🇨🇭 Buchs SG

Major

Quick Facts

Country	🇨🇭
Type	Major
Coordinates	47.168395, 9.47863
Timezone	Europe/Zurich
Connections	778
UIC Code	8509404

About Buchs SG

Buchs SG is an important border junction station in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, at the point where the Rhine forms the boundary with Liechtenstein. It connects SBB mainline services on the St. Gallen–Chur corridor with the narrow-gauge Liechtenstein S-Bahn to Schaan-Vaduz and Feldkirch in Austria.

Frequently Asked Questions

Buchs SG station is the closest Swiss railway station to Liechtenstein. LIEmobil buses run from the station to Vaduz, the capital, in about 20 minutes. The Swiss-Liechtenstein border is just across the Rhine bridge.

SBB trains connect Buchs to Zurich in about 75 minutes and to Sargans in about 10 minutes. OBB Railjet trains to Vienna and Innsbruck also stop here. The station is an important Swiss-Austrian border crossing point.

Luggage lockers are available at Buchs SG station. The station has a ticket office and customs facilities due to its border location. It is the main rail gateway for visitors to Liechtenstein.

Buchs is primarily a gateway to Liechtenstein, with Vaduz and its castle just a bus ride away. The town itself sits in the Rhine valley with views of the Liechtenstein and Austrian Alps. The Werdenberg medieval town nearby is considered the smallest town in Switzerland.

Buchs SG and Sargans are the two main Swiss stations for reaching Liechtenstein by bus. Buchs is closer to Vaduz (about 20 minutes by bus), while Sargans offers more mainline train connections. Since Liechtenstein has no railway station, these Swiss border towns serve as rail gateways.

Operators

OBB

National ·

Trenitalia

National ·

SBB

National ·

DB

National ·

Top Destinations

Destination	Distance	Duration
🇨🇭 Andermatt	90 km	54 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Disentis/Muster	70 km	78 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Interlaken Ost	133 km	75 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Como San Giovanni	154 km	85 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Göschenen	88 km	53 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Mendrisio	150 km	83 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Morges	238 km	126 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Sargans	14 km	32 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Rotkreuz	79 km	49 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Visp	156 km	86 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Agropoli-Castellabate	878 km	438 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Ancona	505 km	256 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Kreuzlingen	59 km	68 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Lamezia Terme Centrale	1,069 km	531 min	Route →
🇮🇹 La Spezia Centrale	341 km	176 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Lauterbrunnen	135 km	76 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Leysin-Feydey	209 km	112 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Livorno Centrale	407 km	208 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Bari Centrale	894 km	446 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Catania Centrale	1,169 km	580 min	Route →