Holidays in the Stanzertal on the Arlberg: Pettneu, Schnann, Flirsch and Strengen

The Stanzertal on the Arlberg: the villages below St. Anton

Here the Stanzertal is the valley of the Rosanna below St. Anton am Arlberg, running down towards Landeck. St. Anton lies at 1,304 metres right on the river. Further down come Nasserein and St. Jakob, both part of the municipality of St. Anton. Then Pettneu with its hamlet of Schnann, Flirsch and, at the very bottom by the valley entrance, Strengen.

Pettneu with Schnann, Flirsch and Strengen belong to the St. Anton am Arlberg holiday region, together with St. Anton and St. Christoph. The valley has no ski area of its own. If you stay here, you take the free ski bus to the St. Anton lifts and back to the village in the evening.

Each village down the valley lies a little lower. Pettneu is at 1,228 metres, Flirsch at 1,157 metres, Strengen at 1,029 metres. At around 1,400 metres, Stuben is higher than any village in the Stanzertal and on the other side of the Arlberg pass, in Vorarlberg.

From Stuben to the Stanzertal: routes and driving times

The times in the table are for the drive over the Arlberg pass on a clear road, calculated with OpenStreetMap. In snowfall and on changeover days it takes longer.

By car: over the pass or through the tunnel

The shortest way goes from Stuben over the Arlberg pass to St. Anton and then down the valley. The second option is the S16 Arlberg expressway: from Stuben down to Langen and through the Arlberg tunnel. The roughly 16-kilometre section between Langen and St. Anton has its own toll, which you can also buy online.

In winter, check before you leave whether the pass road is clear.

On skis: via the Albona lift to St. Anton

In winter you do not need a car for St. Anton. Since 2023 the Albona I lift has been a gondola with eight-person cabins, and its valley station in Stuben is at 1,405 metres. From the Ski Hotel Mondschein 1739 it is a three to four minute walk. With two lifts you are on the St. Christoph and St. Anton side.

There are no runs down into the Stanzertal villages. Instead, in winter a ski bus runs between St. Christoph and Flirsch, stopping in St. Anton, St. Jakob, Pettneu and Schnann. According to Ski Arlberg it is free for winter sports guests. Plan your way back to Stuben before the lifts close. Which lifts are running today is shown on our page lifts and slopes live.

By train and bus

Long-distance trains towards Innsbruck, Vienna, Bregenz and Zurich stop at St. Anton station. From the station forecourt a regional bus runs down the valley via Pettneu, Flirsch and Strengen to Landeck-Zams. Unlike the ski bus, it has a fare. In St. Anton itself the buses stop at two hubs: Terminal West by the Galzig, Rendl and the station, and Terminal Ost by the Nassereinbahn.

For guests in Stuben, Langen am Arlberg is the nearest station. Our shuttle collects you in Langen or St. Anton if you let us know in advance. Routes, exits and airports are under getting to Stuben. If you land in Innsbruck, the route is on our page getting here from Innsbruck.

The Stanzertal villages one by one

Nasserein and St. Jakob am Arlberg

Nasserein and St. Jakob lie on the eastern edge of St. Anton. The Nassereinbahn starts here, a gondola linking towards the Kapall. Nasserein is also where the toboggan run from the Gampen ends, which Ski Arlberg counts among the highlights of a winter in St. Anton. The ski bus stops in St. Jakob.

Pettneu am Arlberg

Pettneu lies at 1,228 metres, around 25 minutes by car from Stuben. In winter the municipality has two toboggan runs and two cross-country trails, one of them a floodlit night trail by the football pitch. In summer the Rosanna path follows the river as an easy walk. To warm up after a day outdoors there is the Pettneu wellness park.

Schnann

Schnann is part of Pettneu. Five minutes' walk above the village centre is the Schnanner Klamm gorge, reopened a few years ago. The path is 900 metres long, climbing 180 metres. An iron walkway leads past rock walls, two massive dams and waterfalls.

Schnann is also a village of cowbell smiths. The forge here can be traced in records back to 1694. Cowbells for bringing the cattle down from the pastures are still made by hand in the Stanzertal, a craft you can see there.

Flirsch

Flirsch lies at 1,157 metres, around 30 minutes by car from Stuben. In winter there is a small ski lift with a ski school, the floodlit Flirsch Kohlwald natural toboggan run and the 22-kilometre Stanzertal cross-country trail. The Arlberg Sennerei is a small valley dairy making Tyrolean cheese, which you can visit.

A quarter of an hour's walk along the Mairhofer Weg is the Lourdes grotto. In the chapel above it stands a life-size statue of the Virgin Mary by the sculptor Hans Posch.

Strengen

Strengen lies at the entrance to the Stanzertal at 1,029 metres. A covered wooden bridge, around 250 years old, crosses the Rosanna. In winter there is the one-kilometre toboggan run by the Egger Weiher pond and plenty of ski tours. In summer a path leads to the Dawin Alpe. You get as far as Lorett by e-bike or bus, then it is a steep climb on a forest track to over 1,800 metres.

Ski days and the Stanzertal: St. Anton up top, the valley for quiet days

The big runs are above St. Anton. From the Stanzertal you take the ski bus to the lifts; from Stuben you take the Albona lift. The Galzigbahn and the Rendlbahn, which climbs from 1,310 to 2,031 metres, start from Terminal West. Read more about the runs under skiing in St. Anton and on the page about St. Christoph am Arlberg.

For guests from Stuben, the villages in the valley are a destination for an afternoon or a day off the piste. That fits into a ski week when your legs are tired, or when there is wind and fog up top.

A quiet day in the valley

• Cross-country skiing on the 22-kilometre Stanzertal trail
• The floodlit night trail by the football pitch in Pettneu
• Tobogganing on the floodlit Kohlwald natural run in Flirsch
• Tobogganing by the Egger Weiher in Strengen, around one kilometre
• A visit to the Arlberg Sennerei in Flirsch
• The Pettneu wellness park to warm up

In the evening you are back in Stuben. You eat in the house, in the Alte Gaststube and at the Chef's Table. The Chef's Table received 95 points in Falstaff 2026.

Summer in the Stanzertal: gorge, huts and the Rosanna

In summer the Stanzertal is a walking valley. In 2026 the Rendlbahn ran from 13 June to 17 September. The Ansbacher Hütte of the German Alpine Club's Ansbach section is at 2,376 metres. From Flirsch or Schnann you walk up in about three hours, and it is open from early July to the end of September.

• Schnanner Klamm: 900 metres on an iron walkway, starting in Schnann
• Ansbacher Hütte: around three hours from Flirsch or Schnann
• Dawin Alpe: from Strengen to over 1,800 metres
• Rosanna path in Pettneu: flat along the river
• The covered wooden bridge over the Rosanna in Strengen

Important for planning: the Ski Hotel and the Arlberg Motel are closed in summer. The Mondschein Chalet with private spa suites is open all year. From there you drive over the pass into the Stanzertal and on towards Landeck and the Paznaun.

Stuben as a base for the Stanzertal

If you are looking for a village with a cross-country trail and toboggan run on the doorstep, Pettneu or Flirsch is a good choice. Stuben suits you if you want to be at the lift in the morning without a bus and still reach the valley in half an hour.

The Arlberg Motel in Stuben is a bed and breakfast right next to the valley station of the Albona I lift. The Ski Hotel Mondschein has been here since 1739, with half board, the Alte Gaststube, a wine cellar and a bar. Both houses are open from December to mid-April. Check-in is from 3 pm.