castle
Vaduz Castle
The princely family's hilltop residence overlooking Liechtenstein's capital and the Rhine valley.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Saint Gallen, Switzerland · Europe
Buchs works well as a base: 10 minutes from Vaduz, 5km from Vaduz Castle.
Buchs is a town located in Saint Gallen, Switzerland. With a population of 10,418, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Buchs sits in Switzerland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Zurich time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Buchs to your route.
Buchs SG railway station (German: Bahnhof Buchs SG) is a railway station in Buchs, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen (abbreviated to SG). It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and western terminus of the Feldkirch–Buchs line to Austria and Liechtenstein. It is served by local and long-distance trains.Read more
As the station is located just north of the crossing of the Rhine between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, long-distance trains traveling between Zurich and points east must reverse direction.
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Buchs is located in Saint Gallen, Switzerland, Europe. The coordinates are 47.1674 latitude, 9.4779 longitude.
Buchs has a population of approximately 10,418 people, making it a town in Switzerland.
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castle
The princely family's hilltop residence overlooking Liechtenstein's capital and the Rhine valley.
5 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Walser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
7 km · about 15 min drive
castle
A medieval hilltop castle in Balzers, one of Liechtenstein's few preserved fortresses with valley views.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Liechtenstein's only ski resort, an alpine bowl reached by a winding mountain road and ringed by trails.
12 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
19 km · about 20 min drive
bridge
Robert Maillart's slender 1930 concrete arch spanning the Salgina ravine near Schiers: declared a World Monument and revered by engineers as one of the most beautiful bridges ever built.
27 km · about 30 min drive
museum
One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.
33 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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