Location

The Fachhochschule Vorarlberg is situated in the highly industrialized “four-country region” of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland in Austria’s western-most state Vorarlberg (pop. 350,000) and in Vorarlberg’s largest town and economic centre Dornbirn (pop. 44,000), which plays host to various international congresses and is home to the famous Dornbirn Trade Fair.

Vorarlberg is one of the most attractive vacation destinations in Central Europe. With Lake Constance, the Rhine Valley and the Alps, it offers a countless number of leisure activities, in summer and, especially, in winter. It also has a lot to offer in the way of mainstream and alternative cultural events and institutions, including such internationally renowned events as the Bregenz Festival and the Schubertiade.

World famous cities such as Zurich, Munich and Milan are all within three hours’ drive of Vorarlberg.

city map of Dornbirn

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How to Get to Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences
By train and town bus

Go to the bus terminal opposite Dornbirn train station and take the number 2 red bus ("Brehmenmahd") or the number 3 red bus ("In Fängen") and ride the bus to the stop "Fachhochschule". Alternatively you can take the number 50 yellow bus (“Lustenau-Gaissau”) or the number 22 yellow bus (“Götzis”) and ride the bus to the stop “Sägerbrücke”. Travel time: approx. 10 minutes.

By car

Take the motorway exit "Dornbirn-Süd", drive in the direction of the city centre (“Zentrum”), at the fifth set of lights (on your left, you will see the city hospital) take a left. You will go through two sets of lights. At the second set of lights, just after you have crossed the bridge, turn right and follow the sign “Fachhochschule”.

By plane

By plane from Zurich airport (CH) Take the train to either Bregenz or Feldkirch (travel time: approx. 2 hours) and then change to Dornbirn. See “by train and town bus” above for directions to the University.

By plane from Altenrhein (CH) Take the shuttle service to Dornbirn. See “by train and town bus” above for directions to the University.

By plane from Munich (D) Take the train to Bregenz (travel time: approx. 4 hours) and then change to Dornbirn. See “by train and town bus” above for directions to the University.

By plane from Friedrichshafen (D) Take the train to Bregenz (travel time: approx. 1 hour) and then change to Dornbirn. See “by train and town bus” above for directions to the University.