St Anton - book-travel

Planning your journey to St Anton

Photo: Daniel Elkan

St-Anton-am-Arlberg train station is located within the village of St Anton. It can be reached with daytime and overnight journeys.

You can use the St Anton - SnowCarbon Journey Planner to view recommended journeys from London to St Anton by train for winter 2025-26.

The SnowCarbon Journey Planner shows journeys the most convenient journeys for skiers. Its schedules are hand researched, rather than subject to the quirks of online algorithms (which often hide journeys).

Where rail websites only show you travel options once tickets are on sale, the SnowCarbon Journey Planner can help you plan holidays by showing you predicted schedules for the entire winter season.

Once tickets go on sale, rail websites such as Eurostar, Rail Europe, Trainline, Deutsche Bahn and SBB can be useful for researching journey schedules and for booking tickets. However, bear in mind that these websites don’t always show you the most convenient schedules. They're also not the only way to book tickets (more on this below).

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When to book train travel to St Anton

Relaxing in a RailJet carriagePhoto: Daniel Elkan

If you're travelling by train from London to St Anton, you'll be taking a combination of Eurostar and then onward trains. Tickets for Eurostar trains go on sale 6 - 8 months in advance but the onward legs to reach St Anton go on sale approximately 90 to 120 days in advance (it varies somewhat, depending on the date and kind of journey).

Generally, in terms of saving money, trains around Europe work the same way as flights do - i.e: the earlier you book, the lower the fares.

Packages that include train travel are available from a some tour operators, further in advance. This is particularly useful for popular dates such as Feb half term. 

For more details, see the Holidays section below and browse ski holidays by train to St Anton.

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How much does it cost from London to St Anton by train?

Eurostar Standard Premier seatsPhoto: Daniel Elkan

Predicting fares isn't an exact science, and the figures below are an approximate guess.

Based on many years of experience and constant research, these are the rough costs for return rail travel from London to St Anton, in standard class:

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How to book – online vs expert agent?

Generally, booking a train journey from the UK to the Alps isn’t as simple as booking a flight. 

Rail operators in the UK and mainland Europe have made a dog’s dinner of integrating their booking systems.

Don't treat the journey options or prices you see when researching rail travel online as gospel. It's worth checking more than one source.

For journeys involving two or more trains, more suitable schedules or better fares might exist. Sometimes, bookable journeys don't appear online or are erroneously marked as 'not available'. Rail-booking websites don't warn travellers about this problem. 

If you fancy extra time when changing trains or for a stopover in Paris, for example, you may find that online booking engines - which automatically minimise the time between trains - aren't suitable.

One solution is to ask an expert rail-booking agent to plan your journey and book your tickets. Using sophisticated booking systems, experienced staff can tailor-make your rail journey (more about rail-booking agents below). 

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Booking online

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For some Eurostar + TGV journeys, online booking works fine.

However, remember that some journey or fare options might not appear online.

If you want a stopover or extra time changing trains, online booking is generally too inflexible.

Eurostar.com
Eurostar’s website can be useful for the Eurostar leg of your journey and for some Eurostar + TGV journeys. However, it offers a limited range of destinations and doesn’t include local TER trains.

Rail Europe
An online ticket-booking agent with a relatively easy-to-use website and well-written guides.

Trainline
An online ticket-booking agent with a fairly intuitive website and guidance.

SNCF Connect
French rail company SNCF’s booking website. We’ve not found it particularly user-friendly and it might drive you nuts! But it’s another option.

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Booking with an expert rail-booking agent

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A good option for booking independent rail travel is to contact an expert rail-booking agent. 

This way you benefit from the knowledge of experienced staff who use more sophisticated booking systems than consumer-facing websites. They can reserve tickets as soon as they go on sale and access rail options and fares you might not find online.

In cases where tickets for various legs of a journey go on sale at different times, agents can hold tickets for one train (e.g. a Eurostar) while waiting for tickets for another (e.g. a TGV) to go on sale, before combining them to give you a no-commitment quote at the best available fare.

For their service, agents charge a modest fee (see below). It's usually good value for money, considering the benefits of their service.

Below are SnowCarbon’s tried-and-tested recommendations for rail-booking agents. They have helped absolutely loads of skiers book travel and we are very glad they exist.

Railtrail
With over 40 years of experience, Railtrail has a knowledgeable team who can help book almost any journey.
Railtrail charges a fee of £20 per traveller (sometimes less for larger groups) 
Phone: (+44) 01538 382323 (09:00 – 17:00, Monday – Friday)
Email: enquiry@railtrail.co.uk

Trainseurope
Established in 1987, Trainseurope's knowledgeable staff can help book almost any journey.
Trainseurope charges a fee of £10 per traveller.
Phone: (+44) 01354 660222 (09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday; 10:00 – 15:00 Saturday & Sunday)
Email: info@trainseurope.co.uk

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Group bookings for 10 or more people

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If you are a group of 10 or more, you can get discounts on your fare. These are normally around 10%, but sometimes more.

Tickets for 10 or more people can't be booked online. However, agents such as Railtrail or Trainseurope can book group travel for you. 

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More about train travel to St Anton

Before you book travel to St Anton, you might like to find out more about the train options. We’ve already mentioned that you can use the Snowcarbon Journey Planner to research train travel from London to St Anton

You can also read our guides: 

• Journeys by Eurostar + TGV
• Journeys by Eurostar + NightJet

We also have more in-depth guides for how to book train travel, how to book the lowest fares and how to book train travel for groups of 10 or more.

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Find fantastic accommodation in St Anton

There’s plenty of great accommodation in St Anton. 

If you’d like some advice, suggestions or contacts, just send an email to Snowcarbon’s founder, Daniel.