How to get there

By plane

Zürich International Airport (CH), as well as the regional airports St. Gallen-Altenrhein (CH), Friedrichshafen (D), and Memmingen (D) are approximately 45 to 100 minutes away from Hohenems. From there, you can continue your journey by car or by train.

By train and bus

The train stations in Dornbirn and Bregenz are located closest to Schwarzenberg and offer good connecting services. For information on train schedules and fares, please check the relevant railway operator's website:

Austrian Railways ÖBB
German Railways DB
Swiss Railways SBB

From Bregenz, you can continue your journey with Landbus 830 directly to Schwarzenberg (approx. 50 min) or take Landbus 840 to Andelsbuch, stop »Bersbuch Kreisverkehr«, change there to Landbus 830 to Schwarzenberg (approx. 50 min). From Dornbirn, take the Landbus 870 directly to Schwarzenberg (approx. 35 minutes). The Angelika Kauffmann Hall can be reached on foot in a few minutes from the »Dorfplatz« stop. Please note that after the 8 p.m. concerts there are no public buses going from Schwarzenberg to the Rhine Valley.

For information on bus schedules and fares, please refer to Verkehrsverbund Vorarlberg

By car

Follow the autobahn A 14 and take the exit Dornbirn/Nord. At the first roundabout, take the exit in the direction of »Bregenzerwald«. Driving through the Achraintunnel, you will get to Egg. At the main intersection, take a right turn in the direction of Schwarzenberg.

For the scenic route over the »Bödele« pass, take the autobahn exit Dornbirn/Süd and drive to the city centre. From there, follow the signs in the direction of »Bregenzerwald/Bödele«.

The location of parking areas within walking distance of the Angelika Kauffmann Hall is indicated in our Schwarzenberg village map. Car park attendants are on duty before Schubertiade concerts.

Map of Schwarzenberg

Accommodation, room bookings and general information

For an overview of all available accommodation options in Schwarzenberg and the Bregenzerwald, as well as for general information on the region, please be in touch with the responsible tourism offices:

Bregenzerwald Tourismus GmbH
Gerbe 1135, A-6863 Egg
+43 5512 2365
+43 5512 3010
info@bregenzerwald.at
www.bregenzerwald.at

Schwarzenberg Tourismus
A-6867 Schwarzenberg
+43 5512 3570
info@schwarzenberg.at
www.schwarzenberg.at

Schubertiade shuttle bus

A shuttle bus specially laid on during the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg operates between the neighbouring villages and Schwarzenberg, dropping off guests in due time before each concert and picking them up afterwards. For information on stops, fares and departure times, please see our info-sheet. Please note that there is no shuttle bus service for the concerts in Hohenems.

Schubertiade shuttle bus 2023 info-sheet

Supporting programme during the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg

Several exhibitions and additional events staged in Schwarzenberg complement the Schubertiade's concert programme. For details, as well as for an overview of the gastronomic offers and opening hours of the restaurants during the festival, please see the exhibition flyer issued by Schwarzenberg Tourismus in due course before the start of the festival.

»'Unter allen musikalischen Festivals der Welt ist die Schubertiade Hohenems vielleicht das reinste und annährend vollkommenste.' Der Satz Bernard Levins gilt noch heute.«

Südwestpresse, Germany