Skiing Getaway with Ease
Fast and Comfortable from Hamburg to St. Anton am Arlberg on the ICE
Sporting highlights took centre stage during the 2022/23 winter season in St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria, and its ski area. The mountain village also marked a milestone in rail travel with the launch of the “Ski Express Tirol”: in December 2022, an ICE train ran directly from Hamburg via Munich to St. Anton am Arlberg for the first time.
“When St. Anton’s early visionaries built the Arlberg railway line and our station, they could hardly have imagined how important this connection would become for the village’s future. Some 140 years later, the value of our direct connection to Europe’s rail network is clear. The new direct ICE service from Hamburg gives our guests another comfortable way to travel straight to St. Anton am Arlberg by train,” said Martin Ebster, Director of Tourism.
The “Ski Express Tyrol” will run in the winter season 2023/24 until March 30, 2024, departing every Saturday at 04.32 AM from Hamburg and taking guests to the “cradle of alpine skiing” in about ten hours via Hannover, Munich, and Innsbruck, and back. Additionally, there is another ICE direct connection to St. Anton departing from Munich at 06.27 AM on Saturdays. With an arrival time of 10.08 AM, ski enthusiasts can enjoy nearly a full day on the slopes. In the summer season 2024, from June 20 to October 5, an ICE connection between Munich and St. Anton will also be available.
The train ends where the vacation begins – thanks to the 'Ski Express Tyrol' from Hamburg through Hannover, Munich, and Innsbruck, the 'cradle of alpine skiing' is now the official home of the world's highest ICE station.
