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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 section.
Approximate flight times: From Zurich to London is 1 hour 30 minutes.
International airports: Zurich (ZHR) (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.
Departure Tax: None.
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 ten minutes by taxi.
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 operates trains 24 hours per day through the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone in Kent (with direct access from the M20) and Calais in France, from where you can drive to Liechtenstein. For further information, see Travel - International in the France section or contact Eurotunnel Reservations (tel: (08705) 353 535; e-mail: callcentre@eurotunnel.com; website: www.eurotunnel.co.uk). Bus: Local buses operate between all 11 villages, and to the Liechtenstein alpine area. Documentation: A national driving licence is sufficient.
TRAVEL 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 | | Frankfurt/M | 6.30 | 5.30 | | Milan | 4.30 | 5.30 | | Paris | 10.00 | 9.00 |
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