Positioned in the heart of Europe, South Tyrol as well as the Vinschgau Valley holiday area has a good train network, with connecting trains from
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB),
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), as well as
Deutsche Bahn (DB).
The Venosta Valley is easily reached by train via the Brenner Pass and Merano. Alternatively, there are also direct train connections from Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Zurich or Graz to Innsbruck or Landeck. From there, you can take a new direct bus connection from Landeck to Malles/Mals in the Venosta Valley.
With the
ÖBB Nightjet trains, you can travel overnight in a climate-friendly and comfortable way to the Venosta Valley from Amsterdam to Innsbruck.
Find the route, timetable and fares for travelling by train to Val Venosta/Vinschgau in South Tyrol here.
From Zernez Venosta Valley can be reached by PostBus. Another option is the
Südtirol-Express, a comfortable Swiss long-distance bus connection, which from spring to autumn drives from Switzerland to South Tyrol and the Venosta Valley every Saturday.
Once in South Tyrol, DB/ÖBB train travelers can use the ‘
Anschlussticket Südtirol’, a ticket that allows travelling with public transportation to get from the train station to their accommodation and vice versa on their day of arrival/departure.
Südtirol Bus offers a train station transfer to the booked accommodation and back. All stations along the Brenner line are served hourly. In addition, the stations of Landeck, Innsbruck, Munich and Garmisch are also served several times a day. The collective transfers can be booked
online. Bookings are accepted until 1 pm the day before.