Liechtenstein country information
Principality of Liechtenstein
Area: 160 sq km
Population: 35,322
Population density: 221 per sq km
Capital: Vaduz
Passport & Visa
Passport Note
The passport and visa requirements
for persons visiting Liechtenstein are the same
as for Switzerland. For further details, see
the Switzerland section.
Getting there
Getting There by Air
The nearest international
airport is Zurich (see Switzerland
section for further information).
Approximate Flight Times
From London
to Zurich is 1 hour 30 minutes.
Main Airports
Zurich (ZRH) (Kloten)
(website:
www.zurich-airport.com
) is in Switzerland and approximately 115km
(70 miles) from Vaduz.
To/from the airport:
Travel to Liechtenstein from Zurich can be continued
by rail and bus or road. An autoroute connects
the city with Liechtenstein (first exit: Balzers;
further exits: Vaduz, Schaan, Bendern and Ruggell).
Facilities: Duty-free shops,
restaurants/bars, banks, bureau de change, nursery
and car hire.
Departure Tax
None.
Getting There by 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 10 minutes by taxi.
Getting There by 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.
Eurotunnel (tel: 0870 535 3535,
in the UK; website:
www.eurotunnel.com
) operates trains 24 hours a day through
the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone in the
UK (with direct access from the M20) and Calais
in France, from where you can drive to Liechtenstein.
For further information see
France
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Getting There.
Journey Times
The following chart gives
approximate journey 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 |
Milan |
4.30 |
5.30 |
Paris |
10.00 |
9.00 |
Climate