see how the Arlberg compares with other Austrian resorts, read our guide to the top ski resorts in Austria.

Border crossing: vignette, tunnel toll and customs

Austrian motorways and expressways, including the S16, require a vignette for vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes. Minibuses and coaches above that weight pay the distance-based GO toll instead. The Arlberg road tunnel between the Langen and St. Anton junctions is a separately tolled section: it applies on the way to St. Anton, but not to Lech and Zürs, where you leave the S16 at Langen. These charges concern the vehicle; as a passenger you do not need to buy anything.

Switzerland and Austria are both in the Schengen area, so there are in principle no systematic identity checks at the border. Switzerland does not form a customs union with the EU, however, so customs checks still take place. Keep your passport or ID card at hand, and on the way back declare any goods above the Swiss duty-free allowances.

Winter driving and the final stretch

The Flexen Pass road is the main winter access to Zürs and Lech. Lech Zürs Tourism describes it as generally open all year, but it can be closed at short notice when avalanche danger is high. On Saturday 21 February 2026, for example, an avalanche buried part of the road between the Flexen gallery and Zürs, and Lech, Zürs and Stuben could not be reached by road until 9 am the next day.

In Austria, winter tires are compulsory from 1 November to 15 April in wintry conditions, and snow chains can be made mandatory at short notice. Saturdays are the main travel days of the ski season: on peak Saturdays the S16 towards the Arlberg is often congested, and the authorities can close some exits and direct traffic at the Langen junction. If your dates are flexible, avoiding a Saturday arrival helps; if not, allow extra time on arrival day.

Train vs private transfer

Rail works for light travelers. Lech Zürs Tourism quotes about 3 hours by train from Zurich Airport to Langen am Arlberg, with connections roughly every two hours. You usually change at Zurich HB onto the Railjet towards Innsbruck and Vienna, which stops at Langen am Arlberg or St. Anton depending on the service, and finish by regional bus: line 750 from Langen (about 20 minutes) or line 760 from St. Anton (about 30 minutes).

• One or two travelers: the train is feasible, but it means at least two changes with skis and suitcases. A Mercedes-Maybach S 560 or an S-Class W223 takes up to three passengers door to door with no changes.
• Families of up to six: the Mercedes-Benz V 250 AMG seats six, a luggage trailer adds room for ski bags, and child seats are free on request.
• Chalet groups and ski clubs: the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VIP carries up to 15 passengers, the Mercedes 519 midibus up to 21, and our coaches up to 70, so the whole group travels together with its luggage.

Zurich or Innsbruck? Arriving by private jet

Innsbruck is closer: Ski Arlberg gives about 120 km and 1 hour 30 minutes to Lech, and St. Anton is about 100 km from Innsbruck. Lech Zürs Tourism names Innsbruck and Zurich as the airports that usually offer the shortest transfer times, so the better flight usually decides. We also drive from Innsbruck to resorts in Austria, and our airport guide for ski resorts compares the options.

Flying privately? At Zurich, your chauffeur can meet you ramp-side at the FBO upon authorization; see our private jet chauffeur service. St. Gallen-Altenrhein, which Ski Arlberg lists about 100 km and 1 hour 30 minutes from Lech, is another option for private flights. Helicopter legs can be coordinated with our partners.

Hotels and chalets we drive to

• Lech village: door-to-door drop-off, for example at Almhof Schneider, Post Lech Arlberg or Hotel Arlberg Lech.
• Oberlech: car-free from December to April. We drop you at the underground arrival area of the Oberlech cable car in Lech, where luggage is collected; up top, the hotels, such as Burg Vital Resort, are linked by an underground tunnel system.
• Zürs: for example Thurnher's Alpenhof or Zürserhof.
• St. Christoph and St. Anton: the Arlberg Hospiz Hotel on the pass, or any address in St. Anton village.
• Private chalets: send us the exact address and any access notes, and we plan the drop-off around them.

Hotels are named only as examples of drop-off points.

Why book with SWISSTRIP

• Chauffeur company based in Wetzikon near Zurich, about 15 years of experience, available 24/7 with multilingual chauffeurs.
• No prepayment. Pay by bank transfer, cash, Visa/Mastercard or TWINT in the vehicle, with a VAT-compliant invoice.
• Flight tracking and 60 minutes of complimentary waiting time.
• Free child seats on request, and pets are welcome.
• Security-trained chauffeurs, with close protection available through licensed partners.

Send us your flight details and group size through our contact page, and we will confirm the right vehicle for your Arlberg transfer.